GB 14166-2024Safety-belts and restraint systems for occupants of power-driven vehicles (English PDF)
机动车乘员用安全带和约束系统
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Issued by
SAMR; SAC
Level / Type
National · Mandatory
Issue date
September 29, 2024
Implementation date
July 1, 2025
Scope
GB 14166-2024 is the English-translated version of 机动车乘员用安全带和约束系统.
GB 14166 is the mandatory standard for the seat belts and restraint systems fitted to motor vehicles in China. It sets the technical requirements and the test methods for the belt assembly and its components — webbing, retractor, buckle, adjuster, pretensioner and load limiter — the requirements for installing them in the vehicle, the instructions that must be supplied with them, the rules for judging whether a variant is the same type, and the transitional provisions. At 42,000 words with fourteen normative annexes it is one of the larger automotive safety standards, and it is the document a belt supplier is type-approved against. Issued on 29 September 2024, in force since 1 July 2025, replacing GB 14166-2013. This page is published from the official record of the standard held by the Chinese standards administration: the identification, the dates, the classification and the edition it replaces are taken from there. The clause text, the tables and the numeric limits are not reproduced on this page — they are in the document itself, which is delivered in full in English translation.
Document preview — GB 14166-2024
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 43.040.60
- Classification
- T26
- Replacing
- GB 14166-2013
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC
Contents
- Foreword3
- 1 Scope5
- 2 Normative references5
- 3 Terms and definitions6
- 4 Technical requirements16
- 5 Test methods25
- 6 Requirements for installation on vehicles37
- 7 Instructions for use46
- 8 Determination of the same type47
- 9 Implementation of standards47
Foreword
This document was issued on 29 September 2024 by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of the PRC, and took effect on 1 July 2025.
It replaces GB 14166-2013, which is superseded.
It is a GB standard without the /T suffix: compliance is mandatory in China.
1 Scope
GB 14166 is the mandatory standard for the seat belts and restraint systems fitted to motor vehicles in China. It sets the technical requirements and the test methods for the belt assembly and its components — webbing, retractor, buckle, adjuster, pretensioner and load limiter — the requirements for installing them in the vehicle, the instructions that must be supplied with them, the rules for judging whether a variant is the same type, and the transitional provisions. At 42,000 words with fourteen normative annexes it is one of the larger automotive safety standards, and it is the document a belt supplier is type-approved against. Issued on 29 September 2024, in force since 1 July 2025, replacing GB 14166-2013. This page is published from the official record of the standard held by the Chinese standards administration: the identification, the dates, the classification and the edition it replaces are taken from there. The clause text, the tables and the numeric limits are not reproduced on this page — they are in the document itself, which is delivered in full in English translation.
Remaining clauses in the full document
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Technical requirements
- 5 Test methods
- 6 Requirements concerning installation in vehicle
- 7 Instructions for use
- 8 Same type judgment
- 9 Implementation of this standard
- Annexes A to N (Normative) Installation requirements, manikin specifications, test arrangements, corrosion and abrasion tests, durability procedures and safety-belt reminders
- Bibliography
- About this edition
- Classification and status
- How a Chinese national standard is set out
- About this English translation
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This preview omits tables, figures, formulas and parts of the technical clauses. The complete document — 51 pages — is available in the English PDF.
Referenced standards
Normative references
- GB 4094Symbols for controls, indicators and tell-tales of motor vehicles
- GB 11551The protection of the occupants in the event of a frontal collision for motor vehicle (including National Amendment No. 1 of 2026)
- GB 11557Provisions for protecting drivers from injury by the steering mechanism of motor vehicles
- GB 13057Strength of seats and their anchorages of passenger vehicles
- GB 13094-2017Safety requirements for bus construction
- GB 14167-2024Safety-belt anchorages and restraint systems anchorages for occupants of power-driven vehicles
GB/T 8427 · GB 11552-2009
Cited by
- GB 13094-2025Safety requirements for bus construction
- GB 20071-2025The protection of the occupants in the event of a lateral collision
- GB 24407-2025Safety technical specifications of special school bus
- GB 14167-2024Safety-belt anchorages and restraint systems anchorages for occupants of power-driven vehicles
- GB 24406-2024Strength of student seat and their anchorages of special school bus
- GB 13057-2023Strength of seats and their anchorages of passenger vehicles
Editions of GB 14166
| Edition | Title | Revision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB 14166-2024 | Safety-belts and restraint systems for occupants of power-driven vehicles | current edition | Current |
| GB 14166-2013 | Safety-belts and restraint systems for occupants of power-driven vehicles | previous edition | Superseded |
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Related Standards
GB 11551-2014 — The protection of the occupants in the event of a frontal collision for motor vehicle
GB 11551-2014/XG1-2026 — The protection of the occupants in the event of a frontal collision for motor vehicle (including National Amendment No. 1 of 2026)
GB 11557-2026 — Provisions for protecting drivers from injury by the steering mechanism of motor vehicles
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