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Barres antiroulis sur autocars

Date d’inscription23 avril 2001
Numéro de l’enjeu01-006-VEH
NomDean Harbour
OrganismeVirginia State Police
AdresseVirginiaUnited StatesVoir sur la carte (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)
ComitéComité des véhicules
ÉtatFermé
Résumé de l’enjeu

Une barre antiroulis est-elle un élément de suspension et doit-elle être mise hors service si elle est desserrée ou cassée ?

Justification ou besoin

Si la biellette de barre antiroulis est brisée, manquante ou usée, l'une de ces conditions répondrait-elle à la condition OOS en vertu du point 9.d. pour le couple, le rayon et les autres composants de suivi ?

Demande d’action

Conseils et interventions éventuelles hors service.

Mesures prises par le comité

The Vehicle Committee discussed the issue concerning the anti-sway bar. It was agreed the anti-sway bar was not a suspension component in the traditional sense because the axle can stay in place and the tires are held to the road surface without an anti-sway bar. However, if there were a failure of an end fastener that allowed the end of the anti-sway bar to hang free and possibly come in contact with a tire, that would create an imminent hazard. The inspector must judge each situation independently to determine if an imminently hazardous condition exists. If the free end were judged likely to impact a tire or other such component an imminently hazardous condition would exist and the vehicle should be placed out of service. If the "free" end were judged not likely to impact a tire or other component it would not be constitute an imminently hazardous condition and should not be placed out of service.