Mounting frame single light module VC-5800

EU legislation

ECE R48 — where every lamp on a vehicle must sit.

R48 is the master installation regulation. It defines which lamps are mandatory, which are optional, where they may be mounted, and how they must switch. Individual lamp regulations (R7 for position, R87 for DRL, R65 for beacons) certify the lamp itself. R48 certifies the vehicle on which the lamps are fitted.

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ECE R7 — position lamps, stop lamps, end-outline markers.

R7 is the baseline certification for every lamp that simply makes a vehicle visible: front and rear position lamps, stop lamps, and end-outline marker lamps. It is the most-cited regulation on product spec-sheets because most lamps on most trucks fall under it.

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ECE R148 — unified signalling lamp regulation.

R148 replaces and unifies the previous patchwork of lamp regulations (R6, R7, R23, R38, R77, R87, R91) into one consolidated standard for signalling lamps. It came into force for new vehicle type approvals in September 2023, with full mandatory application by 2027. What was once seven regulations covering direction indicators, position lamps, reversing lamps, parking lamps, end-outline markers, DRLs and side-marker lamps is now one document.

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