Centre notifies stricter vehicle safety norms; anti-theft immobilisers mandatory from October 2027

New Delhi, Oct 22 (UNI) The Centre has notified a fresh set of vehicle safety requirements, making anti-theft immobilisers mandatory for M1-category passenger vehicles from October 1, 2027, and introducing phased compliance deadlines for upgraded crash protection, pedestrian safety and event data recorder standards through 2032. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through a notification published in the Gazette of India on October 21, has revised the technical standards governing vehicle safety under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. Under the revised provisions, M1-category passenger vehicles will be required to comply with the…