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WORDS : CARAVAN COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
THERE ARE GOOD REASONS WHY EACH CARAVAN AND CAMPER TRAILER SOLD IN AUSTRALIA MUST COME WITH A TYRE PLACARD .
A caravan ’ s tyre placard , which is usually incorporated within the van ’ s compliance plate , is an important part of a caravan or camper trailer .
UNDERSTANDING THE PLACARD
The tyre placard must show at least the following information :
The intent of affixing a tyre placard to a vehicle is to provide an assurance from the manufacturer to a potential buyer that the selected tyre size and load rating , along with the recommended tyre inflation pressures , have been professionally determined , so as to provide the optimum caravan handling and stability performance , at both the empty and the fully-loaded conditions .
• Caravan manufacturer ' s recommended tyre size ;
• Tyre load rating
• Tyre speed rating ; and
• Cold inflation pressures The tyre placard must also contain the following statement :
“ The tyres fitted to this vehicle shall have a speed category not less than ‘ L ’ ( 120km / h ).”
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