CMVR requires all motor-vehicle manufacturers/importers to submit vehicle prototypes to authorised testing agencies before manufacture/import to ensure compliance with safety/regulatory standards.

Analysis of road-accident data reveals multiple causes of accidents, among them vehicular condition and safety defects — prompting the need for stricter enforcement of compliance and recall mechanisms.

Under the recall law, defective vehicles of a given type or variant can be recalled by the government/manufacturer if safety issues are identified.

• The Ministry has published data (via the industry body) on voluntary and mandatory recalls of defective vehicles over the last several years due to safety defects. The figures are:

• The data reflects the number of motor vehicles recalled due to safety-defect issues under the recall framework, highlighting the scale of non-compliance or defects identified over time.
• The recall provisions and compliance requirements under CMVR (prototype certification, safety testing, recall for defects under rule 127C) remain in force; manufacturers/importers are subject to these norms.