TPMS valves becoming mandatory for more vehicles

The 74th session of the UNECE WP 29 GRBP Working Party on Noise and Tyres will take place in September, and ahead of this meeting the Association of European Wheel Manufacturers (EUWA) highlights an impending change to regulations covering tyre pressure monitoring systems. This change will see the mandatory fitment of TPMS valves extended to further classes of vehicles.

At present, TPMS valves are only mandatory for passenger cars with not more than 8 seats, trucks below 3.5 tonnes and small trailers below 0.75 tonnes. As the EUWA points out, this will change by end of 2021 as TPMS valves also become mandatory for other vehicle categories, such as lightweight trucks of more than 3.5 tonnes, larger trailers or passenger vehicles with more than 8 seats.