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Loading the vehicle
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The specifications shown on the Tire and
Loading Information placard in the illustration
are examples. The number of seats is vehicle-
specific and can differ from the details shown.
The number of seats in your vehicle can be
found on the Tire and Loading Information
placard.
Determining the correct load limit
Step-by-step instructions
The following steps have been developed as
required of all manufacturers under Title 49,
Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575 pur-
suant to the "National Traffic and Motor Vehicle
Safety Act of 1966".
Step 1: Locate the statement "The combined
X
weight of occupants and cargo should never
exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs." on your vehicle's
Tire and Loading Information placard.
Step 2: Determine the combined weight of
X
the driver and passengers that will be riding in
your vehicle.
Step 3: Subtract the combined weight of the
X
driver and passengers from XXX kilograms or
XXX lbs.
Step 4: The resulting figure equals the avail-
X
able amount of cargo and luggage load capa-
city. For example, if the "XXX" amount equals
1400 lbs and there will be five 150-lb pas-
sengers in your vehicle, the amount of avail-
able cargo and luggage load capacity is
650 lbs (1400 - 750 (5 x 150) = 650 lbs).
Step 5: Determine the combined weight of
X
luggage and cargo being loaded on the vehi-
cle. That weight may not safely exceed the
available cargo and luggage load capacity cal-
culated in step 4.
Example: steps 1 to 3
The following table shows examples on how to
calculate total and cargo load capacities with
varying seating configurations and number and
size of occupants. The following examples use a
load limit of 1500 lbs (680 kg). This is for illus-
tration purposes only. Make sure you are
using the actual load limit for your vehicle stated
on your vehicle's Tire and Loading Information
placard (
page 295).
Y
The greater the combined weight of the occu-
pants, the lower the maximum luggage load.
Step 1
Example 1
Combined max-
1500 lbs
imum weight of
(680 kg)
occupants and
cargo (data
from the Tire
and Loading
Information
placard)
Step 2
Example 1
Number of peo-
1
ple in the vehi-
cle (driver and
occupants)
Weight of the
Occu-
occupants
pant 1:
175 lbs
(80 kg)
Gross weight
175 lbs
of all occupants
(80 kg)
Step 3
Example 1
Permissible
1500 lbs
load (maxi-
(680 kg) Ò
mum gross
175 lbs
vehicle weight
(80 kg) =
rating from the
1325 lbs
Tire and Load-
(600 kg)
ing Information
placard minus
the gross
weight of all
occupants)
Example 2
1500 lbs
(680 kg)
Example 2
2
Occu-
pant 1:
175 lbs
(80 kg)
Occu-
pant 2:
195 lbs
(88 kg)
370 lbs
(168 kg)
Example 2
1500 lbs
(680 kg) Ò
370 lbs
(168 kg) =
1130 lbs
(512 kg)
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