Vehicle - Load Carrying Label Requirements
Model All ModelGroup General Information (10)
Number KT2008053001
Subject
Load Carrying Capacity Label Requirements and Instructions to Comply With FMVSS 110 (General Information - 022 Revised)
Date Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Area N. America
- Description
This bulletin is intended to provide information for the new NHTSA requirements related to the Load Carrying Capacity (LCC) when certain accessories are added to a completed vehicle prior to first retail sale. The new requirement is effective on 06/02/08.
The new rule states that:
"Any party that adds weight to a completed vehicle exceeding the lesser of 1.5 % of the vehicle's gross weight rating or 100 lbs (before first sale to the retail customer) is required to disclose this extra weight on labels affixed to the vehicles. Lesser amounts of weight may be added without changing or adding labels."
In case the LCC is reduced, a new (additional) label will have to be added; format as shown above.
A full description is available in NHTSA's final rule document 72FR 68441.
- Service Procedure
Notice:
Under the rule, both manufacture (OE) and all aftermarket accessory weight has to be counted. For accessories not supplied by Kia, contact your supplier for weight information, or use an appropriate scale to determine.
The entity that is installing accessories prior to retail is responsible for:
1. Determining total weight of additions
2. determining if the total added weight exceeds the allowable limit,
3. updating or replacing the information on the LCC label.
To ensure compliance with the new rule and to ensure consumers are correctly informed about the actual LCC, Kia has determined that:
1. Where LCC is impacted so as to require a label information change the best way to provide that information is to install a new label in the vicinity of the existing Tire and Loading Information label, and
2. The most practical way to enter the reduction in LCC on the new label is to write it in by hand using a permanent marker. (Use Sharpie(R) Fine Point Industrial Permanent Marker or comparable.)
The new label is to be installed no more than 1 inch (25 mm) away from the original one. Location will vary by model. On vehicles produced before May 2008, select the best possible location; see examples above.
In vehicles built after May 2008, space for placing the load carrying capacity label will be available directly next to the Tire and Loading Information label, if application is necessary.
Notice:
In some vehicles produced prior to May 2008, there may not be sufficient space to apply the label within one inch on the Tire and Loading Information label. If this is the case, select a location as close to this position as possible.
To facilitate immediate compliance at the retailer level, Kia is making the following available:
^ Individual weight for all available Kia accessories
^ Weight information for any port-installed options
^ Instructions for determining whether a label is required
^ An initial quantity of labels. Additional labels (P/N UM090 PS001) can be ordered through the regular parts channels.
For dealer's reference, the total weight of all port-installed options will be shown in the lower left hand corner of the Monroney label for all vehicles shipped from US ports after 06/02/08. If an asterisk (*) is printed next to the weight, the limit for that vehicle has already been exceeded and a label showing the reduction in LCC will be applied to the door jamb.
Calculation/Determination of Labeling requirement:
1. View or copy the table that is shown below, and proceed with calculation. Write 1. in vehicle model, and select and enter maximum allowable accessory weight B (refer to attachment I).
2. Check in the vicinity of the original Tire and Loading Information label to determine if a new 2. LCC label was installed in the drivers door jamb, indicating accessories were already added after manufacturing (for example: port installed options). Enter actual value from yellow LCC label as found.
3. If no label is found, find total added weight in accessories as printed on the Monroney 3. label border. (For vehicles in dealer stock that were shipped prior to 06/01/08, PIO weight information will be supplied separately.)
4. Select any/all Kia accessories being added at this time, enter P/N in WEB DCS screen, (see 4. attachment 2 for detailed instructions to check accessory weights in Web DCS) read the weight for each, and enter in table below.
Notice:
Under the rule, both manufacturer (OE) and all aftermarket accessory weight has to be counted. For accessories not supplied by Kia, contact your supplier for weight information, or use a appropriate scale to determine.
If added total weight A is lower than maximum allowable B, no label required. If added total weight A is higher than maximum allowable weight B, a label is required. If so, write the LCC reduction A on the new label (P/N UM090 PS001) using permanent ink/marker. (Use Sharpie(R) Fine Point Industrial Permanent Marker or comparable.)
Make sure area of application is clean. Apply label directly on door jamb, or (if a label was already installed) apply it directly over (on top of) the previous one.
Finally, make a note on the delivery form for the vehicle, so that customer will be informed about the new (reduced) LCC.
Attachments/links:
1. List of Kia models and allowable weight additions
2. Web DCS screen capture
Attachment 1: allowable maximum weight addition without LCC labeling, per model, in lbs.
2008 Kia Vehicle Gross Vehicle Weight by Model
Attachment 2: Web DCS screen capture