Yes.
A. Nobody weighed your rig at the crash site period.
A) Yes they WILL factor loaded/GVWR ratings during an investigation.
And again, you have too be 5k pounds over weight before it's a crime, not .01%? Make all the mental leaps you want, it's not that critical. Even if you haul commercially where this stuff is actually enforced and you're 5k pound over they write the ticket and send you back on the road. The dot would be liable in a whole bunch of cases if it was remotely the legal risk you think it is. Not to mention, if you hit someone at .01% blood alcohol you're just as liable as you are at .1% and your insurance still pays, the DUI charge doesn't change that.
1 case yet? Internet paranoia? Still waiting after 3 decades. And last I checked 1k pounds wasn't 20% of the 13k pound total weight not to mention that math only works if the braking force doesn't change, go back and read my example again. The 7k pound tandem trailer will stop faster than even the 5k pound single axle camp trailer that everyone is happy to tow with the gladiator as it has 2x the brakes and 2x the surface area in tires to apply that force to the road.
Still waiting on you to show me one case of anyone ever being sued personally for being over weight on a tow after a crash.
Yep, people with DOT numbers are open to that.
Every one of those accidents were still caused by the tow vehicle, and only 2 mention weight at all. Improper loading, double the hitches rating, over the tire rating, all contribute more than the weight itself and we aren't talking "this model was only rated at 6k not 7k depending on when you look at Jeeps site... and sometimes they list it at 7700lbs". That's so far from the criminal negligence of those business cases listed. Sure if you hook up 10k+ pound there's some risk. Within the rating of a JT is still within the rating and screenshots from Jeeps own site have shown the rubicon and mojave both rated at 7700lbs at different times. Not even close to negligence to believe the manufacturer who doesn't even give you a paper manual and tells you to go to their often incorrect site for such things.
I ended up buying elsewhere.I see you are in Mississippi where there "may" be more people who understand Jeeps but even then, salespeople are salespeople. If you think the salesman at your dealer doesn't understand tow ratings, think about those of us in or closer to urban areas.The first time I went to the local dealership to look at Gladiators the salesman that had been there 14 years told me all models have the same tow rating.
The only thing I expect my salesman to do at a dealership is get the numbers right before I see the finance guy.
Every now and again youāll get one thatās a Jeep person. Most of the time they are a ācarā salesman. A lot have been through multiple brands and just chase the better pay. I canāt knock em for it. Just make sure YOU know what youāre looking for and the specs of what youāre looking at even if the dealer does not.The first time I went to the local dealership to look at Gladiators the salesman that had been there 14 years told me all models have the same tow rating.
