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Load& Your Vehicle
The Certification/Tire.iabel is found on the driver's door
edge, -above the door latch. The label shows the size of
your original. tires and the inflation pressures needed to
obtain the grass weight capacity of your vehicle. This is
called the Gro-ss- Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). The
GVWR includes the weight of the vehicle, all occupants,
fuel, cargo aild trailer tongue weight, if pulling a-trailer.
The C&tification/Tire. label also tells you the maximum
weights for the front and-re,ar axl.es, called Grass Axle
Weight .Rating (GAWR).
To find
Qut the actual
loads on
your
front
and rear axles, you need to
go to a
we.igh
station and weigh your-vehicle. Your dealer
can
help
you with this. Be sure to spread out your load equally on
bath sides of the centerline..
Never exceed the GVWR for your vehicle, or the
GAWR
h
i
either the front or rear axle.
And, if you do have a heavy load, you- sho,uld spfead.
it out.
Similar appearing vehicles.
may
have. differeQt GVWRs
and payloads. Please note the Certificatioflire. label
sf
your
truck or consult
your
dealer for additional details.
In the.case of a gudden stop or collision, things
carried in the bed of your truck could shift^
forward and come into the passenger area,
injuring you and others.
'
I
f
you put things in the
bed of your truck, you should rnake.su.re they are
properly secured.
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