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The Government of India felt the need for a permanent agency to expedite the publication of standards and development of test facilities in parallel when the work on the preparation of the standards is going on, as the development of improved safety critical parts can be undertaken only after the publication of the standard and commissioning of test facilities. To this end, the erstwhile Ministry of Surface Transport (MOST) has constituted a permanent Automotive Industry Standard Committee (AISC) vide order No. RT-11028/11/97-MVL dated September 15, 1997. The standards prepared by AISC will be approved by the permanent CMVR Technical Standing Committee (CTSC). After approval, the Automotive Research Association of India, (ARAI), Pune, being the secretariat of the AIS Committee, has published this standard. For better dissemination of this information ARAI may publish this document on their Web site. Need was felt to establish standard on technical classification of motor vehicles. The definitions and categories referred in this standard would be cross-referred in other
Automotive Vehicles – Types – Terminology
1 Scope This standard defines types, terminology relating to road vehicles based on their design and technical characteristics. The provisions of this standard apply to some types of vehicles designed for operation on road, namely, motor vehicle, towed vehicle, combination vehicles, agricultural tractor and construction equipment vehicle. These definitions are intended for use in classifying the vehicles in the standards for specifying the technical requirements of the performance of the vehicle and its subassemblies. 2 References The following standards contain provisions, which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below: IS 9211: 2003 Terms and definitions of weights of road vehicles other than 2 and 3 wheelers IS 9435:1980 Terms and definitions relating to dimensions of road vehicles (Under revision) IS 12218:1987 Methods of measurement of approach, departure and ramp angles of automotive vehicles AIS003/1999 Automotive vehicles – Measurement of starting gradeability – Method of measurement IS 11422: 2001 Terms and definitions of weights of two wheeled motor vehicles. (First revision & amalgamation of IS 9726) ISO 3833-1977 Road Vehicles- Types- Terms and definitions 3 Terms and Definitions 3.1 Motor Vehicle “Motor vehicle” or “vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle adopted for use upon roads whether the propulsion is transmitted thereto from an external or internal source and includes a chassis to which body has not been attached and a trailer; but does not include a vehicle running upon fixed rails or a vehicle of special type adopted for use in factory or enclosed premises or a vehicle having less than four wheels fitted with engine capacity of not exceeding twenty five cubic centimeters.