Published: Thursday November 5, 2009 MYT 4:08:00 PM
Brake parts must meet Sirim standard from next July
By RACHAEL KAM
KUALA LUMPUR: All vehicle owners have to replace their brake parts at authorised workshops to meet the MS1164 Sirim standard starting July 1 next year.
Road Safety Department director-general Datuk Suret Singh said this was to ensure all vehicles on the road were fixed with quality brake parts.
“Brake safety is a very important issue to protect people from serious accidents, especially during the rainy season,” he told reporters at a road safety advocating campaign here on Thursday.
“We discovered that there are too many sub-standard and poor quality brake parts and brake oil in the market.
“If consumers are not careful, they will be cheated by some workshops out there,” he alleged.
He urged that car drivers and motocyclists go back to their authorised car dealer’s service centre or workshop to change their brake parts.
Suret said the Government would make the MS1164 Sirim approval a legal standard for brake parts affective July 1.
Suret said that the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has agreed to work with the police to conduct raids on shops which sell non-compliant brake parts after that date.
Currently, Suret said parts like the brake pad, brake lining and brake shoe that meet the MS1164 Sirim standard were from appointed manufacturers approved by the Road Transport Department.
“Within three to four years, we also want to the make anti-lock/ anti-skid braking system (ABS) a standard feature and compulsory for all new car models in Malaysia,” Suret said.
He said his department was now talking to car makers about the implementation.
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