ISO 14792:2003

Road vehicles — Heavy commercial vehicles and buses — Steady-state circular tests

Scope

ISO 14792:2003 specifies tests for determining the steady-state directional control response of heavy vehicles, one of the factors composing vehicle dynamics and road-holding properties. It is applicable to heavy vehicles -- i.e. commercial vehicles, combinations, buses and articulated buses as defined in ISO 3833 -- covered by Categories M3, N2, N3, O3, and O4 of UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) and EC vehicle regulations. These categories pertain to trucks and trailers with a maximum mass above 3,5 t and to buses and articulated buses with a maximum mass above 5 t.