# Shock absorber loose. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Shock absorber loose., defect is Shock absorber loose; category is Major; inspection item number is 5.3.2; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Shock absorbers, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Shock absorber loose. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **Inspection item number:** 5.3.2
- **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Shock absorbers _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) | Insecure attachment of shock absorbers to chassis or axle. Shock absorber loose. | | X | X |

## Source

- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014L0045

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts](https://referencesource.org/vehicle-inspection-defect-categories/).