Where's the payload sticker on Rams?
I looked at the sticker on the door with the VIN, GAWR and GVWR. I expected it to include the available payload, but can't seem to find it.
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kaydeejay wrote:
wilber1 wrote:
Not sure about Canada, but max. payload capacity IS a legal requirement in the US since 2005.
Not saying they don't exist but I have never seen a payload number on a door sticker. GVWR and axle ratings are legal requirements, payload is not and will be different for every truck depending on how it is optioned.
The label on the door pillar must state "The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed xxxx#/xxxxKg"
That number is the max PAYLOAD capacity!
Odd choice of words then. Should instead of shall or will. Should is normally used as a recommendation rather than a directive.wilber1 wrote:
Not sure about Canada, but max. payload capacity IS a legal requirement in the US since 2005.
Not saying they don't exist but I have never seen a payload number on a door sticker. GVWR and axle ratings are legal requirements, payload is not and will be different for every truck depending on how it is optioned.
The label on the door pillar must state "The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed xxxx#/xxxxKg"
That number is the max PAYLOAD capacity!BillyW wrote:
Then tell the dealer he is selling vehicles that violate the Federal Label requirements!!sch911 wrote:
.......... The stickers didn't have the the actual weight either..............
Well it's really pretty simple to calculate: GVWR - Actual Weight of the Truck = Payload.
That "Combined weight of Occupants and Cargo must not exceed" number on the black & yellow label is legally required to be accurate within 10#.wilber1 wrote:
Mine I guess but one should note the word "should", in as not being the same as "shall".
Maybe it says should because there is no law about exceeding GVWR. Chriswilber1 wrote:
Not saying they don't exist but I have never seen a payload number on a door sticker. GVWR and axle ratings are legal requirements, payload is not and will be different for every truck depending on how it is optioned.
Maybe it's different in Canada but, in the US, EVERY single car, SUV and pickup has a the payload specific to that individual vehicle listed on the door jamb. The entire point is that it's bespoke # based on the options selected.- Mine I guess but one should note the word "should", in as not being the same as "shall".
- 2014 RAM 3500
2014 RAM 3500
- Not saying they don't exist but I have never seen a payload number on a door sticker. GVWR and axle ratings are legal requirements, payload is not and will be different for every truck depending on how it is optioned.
- Actual weight 'should' be GVWR - payload...if the label is correct
sch911 wrote:
Yup, I'm up to the math challenge. The stickers didn't have the the actual weight either.
Well it's really pretty simple to calculate: GVWR - Actual Weight of the Truck = Payload.
Thanks, goducks10. I'll check a little more carefully on the jams themselves.
