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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 23/02 – Passenger Car Tyres) 2007

              Compilation: 2 (up to and including Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 23/02 – Passenger Car Tyres) 2007 Amendment 2)

              Compilation Date: 01 November 2018

              Compiled by: Vehicle Safety Standards, Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities

CONTENTS

1. legislative provisions.............................................3

2. Function and SCOPE.............................................3

3. APPLICABILITY...............................................3

4. DEFINITIONS..................................................5

5. REQUIREMENTS...............................................5

6. exemptions and alternative procedures...............................5

7. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS....................................6

APPENDIX A.........................................................7

NOTES .............................................................. 43

          1. legislative provisions

              1.                                  Name of Standard.

                  1.                            This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 23/02 –Passenger Car Tyres) 2007.

                  2.                            This Standard may also be cited as Australian Design Rule 23/02 –Passenger Car Tyres.

              2.                                  Commencement

                  1.                            This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

          2. Function and SCOPE

         The function of this vehicle standard is to specify requirements for new pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and trailers.

3.                                          APPLICABILITY

This vehicle standard applies to new pneumatic tyres designed for vehicles in categories set out in clause 3.7 for the dates nominated in 3.1 and 3.2

         3.1                                      1 July 2009 on all new model vehicles.

         3.2                                      There is no mandatory application date for all other model vehicles. They may comply with this standard or continue to comply with earlier versions of this vehicle standard as applicable for particular vehicle categories.

         3.3                                      For the purposes of clause 3.1 a "new model" is a vehicle model first produced with a 'Date of manufacture' on or after the agreed date in clause 3.1.

         3.4                                      This vehicle standard does not apply to the tyres fitted to the following categories:

         3.4.1                                              MB, MC, MD or NA when fitted with light truck tyres,

         3.4.2                                              LEP, LEG, TA or TB when fitted with tyres other than new passenger car tyres.

         3.4.3                                New pneumatic tyres certified to the requirements of any of the Acceptable Prior Rules as shown below in the Applicability Table for a particular category are to be deemed to comply with this national standard.

         3.5                                      This vehicle standard does not apply to any T-type temporary use spare tyres supplied with a vehicle.

         3.6                                      Vehicles fitted with passenger car tyres certified to ADR 23/03 or a later version need not comply with this rule.

         3.7                                      Applicability Table

Vehicle Category                   ADR Category Code [*]                          UNECE Category Code *  Manufactured on or After  Acceptable Prior Rules
Moped 2 wheels                     LA                                             L1                     Not applicable
Moped 3 wheels                     LB                                             L2                     Not applicable
Motor cycle                        LC                                             L3                     Not applicable
Motor cycle and sidecar            LD                                             L4                     Not applicable
Motor tricycle                     LE                                             L5                     Not applicable
                                      LEM                                                                Not applicable
                                      LEP                                                                01 July 2009              see clause 3.2
                                      LEG                                                                01 July 2009              see clause 3.2
Passenger car                      MA                                             M1                     01 July 2009              see clause 3.2
Forward-control passenger