GB19152-2025
Road illumination devices for motorcycles and mopeds
摩托车和轻便摩托车道路照明装置
GB 19152-2025 is a current mandatory Chinese national standard for Road illumination devices for motorcycles and mopeds. It appears in the Electronics compliance cluster with a product safety focus and has an implementation date of Jan 1, 2026.
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Compliance overview
Scope and applicability
This standard applies to road illumination devices, including passing beams, driving beams, and adaptive driving beams (ADB), used on L1 to L5 category motor vehicles such as motorcycles and mopeds. It is mandatory for manufacturers producing lighting equipment for the Chinese market. The document specifies the classification, technical requirements, and testing methods for these devices, replacing the previous GB 19152-2016 and GB 5948-1998.
Technical requirements
The standard outlines comprehensive technical specifications for road illumination devices, covering general construction, photometric performance, and colorimetry. It mandates that headlamps must be designed to withstand vibrations and maintain proper beam alignment under normal use conditions. Manufacturers must ensure that beam adjustment and switching mechanisms meet strict operational and safety criteria. It details the photometric requirements for various beam classes, including symmetrical passing beams (BS, CS, DS classes), asymmetrical passing beams (V, C classes), and driving beams (A, B classes). The standard also introduces specific requirements for Adaptive Driving Beam (ADB) functions, which are applicable to L3, L4, and L5 category motorcycles, ensuring optimal road illumination without causing glare to other road users. Additionally, the standard specifies requirements for light sources, including replaceable and non-replaceable LED modules and filament lamps, referencing international regulations such as UN R37, UN R99, and UN R128. Compliance with target luminous flux and regional light distribution is critical for type approval. It also includes stringent provisions for headlamps using plastic materials for lenses, addressing durability and optical stability.
Testing methods
The standard prescribes testing procedures using a goniophotometer within a darkroom environment to measure photometric distribution on a testing screen. Key tests include: - Photometric performance testing: Evaluating luminous intensity at specific test points and areas for passing and driving beams. - Colorimetric testing: Verifying that the light color is white and meets chromaticity requirements. - Stability testing: Assessing photometric performance stability under clean and polluted conditions, including thermal variations. - Material testing: For plastic lenses, tests cover temperature resistance, weathering, chemical resistance, mechanical wear, and coating adhesion.
FAQs
What products are regulated under GB 19152-2025?
It regulates road illumination devices, including passing beams, driving beams, and ADB systems, installed on L1 to L5 category motorcycles and mopeds.
Are there any updates from the previous version of GB 19152?
Yes, the 2025 version replaces GB 19152-2016 and GB 5948-1998. It introduces requirements for asymmetrical passing beams and Adaptive Driving Beam (ADB) functions, and updates the production consistency requirements.
Does GB 19152-2025 apply to LED light sources?
Yes, the standard includes specific technical requirements and testing methods for headlamps utilizing LED sources or modules, referencing UN R128 for type approval and photometric performance.
The summary above provides a high-level overview of GB 19152-2025. To ensure complete compliance for your products entering the Chinese market, a precise and professional translation of the full technical specifications is essential. Purchase our high-quality English translation of GB 19152-2025 today to access all detailed parameters, photometric tables, and testing procedures.
Applicability hints
- Type
- Safety
- CCS
- T38
- ICS
- 43.040.20
- Competent department
- Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
- Technical committee
- National Technical Committee on Automobiles of Standardization Administration of China
Relationships
Replaces:GB 19152-2016, GB 5948-1998