Load carrying capacity reduced 7 lbs.

Yes.

The instructions say to put that sticker on if you put in an actual spare tire.

But it is a CYA thing from the legal department at Toyota......since pretty much NOBODY actually weighs their car to see if all the stuff they carry makes it overloaded or not.

 

Any of the recalls done? (Parking Brake, Airbag)

 

I have that sticker, but my capacity is reduced by 17 lbs. Four Touring with the Premium Convenience package. Port options were all-weather mats, the black console applique, and rear bumper applique. No spare (yet).

I did have the parking brake recall performed, but I can't honestly remember if the sticker was present beforehand.

 

One cheeseburger less, per day, for a week should do it.

 

When I first glanced at the title I was sure I saw "load carrying capacity reduced to 7 lbs."

 

I took my eco in and ended up doing nothing. Found this same sticker of 7lbs on mine.

 

Reminds me of a (misguided?) sign I saw earlier today, while (you guessed it): walking the dog.

 

A WHOLE 7 LBS!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

It's the port installed options that get you that sticker. Mine says 19 lbs, with the protection package and rubber floor mat package.

 

That's a sad and beautiful movie

 

I had similar thoughts, thank gawd for subtle differences!

 

Off course the required weight to drive a Prius in Asia is 150lbs hehe

 

Mine has the 7 lbs sticker. The only option was carpeted floor & cargo mats. I doubt they weigh that much!

 

my theory is that it has additional metal in the front driver side bumper beam to improve results in the small overlap crash test. they added about 7lbs of metal and will need to reduce overall capacity by that amount.

 

Both 2016 and 2017 rate Good in that test so I doubt there were any changes for that.
Remember the 2016 Prius was the first car with the new standardized Toyota chassis architecture.

 

As mentioned in another my 2017 has the 7 lb sticker. The only option it had was the carpeted floor & cargo mats. I doubt they weigh that much.
We know the headlights were redesigned for 2017 to improve test results. Based on our experience compared with some 2016 users, I suspect there were changes to reduce cracking of the windshield too.

 

My 2014 had a couple of those stickers on it, I think it was actually like 10lbs reduced on mine. And they were because of modifications done due to recalls if I remember correctly.