MFG Ratings what are the limiting factors

kaydeejay wrote:

jerem0621 wrote:
I have a question for you. On my phone 2014 Town and Country the tire loading and payload sticker is totally bogus. I scaled it and found a huge discrepancy between GVWR and the available payload. I lost the weight slip so I can't provide that yet. I need to get it re-weighed. But it was hundreds of pounds difference iirc. I have 1100 ish lbs of payload per the door sticker and when we weighed the van we had the entire family in the van and some of our gear so 900 lbs total....I expected to see 200 ish lbs of payload but it was more like 5 or 600 lbs under GVWR

Curious, I started checking out other 2014 Town and Countries, across all trim levels and options I found the payload sticker was exactly the same.

This fact has led me to call the sticker 'silly' and sent me back to the Stone Age where to determine actual payload I will weigh the vehicle and subtract from the GVWR.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

Hmmm, something wrong here!
When I was responsible for those stickers it was my understanding that the stated payload had to be accurate within 10# for a given vehicle.
We had a very complex computer process that did the calculations based on vehicle content.
It was the same process used to calculate payment to the vehicle shippers, which was based on weight. You'd better believe they would holler if it was wrong.
I can't speak for Chrysler - maybe you need to ask them!

It comes down to this. Does he KNOW how much he had in the van. It was just an estimate. Add to the fact this will only work on a new vehicle. Vehicles much like our rv's tend to collect items after awhile that we may forget are in there. Jumper cables, tow strap and other things stored away.