Legal Requirements, Retrofitting Wheel And Tire Combinations

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The manufacturer is granted general type approval for the whole vehicle including all parts and for specific retrofitting (general type approval according to 20 StVZO (Motor Vehicle Construction and Use Regulations or EU type approval).

Retrofitting to wheels and tires can only be made under certain circumstances. The following points must be taken into consideration:

If the wheel and tires sizes along with the load index and speed symbol are contained in the general type approval or EU type approval, then this tire/wheel combination can be mounted on the vehicle. Refer to CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY

There is no general type approval according to 22 StVZO for the retrofittings recommended by VOLKSWAGEN, AG (see parts certificate).
If the wheels and/or tires are not contained in the general type approval or EU type approval, then vehicle cannot be retrofitted according to the StVZO specifications.

These statements refer to legal requirements in the European Union. No claims are made as to their completeness. Other legal requirements apply outside the European Union.

The tables of the parts certificate show the wheel and tire combinations for VW vehicles released by VOLKSWAGEN AG and recommended by the Test Laboratory for Vehicle Technology at the TUV NORD STRASSENVERKEHR GMBH (German Technical Inspectorate) and the conditions to be taken into account. The use of original disc wheels on a vehicle to which they have not been assigned is not permissible.

The possible retrofittings shown here are combinations which meet VOLKSWAGEN AG's requirements for handling and road safety. They are the results of practical tests and for this reason, VOLKSWAGEN AG recommends them.