13-12
Consumer information and Reporting safety defects
! Calculating total and load capacities varying seating configurations
Calculate the available load capacity as shown in the following
examples:
occupant weighing 154 lbs (70 kg)
plus cargo weighing 551 lbs (250
kg).
1. Calculate the total weight.
Example 1B
Example 1A
2. Calculate the available load capacity by subtracting the total
weight from the vehicle capacity
weight of 800 lbs (363 kg).
Vehicle capacity weight of the
vehicle is 800 lbs (363 kg), which
is indicated on the vehicle placard
with the statement “The combined
weight of occupants and cargo
should never exceed 363 kg or
800 lbs”.
For example, if the vehicle has one
3. The result of step 2 shows that a
further 95 lbs (43 kg) of cargo can
be carried.
For example, if a person weighing
176 lbs (80 kg) now enters the
same vehicle (bringing the number
of occupants to two), the calculations are as follows:
1. Calculate the total weight.