Editing Electronic stability control (section)

=== Legislation ===
In 2009, the European Union decided to make ESC mandatory.  Since November 1, 2011, EU [[Type Approval|type approval]] is only granted to models equipped with ESC. Since November 1, 2014, ESC has been required on all newly registered cars in the EU.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interregs.com/spotlight.php?id=84 |title=New EC Regulation on General Safety |website=Interregs.com |date=September 2009 |access-date=2014-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111090411/http://www.interregs.com/spotlight.php?id=84 |archive-date=2014-11-11 }}</ref>

The [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration|NHTSA]] required all new passenger vehicles sold in the US to be equipped with ESC as of the 2012 model year, and estimated it will prevent 5,300–9,600 annual fatalities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.012c081c5966f0ca3253ab10cba046a0/ |title=Preliminary Results Analyzing the Effectiveness of Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Systems |website=Nhtsa.dot.gov |access-date=2011-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111175448/http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.012c081c5966f0ca3253ab10cba046a0 |archive-date=2010-01-11 }}</ref>  {{Update|section|date=December 2022}}