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Vehicle Loading

This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehicle and/or trailer, to keep

your loaded vehicle weight within its design rating capability, with or without a trailer.

Properly loading your vehicle will provide maximum return of vehicle design performance.

Before loading your vehicle, familiarize yourself with the following terms for determining

your vehicle's weight ratings, with or without a trailer, from the vehicle's Safety

Certification Label and Tire and Load Information Label:

WARNING

Overloaded Vehicle:

Overloading a vehicle is dangerous. The results of overloading can have serious

consequences in terms of passenger safety. Too much weight on a vehicle's

suspension system can cause spring or shock absorber failure, brake failure,

handling or steering problems, irregular tire wear, tire failure or other damage.

Overloading makes a vehicle harder to drive and control. It also increases the

distance required for stopping. In cases of serious overloading, brakes can fail

completely, particularly on steep grades. The load a tire will carry safely is a

combination of the size of the tire, its load range, and corresponding inflation

pressure.

Never overload the vehicle and always observe the vehicle's weight ratings from the

vehicle's Safety Certification and Tire and Load Information labels.

Base Curb Weight is the weight of the vehicle including a full tank of fuel and all

standard equipment. It does not include passengers, cargo, or optional equipment.

Vehicle Curb Weight is the weight of your new vehicle when you picked it up from your

dealer plus any aftermarket equipment.

PAYLOAD

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Payload is the combination weight of cargo and passengers that the vehicle is designed to

carry. The maximum payload for your vehicle can be found on the Tire and Load

Information label on the driver's door frame or door pillar. Look for “THE

COMBINATION WEIGHT OF OCCUPANTS AND CARGO SHOULD NEVER

EXCEED XXX kg or XXX lbs” for your maximum payload. The payload listed on the tire

label is the maximum payload for the vehicle as built by the assembly plant. If any

aftermarket or dealer installed equipment has been installed on the vehicle, the weight of

the equipment must be subtracted from the payload listed on the tire label in order to be

accurate.

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CARGO

Cargo Weight includes all weight added to the Base Curb Weight, including cargo and

optional equipment. When towing, trailer tongue load or king pin weight is also part of

cargo weight.

The cargo weight limit decreases depending on the number of vehicle occupants. The cargo

weight limit can be calculated by subtracting the total weight of the vehicle occupants from

the “combination weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed” value on the tire

label.

Examples: Based on a single occupant weight of 68 kg (150 lbs), and a value of 385 kg

(849 lbs) for the “combination weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed”:

_

The cargo weight limit with one occupant is 385 kg (849 lbs) 68 kg (150 lbs) = 317 kg

(699 lbs)

_

The cargo weight limit with two occupants is 385 kg (849 lbs) (68 × 2) kg ( (150 × 2)

lbs) = 249 kg (549 lbs)

If the weight of the occupant increases, the cargo weight limit decreases by that much.

GAW (Gross Axle Weight) is the total weight placed on each axle (front and rear) -

including vehicle curb weight and all payload.

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GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) is the maximum allowable weight that can be carried

by a single axle (front or rear). These numbers are shown on the Safety Compliance

Certification Label located on the driver's door frame or door pillar. The total load on

each axle must never exceed its GAWR.

GVW

GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) is the Vehicle Curb Weight

cargo

passengers.

GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) is the maximum allowable weight of the fully

loaded vehicle (including all options, equipment, passengers and cargo). The GVWR is

shown on the Safety Compliance Certification Label located on the driver's door

frame or door pillar. The GVW must never exceed the GVWR.

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WARNING

Exceeding Axle Weight Rating Limits:

Exceeding the Safety Certification Label axle weight rating limits is dangerous and

could result in death or serious injury as a result of substandard vehicle handling,

performance, engine, transmission and/or structural damage, serious damage to the

vehicle, or loss of control.

Always keep the vehicle within the axle weight rating limits.

GCW

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GCW (Gross Combination Weight) is the weight of the loaded vehicle (GVW) plus the

weight of the fully loaded trailer.

GCWR (Gross Combination Weight Rating) is the maximum allowable weight of the

vehicle and the loaded trailer - including all cargo and passengers - that the vehicle can

handle without risking damage. (Important: The towing vehicle's braking system is rated

for operation at GVWR, not at GCWR. Separate functional brakes should be used for safe

control of towed vehicles and for trailers weighing more than 1,500 lbs). The GCW must

never exceed the GCWR.

Maximum Loaded Trailer Weight is the highest possible weight of a fully loaded trailer

the vehicle can tow. It assumes a vehicle with only mandatory options, no cargo (internal or

_

external), a tongue load of 10 15% (conventional trailer) or king pin weight of 15 25%

(fifth-wheel trailer), and driver only (150 lbs). Consult your dealership (or the RV and

Trailer Towing Guide provided by your dealership) for more detailed information.

Tongue Load or Fifth-Wheel King Pin Weight refers to the amount of the weight that a

trailer pushes down on a trailer hitch.

Examples: For a 5000 lb conventional trailer, multiply 5000 by 0.10 and 0.15 to obtain a

proper tongue load range of 500 to 750 lbs. For an 11,500 lb fifth-wheel trailer, multiply by

0.15 and 0.25 to obtain a proper king pin load range of 1,725 to 2,875 lbs.

WARNING

Exceeding GVWR or GAWR Specifications:

Exceeding the GVWR or the GAWR specified on the certification label is dangerous.

Exceeding any vehicle rating limitation could result in a serious accident, injury, or

damage to the vehicle.

Do not use replacement tires with lower load carrying capacities than the originals

because they may lower the vehicle's GVWR and GAWR limitations. Replacement

tires with a higher limit than the originals do not increase the GVWR and GAWR

limitations.

Never exceed the GVWR or the GAWR specified on the certification label.

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