Selection of individual test vehicles and tyres
Article 5
1. The granting approval authority shall select test motor vehicles that, at the time of selection, are preferably not older than three years and meet all of the following criteria: (a) they have a minimum mileage of 25 000 km; (b) they fulfil the maximum age and mileage criteria set out in Article 4(2), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EC) No 595/2009. The granting approval authority shall select test trailers that, at the time of selection, are not older than 5 years, counted from the date of their first registration. 2. The granting approval authority shall verify and ensure that the test vehicles are in a state representative of a vehicle properly maintained and used, and have characteristics similar to those recorded in the customer information files, certificates of conformity, or individual approval certificates, using the checklist set out in Annex III. If a vehicle has undergone a test for conformity of production, the vehicle shall be excluded from any in-service verification test. 3. In addition to the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2, a vehicle selected for a VTP test shall fulfil all of the following requirements: (a) it shall not be a vehicle for which standard values for the transmission and for the axle losses have been used for the CO 2 certification of its components, separate technical units or systems unless no other vehicle can be found; (b) it shall be subject to the provisions set out in points 3.3 to 3.6 of Annex II to Commission Regulation (EU) 582/2011 ( 9 ) ; (c) it shall be subject to the provisions on fuel and lubricants as set out in point 4.2 of Annex Xa to Regulation (EU) 2017/2400; (d) it shall not have undergone modifications with relevance for the results of the VTP test in any subsequent manufacturing stage, which do not allow restoring the powertrain configuration as documented in the customer information file. 4. In addition to the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2, a vehicle selected for an air drag test shall fulfil all of the following requirements: (a) it shall be selected from an ISV air drag family for which the air drag value has been determined in accordance with point 3 of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 and for which a standard value has not been used; (b) it shall be part of the testable members of an air drag family in accordance with point 4.3 of Appendix 5 of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) 2017/2400; (c) it shall not have undergone changes in the aerodynamic configuration which do not allow restoring the aerodynamic configuration as documented in the customer information file. 5. In the case of rigid lorries selected for a mass test, only vehicles without superstructure shall be selected. 6. Tyres to be selected for a tyre rolling resistance coefficient test shall be new tyres, which are sold in the market and have a certification in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/2400. 7. When the granting approval authority cannot find the required number of vehicles in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 5, point (a) and (b), due to the provisions in paragraph 3 and 4 of this Article, the granting approval shall complete the ISV testing procedure within the next ISV reporting period. If it can still not find the required number of vehicles within the next ISV reporting period, the statistical procedure shall be closed as ‘not completed’ and it shall select another family in accordance with Article 3.