tyre pressure monitoring systems (tmps) will become mandatory for other vehicle categories from 6 july 2022
The original European Union “General Safety Regulation” or “GSR”, EC Regulation No. 661/2009, mandated the fitment of tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) to all M1 category vehicles, i.e. passenger cars and multipurpose passenger vehicles. In the more recently published “General Safety Regulation 2” or “GSR 2”, EU Regulation No. 2019/2144, the requirement for the mandatory fitment of tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) has been extended to other categories of vehicle.
From July 6, 2022, the fitment of a TPMS will become mandatory for all new types of M2, M3, N1, N2, N3, O3 and O4 category vehicle (i.e. buses, coaches, pick-up trucks, vans, heavy trucks, heavy trailers and semi-trailers) and, from July 7, 2024, the fitment of such systems will become mandatory for all new vehicles falling into those categories.
To develop the necessary technical requirements and test procedures for tyre pressure monitoring systems fitted to these other categories of vehicle, the European Commission sought assistance from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) via the Working Party on Noise and Tyres (GRBP).
In most instances, only minor revisions to the TPMS technical requirements and test procedures which were already specified within UNECE 141 have been necessary to accommodate the expansion of the Regulation’s scope to include additional categories of vehicle. For instance, revisions to cater for the different types of tyre fitted to heavier vehicles, the lower speed limits applicable to heavier vehicles, etc.
Some specifications of heavy vehicle are already available with either a tyre pressure refill system (TPRS) or a central tyre inflation system (CTIS), which are capable of refilling underinflated tyres whilst the vehicle is in motion. The fitment of these systems potentially negate the need for the fitment of a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS). To cover this situation, the 01 Series of Amendments to UNECE 141 introduce specific performance requirements for TPRS and CTIS systems. TPRS and CTIS systems which meet these performance requirements can be deemed to be equivalent to a TPMS and vehicles equipped with such systems are not required to have a separate TPMS.
The Regulation now includes trailers and semi-trailers, it’s necessary to establish specific technical requirements and test procedures to cover the data communications interface between the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle to allow the trailer to communicate its tyre pressure information to the vehicle which is towing it. To cover this, the 01 Series of Amendments to UNECE 141 introduce specific requirements on the data communications interface between towing vehicles and trailers, permitting the use of either a wired or wireless interface for this purpose.
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Finally, the Type Approval certificate represents the “pass” for the series production of what is homologated, allowing its subsequent installation on vehicles. It has international significance, representing the conclusion of the entire type approval process.
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