RELEASE DATE:2022-07-11 12:09
Brief: To ensure the safety requirements and international interchangeability of standard and non-standard mechanical coupling devices and components, ECE R55 rules the requirements for the devices and which are used for vehicles in categories M, N and O, R147 specifies the requirements for the devices used for in categories T, R or S (agricultural and forestry vehicles) and R102 applies for closely coupled devices (CCD).

SCOPE
Reg No. | Scope | |
Components | Vehicles | |
R55 | Vehicles with regard to the fitting of a mechanical coupling device or component pursuant to Regulation No. 55 | |
R102 | Close-coupling device (CCD) | Vehicles of category |
R147 | Agricultural vehicles with regard to the fitting of a mechanical coupling device or component |
Note: Some non-standard coupling devices are the combination of various components, for example, the R55 certificate for Calss S-other coupling devices and the R55 certificate for Class D50-Drawbar eyes are both required for one specific manual coupling. And the requirements of some national standards shall be taken into consideration.
TESTING REQUIREMENTS
R55: Dynamic Durability Test, Static Test (if any)
R147: Dynamic Durability Test, Static Test (if any)
R102: CCD Recovery Distance Test, Stability of the Combination Test, Circular Movement Test, Slopes Inspection
TYPE APPROVAL PROCEDURE
Documents Preparation
Samples Preparation and Testing
Factory Audit(accept IATF16949 / ISO9001 certificate to instead onsite factory audit)
Submit Documents
Issuance of Certificate
For the detailed type approval program, including sample requirements, test plan, the whole cycle, and cost of the project, please contact us.
ABOUT ATIC
ATIC is a young technical service company from China, established in 2015. By creating a better entrepreneurial environment, we build a professional and passionate team with the best experts, returnees and extraordinary graduates. We are committed to integrate international and domestic regulations, testing and certification resources from a globalization perspective, to establish a neo-specialized regulation research, testing and certification platform. ATIC serves more than 4,500 manufactures per year.
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