A method for identifying loads impacting a vehicle, said vehicle comprising a vehicle body and a suspension system, said method comprising the steps of: acquiring a system response from a plurality of sensors under dedicated conditions in a test environment, wherein the said sensors are assigned to the vehicle's suspension system; acquiring system loads by means of by applying the same dedicated conditions in a simulation environment, the simulation environment using a multi-body simulation model; generating a calibration matrix based on data pertaining to the said system response and on data pertaining to the said system loads; acquiring an operational system response from said sensors in a test-track situation; and using the acquired operational system response and the said calibration matrix for calculating numerical values for the loads impacting the vehicle, wherein the acquired system response is strain-data obtained from the said plurality of sensors; wherein the acquired system loads is suspension system to vehicle body loads data; wherein the dedicated conditions in the test environment are conditions resulting from applying dedicated K&C scenarios in the test environment; wherein the dedicated conditions in the simulation environment are conditions resulting from applying the same K&C scenarios as used when acquiring the strain-data in the test environment; wherein the data pertaining to the system response is the said strain-data; wherein the data pertaining to the system loads is the said suspension system to vehicle body forces-data; and wherein the acquired operational system response is operational strain-data obtained from the said plurality of sensors wherein the strain-data is combined to a strain-data matrix, wherein the suspension system to vehicle body forces-data is combined to a force matrix, wherein the calibration matrix is generated by a multiplication of the force matrix with the inverse of the strain-data matrix, wherein the operational strain-data is combined to an operational strain-data vector, and wherein the numerical values for the loads impacting the vehicle are calculated by means of a matrix multiplication of the calibration matrix and the operational strain-data vector. acquiring a system response from a plurality of sensors under dedicated conditions in a test environment, wherein the said sensors are assigned to the vehicle's suspension system; acquiring system loads by means of by applying the same dedicated conditions in a simulation environment, the simulation environment using a multi-body simulation model; generating a calibration matrix based on data pertaining to the said system response and on data pertaining to the said system loads; acquiring an operational system response from said sensors in a test-track situation; and using the acquired operational system response and the said calibration matrix for calculating numerical values for the loads impacting the vehicle, wherein the acquired system loads is suspension system to vehicle body loads data; wherein the dedicated conditions in the test environment are conditions resulting from applying dedicated K&C scenarios in the test environment; wherein the dedicated conditions in the simulation environment are conditions resulting from applying the same K&C scenarios as used when acquiring the strain-data in the test environment; wherein the data pertaining to the system response is the said strain-data; wherein the data pertaining to the system loads is the said suspension system to vehicle body forces-data; and wherein the acquired operational system response is operational strain-data obtained from the said plurality of sensors wherein the suspension system to vehicle body forces-data is combined to a force matrix, wherein the calibration matrix is generated by a multiplication of the force matrix with the inverse of the strain-data matrix, wherein the operational strain-data is combined to an operational strain-data vector, and wherein the numerical values for the loads impacting the vehicle are calculated by means of a matrix multiplication of the calibration matrix and the operational strain-data vector.