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Occupant and Cargo Carrying
Capacity Weight Label
The Motorhome Occupant and Cargo Carrying Capacity
weight label is affixed to the interior side of the forward-most
passenger door of Class B and C motorhomes. This label indi-
cates how much passenger and cargo weight you can safely
carry within the motorhome. The total weight of passengers,
cargo, water (fresh and waste), and trailer tongue weight
should never exceed the weight values shown on this label.
This label also includes important safety belt seating capac-
ity information and the measured overall length of the
motorhome.
MOTOR HOME OCCUPANT AND CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY
THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF OCCUPANTS AND CARGO SHOULD NEVER EXCEED:
CAUTION: A full load of water equals XXX kg or XXX lbs of cargo @ 1kg/L (8.3 lb/gal)
Recreational vehicle overall length XX' XX" (X.XXXm) as manufactured
Typical Motorhome Occupant and Cargo Carrying Capacity Label
Weighing Your Motorhome
When loading your cargo, be sure weight is distributed evenly
to prevent overloading front to back and side to side. Heavy
items should be placed low and as close to the axle positions
as possible. Too many items stored on one side of your motor-
home may overload tires and cause handling issues.
Periodically weigh your motorhome at a public vehicle scale
to determine axle loads. You can find certified public or com-
mercial vehicle scales at moving and storage lots, farm suppliers
with grain elevators, gravel pits, recycling companies, and large
commercial truck stops.
To weigh your motorhome correctly, measure the fully load-
ed vehicle axle by axle and wheel position by wheel position.
Allow adequate time, since the entire weighing process can take
around 30 minutes. There may be a small fee for each weight
reading taken, but the expense is a worthwhile investment
toward the safe operation of your motorhome.
Your motorhome must be weighed fully loaded, which includes
passengers, food, clothing, fuel, water, propane, supplies, etc.
Any towed vehicle (boat, or trailer) or items loaded on brackets
on the back or roof of the motorhome should also be included
in the weighing process.
VIN# XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXX kg or XXX lbs
Safety belt equipped seating capacity: X
and the tongue weight of a towed trailer counts as cargo
(Serial #: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
W E I G H I N G , L O A D I N G , A N D T O W I N G
NOTE: If a boat, trailer, or other vehicle is being
towed, it should be weighed and combined with the
motorhome's weight to ensure the total weight of the
motorhome and towed vehicle does not exceed the
gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of the motor-
home. Contact your dealer or the chassis manufac-
turer for GCWR ratings.
The following procedure is suggested when using a long
platform scale, although any method recommended by the
scale operator which correctly determines weight value is
acceptable. During all measurements, it is important to keep
the vehicle as level as possible.
1.
Pull onto the scale so that only the front axle is on the plat-
form with the end of the scale midway between the front
and rear axles and record the weight (Reading A).
2.
Pull forward until the full unit is on the scale and record
the weight (Reading B).
3.
Pull forward so that only the rear axle is on the scale and
record the weight (Reading C).
4.
To determine the weight of individual wheel positions,
repeat the previous three steps, but this time, use only one
side of the motorhome on the scale. Record the weight
readings.
5.
To calculate the wheel position weight for the opposite
side of the motorhome, subtract these weight readings
from weight readings A, B, and C recorded in steps 1, 2,
and 3.
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