A towbar safety device damaged or not operating correctly · 6.1.6 · (d) · DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7)
What is the category for A towbar safety device damaged or not operating correctly · 6.1.6 · (d) · DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7)?
For A towbar safety device damaged or not operating correctly, inspection item number is 6.1.6; defect reference is (d); authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7); category is Major; inspection item is Coupling mechanisms and towing equipment, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06; source re-checked 2026-10-11.
(d) | A towbar safety device damaged or not operating correctly | Major
— gov.uk, retrieved 2026-08-06
- Defect
- A towbar safety device damaged or not operating correctly verified
- Category
- Major verified
- Inspection item number
- 6.1.6
- Defect reference
- (d) verified
- Inspection item
- Coupling mechanisms and towing equipment
- Authority
- DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Source
- gov.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/6-body-structure-and-attachments