WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Product Safety Commission amended mandatory safety regulations for automatic residential garage door operators on Thursday to align with updated entrapment protection standards. The rule applies nationwide in the United States.

The regulation updates references to UL 325:2025, Seventh Edition, which was published on September 15, 2025. New provisions require battery-backed operators to verify sufficient charge for a full open/close cycle or remain inoperative. The revision removes the phrase 'and correct operation' from secondary entrapment protection monitoring requirements.

Instruction manual references were clarified to apply to the garage door operator system rather than the door alone. The Commission voted 3-0 to publish the notification.

The document number for the rule is 2026-22213, and it is codified at 16 CFR Part 1211. The docket number for the rule is CPSC-2015-0025. The rule was filed on October 29, 2026, with a publication date of October 30, 2026.