Which GVWR on a New Pickup in California???
I've been talking to you knowledgable people for what must be a couple of years about buying my New Truck/ :D I'm now ready to go.. the dealer has the DURA for the factory order for my F350 Powerst...
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11,400 is what you want.
California DMV page
Pickup (CVC §471)
A motor truck with a manufacturer's GVWR of less than 11,500 pounds and an unladen weight of less than 8,001 pounds, which is equipped with an open box-type bed less than nine feet in length.
•Pickup truck does not include a motor vehicle, otherwise meeting the above definition, which is equipped with a bed-mounted storage compartment commonly called a utility body.
•California Code of Regulations (CCR) §150.04(a) further defines pickup trucks:
"Pursuant to California Vehicle Code §471, any motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or motorized quadricycle, with an open box-type bed not exceeding nine (9) feet in length is by definition a pickup."
•Examples: Ford Explorer Sport Trac, Nissan Frontier, and other similarly designed vehicles.
Pickup Exclusions
The following trucks are not pickups:
•Trucks with an open box-type bed that weigh more than 8,000 pounds unladen or exceed the manufacturer's GVWR of 11,500 pounds ("varied" BTM)
•Trucks equipped with a bed-mounted storage compartment unit commonly called a "utility body" ("utility" BTM)
•Trucks with a body type other than an open box bed (stake, flatbed, dump, etc. BTM).
A pickup with a camper:
•Temporarily-attached is a commercial vehicle and the camper is a load.
•Permanently-attached meets the definition of a housecar (CVC §362) and may be registered as a passenger vehicle.
I have NEVER heard of someone having issues, but the possibility is there, and in this cash strapped state...
California DMV page
Pickup (CVC §471)
A motor truck with a manufacturer's GVWR of less than 11,500 pounds and an unladen weight of less than 8,001 pounds, which is equipped with an open box-type bed less than nine feet in length.
•Pickup truck does not include a motor vehicle, otherwise meeting the above definition, which is equipped with a bed-mounted storage compartment commonly called a utility body.
•California Code of Regulations (CCR) §150.04(a) further defines pickup trucks:
"Pursuant to California Vehicle Code §471, any motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or motorized quadricycle, with an open box-type bed not exceeding nine (9) feet in length is by definition a pickup."
•Examples: Ford Explorer Sport Trac, Nissan Frontier, and other similarly designed vehicles.
Pickup Exclusions
The following trucks are not pickups:
•Trucks with an open box-type bed that weigh more than 8,000 pounds unladen or exceed the manufacturer's GVWR of 11,500 pounds ("varied" BTM)
•Trucks equipped with a bed-mounted storage compartment unit commonly called a "utility body" ("utility" BTM)
•Trucks with a body type other than an open box bed (stake, flatbed, dump, etc. BTM).
A pickup with a camper:
•Temporarily-attached is a commercial vehicle and the camper is a load.
•Permanently-attached meets the definition of a housecar (CVC §362) and may be registered as a passenger vehicle.
I have NEVER heard of someone having issues, but the possibility is there, and in this cash strapped state...
