Wells Fargo Automobile Accessories - Manual (Page 11)

THAT REALLY WORKS FOR YOU
PROCEDURE
To secure repair of the equipment or any warranted parts under this
Warranty, the unit or warranted part must be delivered, charges prepaid,
to the nearest Wells Cargo Dealer or Plant as directed by the Company.
Your Wells Cargo dealer from whom you purchased your unit is responsible
for the registration of your warranty with the factory. We ask that you
cooperate with your dealer in supplying the necessary information on the
warranty card so that we may better serve you.
Please Note: Should equipment not supplied by Wells Cargo fail, (e.g. the
hitch you have installed on your tow vehicle), the result may be an accident,
damage or injury beyond our control.
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Wells Cargo Owner’s Manual
TERMINOLOGY
Throughout this Owner’s Manual there could be terms and acronyms that
are unfamiliar to you. Below are a few definitions that may prove helpful:
GAWR - load carrying capacity of the total axle system, as measured at
the tire/ground interface.
GVWR - maximum loaded weight of a trailer including its own weight and
the weight of its payload.
CURB WEIGHT - The weight of an empty trailer without cargo.
HITCH WEIGHT - The amount of weight applied to the hitch of the tow
vehicle. 10% to 15% is normal for ball hitch trailers; 25% is normal for
gooseneck trailers. (See page 17 for more details.)
PAYLOAD CAPACITY - The total weight of cargo that a trailer can carry.
This is usually the GVWR minus the Curb Weight.
SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers.
D.O.T. - United States Department of Transportation.