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BASIC EQUIPMENT REQUIRED ON ALL TRUCKS, BUSES AND MPVS
Description Mandatory Requirements
Area Equipment (SAE Lens Coding) Functional Purpose Quantity Color Location Height mm (in.) from
the ground
1 Headlamps -Lower Beam (H, Hr) Forward Road Minimum 2 White On The Front - Symmetrical - As Far 560-1370 (22-54)
Attention: Us: "Dot" Lettering Illumination Apart As Practicable
Required On Lens Attention: (If 4 Lamp System - Outboard Or
Us & Canada: Light Source Above Upper Beams)
Code Required On Lens
Headlamps -Upper Beam H, Hr) Forward Road Minimum 2 White On The Front - Symmetrical - As Far 560-1370 (22-54)
Attention: Us: "Dot" Lettering Illumination Apart As Practicable
Required On Lens Attention: (If 4 Lamp System - Outboard Or
Us & Canada: Light Source Above Upper Beams)
Code Required On Lens
Parking Lamps (P) Indicate Parked Minimum 2 White Front - Symmetrical - As Far Apart As 380-1530 (15-60)
Attention: Required Only On Vehicle Or Practicable
Vehicles Less Than 2032mm Yellow
Wide
Daytime Running Lamps (Y2) Indicate In-Use Minimum 2 White Front - Symmetrical - As Far Apart As 380 (15) Minimum
Attention: For Canada Attention: For Us, "Drl" Vehicle Or Practicable Maximum Depends On
Required, For Us Optional. Lettering Required On Lens If Yellow Type Of Drl
device Is Not Headlamp
Front Turn Signal/Hazard ( L) Indicate Direction Minimum 2 Yellow Front - Symmetrical - As Far Apart As 380-2110 (15-83)
Warning Lamps Of Turn / Identify Practicable
Disabled Vehicle
2 Front clearance Lamps- ( P2, Pc* Or P3*,Pc2) Show Vehicle's Width Minimum 2 Yellow At Widest Point - Symmetrical - On As High As Practicable
Attention: Required For *Photometrically Certified At The Front Or Near The Front - Facing
Vehicles 2032mm Wide Or Installation Angle Forward
Wider
3 Front Identification Lamps (P2 Or P3) Indicate Presence Of A Exactly 3 Yellow On The Front - Center - Horizontally As High As Practicable
(Id) Wide Vehicle Spaced 150 mm (6 In.) To 50 mm (12 Or On
In.) Apart Top Of Cab
4a Front Side Marker Lamps ( P2, Pc* Or P3 ,Pc2*) Minimum 2 Yellow Each Side At Front - As Far Forward 380 (15) Minimum
*Photometrically Certified At As Practicable
Installation Angle
4b Front Side Reflex Reflectors (A) Front And Rear Side Minimum 2 Yellow At Front - Symmetrical - As Far 380-1530 (15-60)
Marker Lamps / Side Forward As Practicable - Facing
Sideward
5a Rear Side Marker Lamps ** (P2, Pc* Or P3, Pc2*) Reflex Reflector Minimum 2 Red Each Side At Rear - As Far Back As 380 (15) Minimum
*Photometrically Certified At Indicate Vehicle's Practicable
Installation Angle Presence And Length
5b Rear Side Reflex Reflec- (A) Minimum 2 Red Each Side At Rear - As Far Back As 380-1530 (15-60)
tors** Practicable - Facing Sideward
** Not Required On Truck
Tractors
6 Rear clearance Lamps (P2, Pc* Or P3, Pc2*) Show Vehicle's Width - Minimum 2 Red At Widest Point - Symmetrical - On As High As Practicable
Attention: Required For *Photometrically Certified At May Not Be Combined The Rear Or Near The Rear - Facing - May Be Lower Only If
Vehicles 2032mm Wide Or Installation Angle With Tail Lamps Rearward Rear Id Lamps Are At
Wider, But Not Required On The Top
Truck Tractors
7 Rear Identification Lamps (Id) (P2 Or P3 ) Indicate Presence Of A Exactly 3 Red Rear - Center - Horizontally Spaced In Canada : At The Top
Attention: Required For Wide Vehicle 150 - Maybe Lower If Door
Vehicles 2032mm Wide Or Mm (6 In.) To 50 Mm (12 In.) Apart, Header Narrower Than
Wider, But Not Required On Facing Rearward 25 mm In USA: As High
Truck Tractors As Practicable
8 Tail Lamps (T) Indicate vehicle's Minimum 2 Red On the rear - symmetrical - as far 380-1830 (15-72)
presence and width apart as practicable
Stop Lamps (S) Indicate braking Minimum 2 Red On the rear - symmetrical - as far 380-1830 (15-72)
apart as practicable
Rear Turn (I) Indicate direction Minimum 2 Red or On the rear - symmetrIcaL - as far apart 380-2110 (15-83)
Signal/Hazard of turn/ identifies Yellow as practIcabLe
Warning Lamps disabled vehicle
Rear Reflex Reflectors (A) Show vehicle's pres- Minimum 2 Red On the rear - symmetrical - as far 380-1530 (15-60)
ence and width apart as practicable - facing rearward
9 10 Backup Lamp (R) Illuminate ground Minimum 1 White rear no requirement
behind the vehicle and
TECHNICAL REFERENCE 11 Center High Mounted Stop (U3) plate Minimum 1 Red license plate 860 (34) minimum
alert road users
Minimum 1
Illuminates license
no requirement
On the rear - above or at the sides of
White
(L)
License Plate Lamp(s)
Indicates braking
On the rear - centerline of the vehicle
Lamp
Attention: Required for
vehicles less than 2032mm
wide and 4536kg

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