Enforcement of speed limitation devices (SLD) for commercial vehicles in Malaysia began October 1, and 4,295 SLD installation verification notices have been issued to heavy vehicle owners so far, transport minister Anthony Loke has said, according to a Bernama report.
“When a notice is issued, vehicle owners are given 14 days to obtain verification that the SLD has been installed and return to the road transport department (JPJ) for confirmation. If they comply within the stipulated period, no further action will be taken and no saman will be issued,” he said today, adding that the notices have led to more operators coming forward to install SLDs.
SLDs limit vehicle speed to 90 km/h. Owners of vehicles with SLDs installed by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) must submit the SLD functional verification slip from the OEM. For vehicles with retrofitted SLDs (installed after purchase), owners must submit the SLD functional verification slip from a JPJ-recognised company.
Said documents must always be kept in the vehicle for enforcement purposes, and the verification must be renewed every two years to ensure the SLD is still working as intended. All parties involved in the verification must upload each vehicle’s verification slip and functionality report on JPJ’s online system as evidence, and updating must be done weekly.
This is just the first phase – the second phase (from January 1, 2026) will involve SLD activation within the electronic control units (ECU) of vehicles manufactured before January 1, 2015, and the final phase (July 1, 2026) will require SLDs to be retrofitted to commercial vehicles not already equipped with them, subject to JPJ approval.
Regarding bus seat belts, enforced since July 1, Loke said: “We have implemented enforcement for all buses equipped with seat belts, regardless of whether they belong to higher education institutions (IPT), express services or tour operators. As long as the bus is fitted with seat belts, compliance is mandatory.”
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More importantly tell JPJ to make it mandatory to have dashcam and the videos reviewed periodically to detect any offence lah.
On the highway never ending these heavy vehicles causing massive jams by blocking all lanes.
Always wanna overtake but no power causing massive jam behind then making others impatient resulting with unwanted accidents.
Also some suddenly just swipe into the fast lane without even checking or allow enough stopping or slowing gap for rear vehicle to avoid collision.
Limiters can stack buses behind one another and behind trucks. They drive at 90kmh and no power to over take. That means cars will need to pass long queues of buses and lorries. This multiplies the risk for accidents in my opinion. Agree to put black boxes and videos and not limit all heavy vehicles to 90kmh. It will back fire for all.