inspector application form From 19 May 2026, the certificate of fitness vehicle inspector application form, which is currently a PDF form, will be available as an online form. It has been added in to the existing online WoF vehicle inspector application form. 
vehicle operator to confirm a powered heavy vehicle’s parking brake assembly has been inspected/serviced by a technician in last two years and is in good working condition. If a vehicle inspector doubts the condition of a park brake assembly, they can request that the 4085D form be presented to provide proof of inspection/servicing in the last two years (once the vehicle exceeds two years from date of first registration in New Zealand, or every CoF from date of first registration if entry certified
Applicable legislation: Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002 , section 2.3 9.1 Check sheets The vehicle inspector must use an NZTA-approved check sheet. Check sheet specification and approval application forms are available from the Vehicle Regulation Technical team . vehicleregulationtechnical@nzta.govt.nz The checksheet must be completed legibly and in full. A vehicle inspector can determine one of two outcomes: a) Passed inspection: Record the
2 of ISO 7638: 1997 , Road vehicles – Electrical connectors for braking systems¹ . 31. The brake force applied to a wheel of a heavy vehicle first registered in NZ or modified on after 1. July 2008during braking on a hard, dry, clean and level surface is not approximately proportional to the load on the wheel, taking into account the dynamic load transfer that occurs during braking between the axles of a vehicle and that also may occur between the vehicles of a combination vehicle, at all
have the park brake system repaired or serviced and return the completed form to the VI to show that the park brake system has been inspected and serviced by a technician and is in good working condition. Parking brake inspection What are the indicators that might make a vehicle inspector doubt the condition of a park brake assembly ? A park brake system is generally easily serviced (except for some sealed park brake air valves) but items that are susceptible to wear, degradation and ingress