BUS TPMS

"The first passenger vehicle to adopt TPMS as a standard feature was the 1995 Corvette made by GM Motors. Due to the several advantages in terms of vehicle safety and maintenance economy, TPMS landed also in Europe shortly after as an optional feature for top range passenger vehicles like the Mercedes S-Class, or the BMW 7-series. It was only in 1999 that PSA ( Peugeot and Citroen Group ) decided to adopt TPMS as a standard feature on the Peugeot 607. The following year Renault launched the Laguna II, the first high volume mid-size passenger vehicle in the world to be equipped with TPMS as a standard feature. In the US the Firestone scandal of the late 90s which caused in excess of 100 deaths due to roll overs following tire blow out, pushed the Clinton administration to publish the "" TREAD ACT"". This act mandates the use of a suitable TPMS technology in order to alert drivers of severe under inflation condition of their tires. This act affects all light motor vehicles after Sep. 1st 2007. European and Far East legislators are expected to rule on the subject because enlarging enhancement and accoutablity about the tire safety are forecasted in the near future "