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chrisjwright1
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Feb 19, 2016

Ca. DMV Declaration of Gross Vehicle Weight Question

I recently upgraded my truck from a 150 to 350. While completing the sale paperwork the dealer gave me a form that pertains to Reg 4008, the Declaration of Gross Vehicle Weight / Combined Gross Vehic...
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Bedlam
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Feb 19, 2016
I declare my GVWR on my Ram 5500 and pay for it when renewing tags, but I do not have to display GVWR on my personal use truck. Due to the truck being over 14K lbs GVWR (regardless of what you declare to the state for tags), the insurance companies classify it as a commercial vehicle for personal use.

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