Since 1 November 2014, the General Safety Regulation (EC) 661/2009 (GSR) mandated all new passenger cars (M1
vehicles) to be fitted with Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) as an effective road safety measure, as an
optimization of fuel efficiency and a way to reduce CO2 emissions. Since 2014 the revision of the General Safety
Regulation has been in progress and a proposal from the EU Commission is expected in early 2018.
CLEPA supports considerations to further implement the Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems technical requirements, enabling a robust increase of vehicle safety in real world driving conditions and an efficient contribution to the reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. TPMS systems are technically and economically mature for application in light commercial vehicles and heavy commercial vehicles. CLEPA supports the extension of the mandatory TPMS regulation to the newly considered vehicle categories as a measure to improve road safety in a relevant and cost effective way.
