Solution: Wheel & tire testing
Solution: Wheel & tire testing
Wheel & tire testing
TÜV AUSTRIA wheel & tyre testing
TÜV AUSTRIA AUTOMOTIVE GmbH offers you a complete service package in the field of wheel and tyre testing.
As one of the leading technical services recognised by the KBA, TÜV AUSTRIA Automotive offers a complete portfolio of services in the field of wheel and tyre inspections. We thus see ourselves as a partner to our customers. Our sales experts guide you through the process to ensure an effective testing service and bring the required safety to the road.
Of course, we examine various special designs such as:
- Flow-forming wheels (semiforged)
- Forged wheels (translational forging or rotational forging)
- Magnesium wheels
- Steel hybrid designs
- Wheels with central locking
- Wheels with integrated adapter discs
Our services
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Rim testing
In the field of passenger car rims (light alloy or steel) we offer all necessary strength tests:
- Bending cycle test for operational strength testing of passenger car rims according to STVZO §30 Sect. 42 and ECE R124
- Rolling test according to STVZO and ECE R124
- Impact test according to StVZO (ISO 7141:2005) and ECE R124
- Corrosion test according to ECE R124 (ISO 2409:2007 and ISO 20567-1:2005)
These tests can be carried out in one of our test centres:
- TÜV AUSTRIA AUTOMOTIVE Vienna (Austria)
- TÜV AUSTRIA CHINA Jinhua Prov. Zhejiang
- TÜV AUSTRIA TURKEY Istanbul
Expert Reports
The following report formats are available:
- Parts certificate (Teilegutachten, TG)
- General type approval (Allgemeine Betriebserlaubnis, ABE) for special wheels
- ECE R124 (ECE certificate)
- General Type Approval (ABE) for steel wheels (identical, reproduction, retrofit and special wheels)
Database 3.0
TÜV AUSTRIA AUTOMOTIVE GmbH operates a database for the preparation of expert reports, attachment cases, strength tests and TPMS tests. We offer our customers access to parts of this database via our internet portal.
All probable mounting cases of all vehicles available in the database are shown. The database offers filter options according to wheel dimensions and vehicle data. It is also possible to download brake contours (2D drawings) and 3D data of TPMS sensors.