Re: 2,000 lb R/T towing capacity printed on rear of truck!

From: Chad (mcc@negia.net)
Date: Sun Jul 18 1999 - 17:54:15 EDT


That may be the maximum tongue weight.

Chad clifton

SuperNagz@aol.com wrote:
>
> While washing my truck yesterday, I noticed something...
>
> Molded into the plastic right above the liscense plate holder is clearly
> printed "2,000 lbs towing capcity"
>
> This makes me wonder... obviously Chrysler KNEW about the lowered tow rating
> for the trucks if they "modified" their little molding machines to stamp out
> the 2,000 lb lettering on that specific piece... but.. yet... they didn't
> manage to fix the owners manual, the '99 Dakota brochure, or any of the other
> printed articles.
>
> Maybe we can use this to our advantage in our "fight" against DC.
>
> p.s. I called the 1-800 number someone gave me off here (sorry fergot who u
> were) and told the story to the woman. She took all my information, and was
> very friendly, and told me I would be contacted within a week by my area rep.
> She definately knew about the situation, and was pretty sincere when she said
> I shouldn't have a problem getting a "free" 7/70,000 warranty for my
> inconvenience.
>
> I knew theres alot of talk about "greed" on this subject... but I was
> thinking about maybe asking for something in addition to the warranty... like
> a Mopar Computer when it comes out??? Should I take the chance? Or just
> take the warranty and be happy? (if I even get it.. I guess it hasn't been
> decided on yet until I talk to my rep.)



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