There is no specific law stating whether installing auxiliary lights (LED lights) on motorcycles is illegal and subject to penalties.
However, Clause 5, Article 30 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, which regulates administrative penalties in the field of road and rail transport, stipulates penalties for vehicle owners (individuals or organizations owning motorcycles, mopeds, and similar vehicles, including electric motorcycles) who violate regulations regarding one of the following violations:
- Unauthorized cutting, welding, or re-engraving of chassis numbers or engine numbers;
- Erasing, altering, or falsifying vehicle registration documents;
- Unauthorized modification of the vehicle's frame, engine, shape, size, or characteristics;
- Making false declarations or using forged documents to obtain a replacement license plate or vehicle registration certificate;
- Handing over a vehicle or allowing a person who does not meet the requirements stipulated in Clause 1, Article 58 of the Road Traffic Law to drive the vehicle in traffic (including cases where the driver has a driver's license but it has expired).
Installing color-changing LED lights on a motorbike can result in a hefty fine.
Therefore, the act of arbitrarily adding color-changing LED lights to a motorcycle is considered unauthorized modification of the frame, engine, shape, size, and characteristics of the vehicle. This is because the owner removes the old LED lights, or keeps the original lights from the manufacturer, and then installs additional motorcycle auxiliary lights, thus altering the vehicle's structure and characteristics. If authorities discover the changes to the vehicle's characteristics, the owner will certainly be penalized.
Therefore, arbitrarily installing LED lights on motorcycles, adding extra light bulbs, or changing the original bulbs to different colors (considered as altering the vehicle's characteristics) will be subject to administrative penalties as follows:
For individuals: Fines ranging from 800,000 to 2,000,000 VND.
For organizations: Fines ranging from 1,600,000 to 4,000,000 VND.
Modifying motorcycle lighting systems is only considered legal in specific cases, such as: when the motorcycle headlights are damaged, degraded, dim, or have reduced illumination; or when the headlights do not meet traffic safety standards and pose a safety risk.
However, installing auxiliary lights on motorcycles in these cases is only legal under certain conditions. It is mandatory to comply with specific regulations, absolutely not alter the vehicle's characteristics, adhere strictly to the manufacturer's original design, and the lights must meet quality standards.
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