THE MOTOR INDUSTRY OF JAPAN 2019

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RestrictionsSubstanceCompliance StatusAs of January 2006, a 90% decrease or more from the 1996 level of 1,850 grams (i.e., a maximum permissible level of 185 grams).* For large commercial vehicles including buses, a 75% decrease or more from the 1996 level. *Batteries are exempt.As of January 2005, banned except for trace amounts in safety-related components such as: - Instrument panel displays - Liquid crystal displays in navigation devices - Discharge lamps - Fluorescent cabin lampsBanned as of January 2008.Banned as of January 2007.All models have complied since January 2006. All models have complied since January 2003. Components listed here in the left column are now mercury-free in all models, except for fluorescent cabin lamps which will be mercury-free in the near future.All models have complied since January 2008.All models have complied since January 2006.LeadMercuryHexavalent chromiumCadmium● RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF FOUR HEAVY METALS IN NEW VEHICLES & COMPLIANCE STATUSVoluntary Initiatives to Eliminate the Use of Four Heavy Metals in Motor Vehicles● TARGET VALUES FOR INDOOR CONCENTRATION LEVELS OF 13 SUBSTANCES (VOCs)　 (established in January 2002)Target Value forIndoor Concentration LevelSubstancePrincipal Sources 100 μg/m3 (0.08 ppm) 260 μg/m3 (0.07 ppm) 870 μg/m3 (0.20 ppm) 240 μg/m3 (0.04 ppm)3,800 μg/m3 (0.88 ppm) 220 μg/m3 (0.05 ppm) 1 μg/m3 (0.07 ppb) 220 μg/m3 (0.02 ppm) 330 μg/m3 (0.04 ppm) 120 μg/m3 (7.6 ppb) 0.29 μg/m3 (0.02 ppb) 48 μg/m3 (0.03 ppm) 33 μg/m3 (3.8 ppb)Adhesives for plywood, wallpaper, etc.Adhesives/paints for interior finishing materials, furniture, etc.Adhesives/paints for interior finishing materials, furniture, etc.Moth repellents, lavatory air freshenersAdhesives/paints for plywood, furniture, etc.Insulation materials, bath units, tatami-mat core materialsInsecticides (esp. ant exterminators)Paints, pigments, adhesivesKerosene, paintsWallpaper, flooring materials, wire-coating materialsPesticidesAdhesives for construction materials, wallpaper, etc.Insecticides (esp. termite exterminators)FormaldehydeTolueneXyleneParadichlorobenzeneEthylbenzeneStyreneChlorpyrifosDi-n-butyl phthalateTetradecaneDi-2-ethylhexyl phthalateDiazinonAcetaldehydeFenobucarbA Voluntary Approach to Reducing Vehicle Cabin VOCsNew-model passenger cars marketed in and after 2007 and new-model commercial vehicles sold in and after 2008 have met the target values established in January 2002 by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for indoor concentration levels of 13 volatile organic compounds (VOCs; see table below). To measure VOC concentration levels in vehicle cabin air, JAMA-developed in-cabin test procedures covering passenger cars as well as trucks and buses were introduced in 2005. However, JAMA’s test procedure for passenger cars was replaced by ISO 12219-1 when the latter was established, in July 2012, as the global standard for testing in-cabin VOCs in passenger cars. On the other hand, JASO test methods based on the JAMA procedure for measuring in-cabin VOC concentration levels in trucks and buses (which are not covered by the ISO standard) remain in application. Meanwhile, automakers are continuously working to achieve further reductions in in-cabin VOC concentration levels. This voluntary initiative applies only to vehicles that are manufactured and sold in Japan.Attention to the EnvironmentHazardous SubstancesJAMA member manufacturers have, on a voluntary basis, eliminated the use of four heavy metals—lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium and cadmium—in new vehicles to lessen their environmental impact, particularly when they are dismantled and processed at the end of their service life. Restrictions on the use of these substances in motorcycles have been established separately.33