Every state has different registration requirements.
You can get into trouble many places if you register at a weight less than the GVWR. Just check that point with your state.
That likely is mostly applied to commercial vehicles. Here in MA you used to be able to register according to what ever you wanted as long as your weight stayed below it. That made sense for a furniture hauler like me but that got subsumed by new rules to use the gvwr.
RV insurance in many states is cheaper than passenger rates. But only about $10 total difference in MA. I opted for passenger registration since that allowed me on the most roads and best city parking privileges.
Dan
You can get into trouble many places if you register at a weight less than the GVWR. Just check that point with your state.
That likely is mostly applied to commercial vehicles. Here in MA you used to be able to register according to what ever you wanted as long as your weight stayed below it. That made sense for a furniture hauler like me but that got subsumed by new rules to use the gvwr.
RV insurance in many states is cheaper than passenger rates. But only about $10 total difference in MA. I opted for passenger registration since that allowed me on the most roads and best city parking privileges.
Dan