Vehicle Type Approval (OTTS)

List of documents required to obtain VTA

Legal

• Application in any format or in the official format
• Company details - example

Technical

• Technical description in any format or in the official format
• Specifications - example
• Operation manual - example
• General drawing in three views - example
• Pictures (if available)

Approvals (if available)

• WMI Certificate - example
• Dividing List - example
• Rostekhnadzor Approval - example
• Previously issued Type Approvals for a vehicle in question - example
• Certificates for the equipment
• Test reports

You can cave your time and money, if you fill in the application and the technical description in the official formats yourself. Please, send us the archive with the documents via e-mail at admin@mikcentr.ru or using the form above.

Application

The application includes the name of the manufacturer and the vehicle, contact details, and the reference number of the future approval. You can send us the application in any format. Then we will process it into the required format and return to you for approval.

WMI Certificate

WMI holder is entitled to produce or import vehicles to Russia. It is the main permitting document. For more information on how to get it, go to WMI Certificate section.

Technical documents

The Technical Description specifies the vehicle designation, its weight and dimension characteristics, the information on the engine, gearbox, braking and steering systems. To obtain the Vehicle Type Approval, specifications and dimensional drawing (preferable in three views) are required. The examples of the documents can be downloaded from the list above.

If you do not have some of the documents, we will promptly draw them up.

Dividing List

This document allocates responsibility for the requirements of the Technical Regulations between the chassis manufacturer and the Approval holder. The List typically consists of the agreement and the list of the Technical regulations requirements with the names of the parties assigned to each item. For more information about the document and how to get it, please read Dividing List section.

Certificates and tests

If a vehicle has the equipment which subject to individual certificates, they shall be written in the VTA, e.g. the articulated crane or the food van. To find out whether additional certificates are required for your equipment, please send us the application.

In some cases, plant test reports can be sufficient to obtain the Approval, thus saving your time and money. For more information, please read GOST R Certificates and Certification tests sections.

Terms for obtaining the Vehicle Type Approval 

If all documents are available and the certification bodies give the go-ahead, the Approval can be obtained in two weeks. In practice, some documents are often unavailable and additional time is required to prepare them. The lead time to get VTA depends on your prompt response: sign the application, send data, answer phone calls and e-mails.

We will assist you in finding the most efficient way to obtain the Vehicle Type Approval. Over a period of 14 years, we have issued more than 2000 Approvals, and our customers include more than 150 plants in Russia and abroad. See the full list in Clients section.

All works are delivered on turnkey basis even with minimum information from the customer. MIC Center experts support and advise their customers at each stage of obtaining the Vehicle Type Approval.

To get VTA, please call us at +7 (495) 363 43 54 or send the application using the ‘Apply’ red button at the bottom of the page. We will contact you promptly to advise you on how to get VTA, the price and the lead time to issue VTA.