Kenya: New automotive standards

 

Kenya has published several new standards for vehicles.  These are:

• DARS 2045:2024 Telescopic shock absorbers for automobile suspension damping — Specification
• DARS 2043:2024 Road vehicles — Fuel filters — Specification
• DARS 2041:2024 Oil filters — Specification

The first one specifies the general performance requirements and test methods for telescopic shock absorbers used in automobile suspension damping, not including struts and semi-struts.

The second one specifies materials, performance requirements, and test methods for road vehicles fuel filters.  It references the international standard: ISO 4020, Road vehicles — Fuel filters for diesel engines — Test methods.

The third one specifies materials, performance requirements, and test methods for oil filters. It references the following international standards:

• ISO 11841-1, Road vehicles and internal combustion engines — Filter vocabulary — Part 1: Definitions of filters and filter components
• ISO 11841-2, Road vehicles and internal combustion engines — Filter vocabulary — Part 2: Definitions of characteristics of filters and their components
• ISO 4548-1, Methods of test for full-flow lubricating oil filters for internal combustion engines — Part 1: Differential pressure/flow characteristics
• ISO 4548-13, Methods of test for full-flow lubricating oil filters for internal combustion engines — Part 13: Static burst pressure test for composite filter housings

The proposed date of the standards is 31 December 2024.

To find out more about vehicle regulations and standards in Africa, please do not hesitate to contact the Institute for Global Automotive Regulatory Research Directly.