all wheel braking on vans over 2000kg GVM

keiron · Senior Member

all wheel braking on vans over 2000kg GVM

oldbloke · Guru

Generally when law, regulation or standards are changed they are not retrospective. But all new products must comply and if the relative equiment is significantly modified or redesigned. So I doubt you need to do anything, except keep it maintained.

oldbloke · Guru

Just an extra note. Check your car maker that it is capable of the brakeing requirements.

Old Col · Veteran Member

keiron wrote:
I am looking to pick-up a 2009 model dual axle van tomorrow, which has a GVM of over 2000kg. I have read the regulations regarding "breakaway" set-ups, and which state that ALL wheels shall have hrakes.

ADR 38/02 (2005) states over 2000kg GVM must have brakes on all wheels and a brake away, so your 2009 should have /need brakes on all wheels

-- Edited by Old Col on Sunday 11th of December 2016 07:45:02 AM

keiron · Senior Member

Many thanks for the replies. Cheers, KB

Cupie · Guru

keiron wrote:
I am looking to pick-up a 2009 model dual axle van tomorrow, which has a GVM of over 2000kg. I have read the regulations regarding "breakaway" set-ups, and which state that ALL wheels shall have hrakes.
My question is;- Does this mean that older caravans need to be retro-fitted with brakes to the second axle, OR does the regulation only apply to vans manufactured after a certain date / time?
Cheers to all fellow Nomads.
Enjoy, enjoy. KB

My old 1999 Jayco Westport has brakes on all 4 wheels, so I'd be amazed if a 2009 model van did not.

Treecrest14 · Senior Member

Gday Keiron

Have you checked that the back brakes don't have wires coming out of the brake backing plates? ie they may have been broken off! If there are wires but not connected to the wires going to the front axles, then just splice in a new twin core and attach to the back brake wires. There is no positive / negative - just two separate wires.

But some manufacturers do take short cuts with the law so they may not have put electric brakes drums on the back axle. - eg my Jayco came with chains which were not to Aust Standard.

Glen

PeterD · Guru

keiron wrote:
My question is;- Does this mean that older caravans need to be retro-fitted with brakes to the second axle, OR does the regulation only apply to vans manufactured after a certain date/time?

Trailers with a GMT over 2 tonnes have always been required to have brakes on both axles (at least the case back to the 60s.) You should not find a caravan over 2 tonnes GTM that is only braked by only one axle.

oldbloke · Guru

If that has been required since the 60s it means some goof removed them. Sheesh

swamp · Senior Member

hi

Brakes are required on all axles after that legislation was invented [what ever date ]

How the rules catch up with u is

1/ if the van is unregistered for a while then reregistered --vehicle must comply with current rules

2/ change of ownership and of course the relevant road worthy

The situation exception does depend on state legislation ,the rules may or maynot be retrospective

The final exception is u have big enough brakes to stop the load on one axle engineer certified of course

PeterD · Guru

keiron wrote:
I am looking to pick-up a 2009 model dual axle van tomorrow, which has a GVM of over 2000kg.

Forgot to look at your profile earlier, I see you live in Sydney. If your van is over 2,000 GTM then it also will need a breakaway unit and there is the requirement for a battery monitor in the cab of your tug.

To those worried about the need for a roadworthy certificate, if the van is NSW registered it does not need an inspection on change of ownership. It will have had an inspection done within the last 12 months if it has current registration.