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pursuant to the "National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1966".
Step 1: Locate the statement "The com-
X
bined 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
X
the driver and passengers from XXX kilo-
grams or XXX lbs.
Step 4: The resulting figure equals the
X
available amount of cargo and luggage load
capacity. For example, if the "XXX" amount
equals 1400 lbs and there will be five
150-lb passengers in your vehicle, the
amount of available 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
vehicle. That weight may not safely exceed
the available cargo and luggage load capa-
city calculated 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 num-
ber and size of occupants. The following
examples use a load limit of 1500 lbs
(680 kg). This is for illustration 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 255).
Y
The greater the combined weight of the occu-
pants, the lower the maximum luggage load.
Loading the vehicle
Step 1
Example 1 Example 2
Combined
1500 lbs
maximum
(680 kg)
weight of
occupants
and cargo
(data from the
Tire and Load-
ing Informa-
tion placard)
Step 2
Example 1 Example 2
Number of
1
people in the
vehicle (driver
and occu-
pants)
Weight of the
Occu-
occupants
pant 1:
175 lbs
(80 kg)
Gross weight
175 lbs
of all occu-
(80 kg)
pants
257
1500 lbs
(680 kg)
2
Occu-
pant 1:
175 lbs
(80 kg)
Occu-
pant 2:
195 lbs
(88 kg)
370 lbs
(168 kg)
Z
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