Safety alert – certifications for tow bars revoked
Following an ongoing specialist investigation, the NZ Transport Agency has issued a safety alert advising it has revoked the certifications for tow bars on more than 1400 heavy vehicles. These include small trucks, tipper trucks, motorhomes and goods‘ vans certified by Auckland-based heavy vehicle specialist certifier Patrick Chu of Transport and Structure Limited.
“This means that during the current period of certification there is a risk that the trailer could detach from the vehicle, including the safety chain,” NZTA managing partner Steve Haszard says.
More than 1400 heavy vehicles that have a tow bar with a certification issued by
“The Transport Agency is aware this revocation safety alert comes at a difficult time for some vehicle owners. We
The NZTA has started contacting the registered owners of vehicles that had tow bars certified by
The NZTA further advises that owners contact an alternative heavy vehicle certifier to check and re-certify the tow bar to ensure it is safe. A list of alternate certifiers can be found at https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/heavy-vehicle-specialist-certifiers/docs/heavy-vehicle-specialist-certifiers-list.pdf
A separate safety alert issued earlier related to certifications issued by
Chu is one of several heavy vehicle specialist