RVS guides and resources

Tips on how to complete your vehicle or component type approval application

This document provides a list of the most common issues encountered when completing a vehicle or component type approval application and tips on how to avoid them. It covers issues with

Checklist for a low ATM trailer vehicle type approval application

Use this checklist to ensure you have all the required information for a low ATM trailer vehicle type approval application.

Guide to vehicle type approvals for low ATM trailers—Appendix 1—Information required in an application

Appendix 1 lists the broad questions asked in a vehicle type approval application for a low ATM trailer and outlines the information you need to provide or have in place.

Guide to vehicle type approvals for low ATM trailers—Appendix 2—Details expected in a Quality Management System

Appendix 2 names the sections you are expected to include in a quality management system (QMS) and outlines the details you need to include in each section.

Guide to vehicle type approvals for low ATM trailers—Appendix 3—Expectations for the conditions applied to an approval

Appendix 3 lists approval conditions in the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 and gives a short description of the condition details for each one. It also includes the details of what an approval holder is expected to do to comply with each condition.

Checklist for a component type approval application

Use this checklist to ensure you have all the required information for a component type approval application.

Guide to component type approvals—Appendix 2—Details expected in a quality management system

Appendix 2 names the sections you are expected to include in a quality management system and outlines the details you need to include in each section.

Guide to component type approvals—Appendix 3—Expectations for the conditions applied to an approval

Appendix 3 lists the conditions and specified conditions in the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 for a component type approval and explains how the department expects a component type approval holder to meet each condition.

Checklist for a testing facility application

Use this checklist to ensure you have all the required information for a testing facility application.