Speed limiter compliance at 51.5% for active commercial vehicles

Transport Minister Anthony Loke put commercial vehicle compliance with speed limitation device (SLD) requirements at 51.5%, telling the Dewan Rakyat that verified installations covered 106,651 vehicles from an active fleet numbering 207,083 as of Oct 26.

Enforcement would concentrate first on commercial vehicles built after 2015, he said. These vehicles were already subject to an SLD requirement through Vehicle Type Approval (VTA), so their owners needed only to activate the equipment.

The position was different for models manufactured before 2015 that required retrofitting. Loke reported installations in 34,514 vehicles from this group of 202,861, equivalent to 17% compliance. He said compatibility problems and possible limitations on technical support from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) meant more time was being allowed.

Loke said the ministry had drafted a legal framework governing SLD installation, verification and enforcement. Gazetting would take place soon, followed by an announcement on the compliance timetable and strategy. Enforcement would not be cancelled, he said, while technical questions around retrofitting would be examined.

Access to workshops was also a constraint. Nationwide, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) had authorised only 33 companies for retrofitting services as of Oct 26. Loke said this could not meet demand involving more than 200,000 vehicles, and encouraged applications from additional providers, especially where facilities were limited or unavailable.

Enforcement began in phases on Oct 1, 2025, covering designated commercial vehicle categories and a speed ceiling of 90 kilometres per hour under United Nations (UN) Regulation No. 89. The ministry announced on June 30 that full enforcement would be deferred from July 1, 2026, giving the industry longer to comply.