ANSI/ALI ALCTV: 2025 Standard for Automotive Lifts – Safety Requirements for Construction, Testing, and Validation

The Accepted Lift Safety and Performance Standard in North America

ANSI/ALI ALCTV: 2025 “Safety Requirements for the Construction, Testing and Validation of Automotive Lifts” is the safety and performance standard covering safety requirements for the design, construction, testing, and validation of automotive lifts used for vehicle service and parking that are manually driven, power driven, stationary, mobile, and parking lifts that tilt the raised vehicle in the pitch direction.

The standard describes:

• Design criteria and analysis methods.
• General construction requirements for electrical components, control devices, speeds, wireless controls, and strength of drive components.
• Specific construction requirements for a number of lift components such as columns, runways, ramps, swing arms and load-holding devices.
• Manufacturer quality assurance systems and procedural requirements.
• Lift testing procedures.
• Documentation and labeling requirements.

This version takes effect on April 1, 2027, and will replace its predecessor, ANSI/ALI ALCTV:2017. It includes parking lifts and reflects significant updates to strengthen the testing that must be performed by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory to confirm that a lift meets the requirements outlined in the standard.

The International Building Code and a number of state, provincial and local regulations mandate that only lifts certified to meet the ANSI/ALI ALCTV standard can be installed within their jurisdictions. These lifts wear the ALI Gold Certification Label and are listed in the ALI Directory of Certified Lifts.

The American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI) approved this standard on October 1, 2025. Approval requires verification by ANSI that the requirements for due process, consensus, and other criteria for approval have been met by the standards developer. ALI is the ANSI Accredited Standards Developer* and sponsor of ANSI/ALI ALCTV, as well as its companion standards ANSI/ALI ALOIM “Standard for Automotive Lifts  – Safety Requirements for Operation, Inspection and Maintenance,” and ANSI/ALI ALIS “Standard for Automotive Lifts  – Safety Requirements for Installation and Service.”

The standard is available in print only and is 90 pages.

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