Division 4.2.1

At the second and subsequent stages, in addition to the statutory plate referred to in section 2, each manufacturer shall affix to the vehicle an additional plate, based on the model set out in Appendix 1. This plate shall be firmly attached, in a conspicuous and readily accessible position to a part which is not subject to replacement during normal use, regular maintenance or repair. It shall show clearly and indelibly the following information in the order listed:

1. 4.2.1.1.

   Name of the manufacturer,

2. 4.2.1.2.

   The EU type-approval number in accordance with point 3 of Annex VI,

3. 4.2.1.3.

   Vehicle category including the subcategory and the speed index (¹) and stage of approval (in case of base vehicles, this first-stage identification shall be omitted; in the case of subsequent stages, the information shall indicate the stage: e.g. ‘STAGE 3’ for the third stage), each entry separated by one or more spaces,

4. 4.2.1.4.

   VIN,

5. 4.2.1.5.

   Technically permissible maximum laden mass of the vehicle, in the following format: ‘kg’,

6. 4.2.1.6.

   Technically permissible maximum mass per axle; this information must be listed in order from front to rear, in the following format: ‘A-1: … kg’‘A-2: … kg’‘A-…: … kg’,

7. 4.2.1.7.

   F1For C-category vehicles, in addition, technically permissible maximum mass per set of track trains, and, in the same line, average contact pressure on the ground; this information must be combined with that provided for point 4.2.1.6 and listed in order from front to rear, in the following format: ‘ S-1: … kg P: … kPa ’ ‘ S-2: … kg P: … kPa ’ ‘ S-…: … kg P: … kPa ’ . Each entry separated by one or more spaces,

8. 4.2.1.8.

   F2Technically permissible towable mass(es) for each chassis/ braking configuration of the towed R- or S-category vehicle in accordance with entry 4.1.3 of the information document data entries laid down in Part B of Annex I to this Regulation ( ² ), in the following format: ‘B-1’ unbraked, ‘B-2’ inertia braked, ‘B-3’ hydraulic braked, ‘B-4’ pneumatic braked, ‘T-1’ drawbar, ‘T-2’ rigid drawbar, ‘T-3’ centre-axle,

9. 4.2.1.9.

   For rigid drawbar or centre-axle R- and S-category vehicles, the vertical load on the coupling point (S). The coupling point shall be deemed the first axle and be numbered ‘0’, in the following format: ‘A-0: … kg’.