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Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects

Tire Information (U.S.A.)

Vehicle Loading

This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehicle and/or trailer, to keep your 

loaded vehicle weight within its design rating capability, with or without a trailer. Properly 

loading your vehicle will provide maximum return of vehicle design performance. Before 

loading your vehicle, familiarize yourself with the following terms for determining your 

vehicle's weight ratings, with or without a trailer, from the vehicle's Safety Certification 

Label and Tire and Load Information Label:

WARNING

Overloaded Vehicle:

Overloading a vehicle is dangerous. The results of overloading can have serious 

consequences in terms of passenger safety. Too much weight on a vehicle's suspension 

system can cause spring or shock absorber failure, brake failure, handling or steering 

problems, irregular tire wear, tire failure or other damage.

Overloading makes a vehicle harder to drive and control. It also increases the distance 

required for stopping. In cases of serious overloading, brakes can fail completely, 

particularly on steep grades. The load a tire will carry safely is a combination of the size of 

the tire, its load range, and corresponding inflation pressure.

Never overload the vehicle and always observe the vehicle's weight ratings from the 

vehicle's Safety Certification and Tire and Load Information labels.

Base Curb Weight is the weight of the vehicle including a full tank of fuel and all 

standard equipment. It does not include passengers, cargo, or optional equipment.

Vehicle Curb Weight

 is the weight of your new vehicle when you picked it up from your 

dealer plus any aftermarket equipment.

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