TYRE LABELING LAW CHANGES

Guidance
The new regulation requires the following information to be communicated to consumers:
vehicle fuel efficiency associated to the tyre's rolling resistance
the tyre's external noise level (expressed in decibels); not any tyre noise heard inside the vehicle
where applicable, the impact on vehicle safety associated to the tyre's wet grip, provided for:
passenger car tyres (C1 tyres)
light commercial vehicles (vans - C2 tyres)
heavy vehicles (trucks, buses - C3 tyres)

Tyres not included in the regulation
The tyre labelling regulation does not cover:
re-treaded tyres
professional off-road tyres
temporary-use spare tyres
studded tyres
tyres used only for racing
tyres whose speed rating is less than 80 km/h
tyres to be fitted only on vehicles registered for the first time before 1 October 1990
tyres whose nominal diameter is smaller than 254 mm or bigger than 635 mm

Obligations

The three parties that have obligations to ensure consumers are properly informed are as follows:

1. Tyre suppliers (manufacturers or importers in the EU) must:

either put a sticker on the tyre tread or a label on each delivery of tyres to the dealer and end-user for passenger (car) and light commercial vehicle tyres.

provide technical literature (leaflets, brochures, etc), including the manufacturer website for passenger, light commercial vehicles, and truck/bus tyres.

2. Tyre distributors must:

ensure that at the point of sale tyres have the sticker or have a label for the end user to see before buying the tyre.

give the information on the fuel efficiency, wet grip (where applicable) and external noise during the purchase process if the tyres offered for sale are not visible to the end-user (for passenger and light commercial vehicles tyres).

give information on or with the bill (for passenger car, light commercial vehicles and truck/bus tyres).

3. Vehicle suppliers and distributors must:

provide end-users with information on the fuel effi...