Silverado 1500 & Travel Trailer
I have a 2009 Chevy Silverado crew cab 1500 2x4 I'm a little confused on some numbers 1: GVWR 6800 2: Towing Capacity 10,600 I'm looking to buy a travel trailer and just a little confused on w...
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Ambiguous still...
They continue to reference an unloaded vehicle weight, but does NOT say the
actual.
Optional equipment is the continual issue and *ALL* the labels of my vehicles
shows that they used 'curb', not optioned
They continue to reference an unloaded vehicle weight, but does NOT say the
actual.
Optional equipment is the continual issue and *ALL* the labels of my vehicles
shows that they used 'curb', not optioned
Section 567.4 requires vehicle manufacturers to affix to each vehicle a label bearing, among other things, the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), which must not be less than the sum of the unloaded vehicle weight, rated cargo load, and 150 pounds times the vehicles rated seating capacity; and the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR), which is the value specified by the manufacturer as the load carrying capacity of a single axle system.
Paragraph S4.3 of FMVSS No. 110 requires manufacturers to affix a placard to each passenger car?s glove compartment door or an equally accessible location showing the vehicle?s capacity weight, designated seating capacity, the manufacturer?s recommended cold tire inflation pressure for maximum loaded vehicle weight, the manufacturer?s recommended tire size designation, and, for a vehicle equipped with a non-pneumatic spare tire assembly, the non-pneumatic identification code required by FMVSS No. 129, New Non-Pneumatic Tires for Passenger Cars.?The required information is intended to promote the vehicle?s safe performance by preventing the overloading of the tires or the vehicle itself.
