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Hey guys. Not sure if this applies to other RW models, but on my 2013 Road Warrior the VIN/Weight tag is inaccurate. Until this model year (2014) the 30C had an incorrect GVWR of 14,000. It seemed strange to me as the trailer weighed over 12 dry and put two "toys" in the garage and you are at capacity without any camping gear or tanks. Anyways, I recently noticed on Heartland's site that the 2014 30C now has 16k as it's GVWR. I was pretty sure nothing had changed to bump the rating so I put an email in to my regional sales guy, Mike Alpin. What a great guy by the way. He has quickly answered tons of questions for me both before and after the sale. Anyways, as always, I heard right back from him. Turns out prior year 30C trailers were incorrectly labeled at 14k. Someone made a mistake and only tallied the two 7k axles and used that as the GVWR forgetting that the pin takes 3k+ of the weight. Hence, the 2014 and forward are now rated at a more reasonable 16k. Nothing else was changed to increase the rating. It was just bad math the first time round. So, here is my question. Shouldn't Heartland provide me with a new VIN/Weight tag? If ever I get pulled over in a tough state and get weighed, I'll be overweight even though I'm not due to the bad info on the tag. I called Heartland customer service and talked with a nice guy. He understood what I was saying but was pretty sure that no new tag could be issued. What do you all think? Shouldn't this be fixed for not only my, but all 30c's that were tagged wrong? It will probably never be an issue, but imagine how mad you'd be if you got a big fine and had to pay someone to tow your trailer for you because of an inaccurate tag. Thoughts?