3rd row seat...payload capacity question
Just wondering if anyone knows this, does a 3rd row seat in a 2007 tahoe count against payload capacity? Lets say payload is 1800 lbs (I am just making up a number here) and the seats weigh in at 100...
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BenK wrote:
Nope...works the other way around...that 3rd row seat *TOOK* away from
the payload/cargo rating...read these...and learn what 'curb' means and that
all ratings are based no a 'curb' vehicle weight...which is (and soon to be
not) the stripper model...it will become the 'base curb model' with ***NO***
options
Meaning that both 'curb' (stripper model and the base model) does
NOT include options. If that 3rd row seat was an option, or part of
an option 'package'...it is NOT included in those labels
Just that 'stripper' or 'base' model with the tow option, one 150 lb
driver. Some OEMs use full fluids, others half a tank...
Door sticker says never exceed 1263 lbs of cargo/passengers
GM Admits Fudging Payload Ratings
Ford to Stop Stripping Trucks for Payload Ratings
The OP asked a very simple question that deserves a very simple answer. He asked about how the factory third row seat in a Tahoe would add or subtract from the payload. Payload is defined as the sticker on the door, plain and simple. There is no reason to go into a long drawn out discussion about curb weights and strippers.
By the way, to the OP, the answer to the question is that the factory third row seat is included in the payload calculation that is listed on the door sticker, just like any other factory standard features or factory installed options on that particular Tahoe.
