Lok Sabha Question No. 3696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Recall Policy for Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study to ascertain the  number  of  deaths  in  road  accidents  involving  Light  Motor Vehicles (LMVs) not meeting prescribed safety standards;
- (b) if so, the details and outcome thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  introduced  a  mandatory  recall policy for vehicles which do not meet prescribed safety standards;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  number  and  the  details  of  vehicles  recalled  by  automobile manufacturers  due  to  safety  defects  in  the  country  during  the last three years and in the current year?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3696 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2021

## RECALL POLICY FOR VEHICLES

3696. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(a) &    (b)   This Ministry has not conducted any specific study to ascertain the number of deaths in road accidents involving Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) not meeting prescribed safety standards. However, as per  the  data  received  from  police  department  of  all  States/UTs  the number of persons killed in road accidents involving Cars, Taxis, Vans and  Light  Motor  Vehicles  (LMVs) in  the  country  during  the  calendar year 2019 is enclosed at Annexure-1.

(c)  to  (e)      Section  40  of  the  Motor  Vehicle  (Amendment)  Act,  2019 provides for insertion of new Section 110A. Recall of motor vehicles. In this regard, the rules relating to mandatory recall of vehicles have been notified  and  shall  come  into  force  with  effect  from  01 st   day  of April, 2021 along with section 110A.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  &  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3696 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18TH MARCH, 2021 ASKED BY SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR REGARDING 'RECALL POLICY FOR VEHICLES'.

PERSONS KILLED IN ACCIDENTS CLASSIFIED BY THE TYPE OF IMPACTING VEHICLES (CRIME VEHICLE BY VICTIM VEHICLE) DURING 2019.

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| Crime Vehicle                                    | Cars, Taxis, Vans&LMV   |
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Victim/ Victim Vehicle                           |                         |
| 1. Pedestrian                                    | 6,458                   |
| %Share                                           | 25.0                    |
| 2. Bicycles                                      | 954                     |
| %Share                                           | 22.7                    |
| 3. Two Wheelers                                  | 12,480                  |
| %Share                                           | 22.2                    |
| 4. Auto Rickshaws                                | 1,651                   |
| %Share                                           | 24.8                    |
| 5. Cars, Taxis, Vans&LMV                         | 10,267                  |
| %Share                                           | 43.0                    |
| 6. Trucks/ Lorries                               | 1,765                   |
| %Share                                           | 13.0                    |
| 7. Buses                                         | 822                     |
| %Share                                           | 12.6                    |
| 8. Other Non-motorized vehicle (E-rickshaw etc.) | 508                     |
| %Share                                           | 16.6                    |
| 9. Others                                        | 1,674                   |
| %Share                                           | 14.9                    |
| Total                                            | 36,579                  |
| %Share                                           | 24                      |

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