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Originally Posted by EA37TS

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I would be willing to bet that the issue is not just with large class c motor homes.

Agree there are others too, but I’d bet overloaded E-450s are one of the most common. With other chassis like Ford F-53, if the manufacturer is close to the limit, there is a greater chance they can go to a chassis with higher GVWR. However, with E-450, there are no other GVWR options above 14,500 pounds. Therefore, manufacturers pushing the limits to offer an affordable huge motorhome that are often over 32 feet in length and have a couple of slides (or a full wall slide), will soon find 14,500 pounds GVWR is not ideal (not really enough).

Years ago Ford offered an E-550 chassis which could have avoided some of these overloading problems, but was discontinued after a couple of years.


Smaller motorhomes like we’ve looked at can have similar design issues. The ProMaster RV Cutaway when used for 23~24-foot rigs often end up with overloaded rear axles. The RV industry could improve in this area.