Vehicle faults and maintenance
Faults such as worn steering components; defective or bald tyres; spongy brakes or faulty headlights may make a motor vehicle dangerous to the driver, passengers or other road users.
Therefore, all vehicles should be checked, maintained and serviced regularly. Items that need to be checked regularly include:
- tyres
- structural rust
- brakes
- lights
- steering
Maintenance
Common indicators of faults include:
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2. brakes that |
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- a tread depth worn to less than 1.5mm
- damage to the tyre carcass.
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- feel spongy when applied
- need to be pumped before applied
- grab or pull to one side.
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3. lights that: |
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4. steering that: |
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- won't work
- have cracked lenses
- have blown globes
- are incorrectly aimed (headlights).
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- allows the vehicle to wander all over the road
- has excessive free play
- requires continual correction
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Further details about vehicle faults and maintenance can be found in the its ticking over smoothly...or is it? brochure (pdf 2.7MB)
Simple day-to-day maintenance can also improve the safety of your vehicle and result in substantial savings in running costs and repairs.
These include checking:
- tyre pressures
- brake fluid levels
- coolant levels
- engine oil levels
- the windscreen washing bottle level.
