diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/InputData/FileIO/XML/Declaration/Reader/Impl/XMLDeclarationMultistageInputReader.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/InputData/FileIO/XML/Declaration/Reader/Impl/XMLDeclarationMultistageInputReader.cs
index 7b5f2623a832e5b08d785f6a6f44857ec5b3af10..46321f06615803cd907c5dde33d629546ce02e82 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/InputData/FileIO/XML/Declaration/Reader/Impl/XMLDeclarationMultistageInputReader.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/InputData/FileIO/XML/Declaration/Reader/Impl/XMLDeclarationMultistageInputReader.cs
@@ -327,11 +327,6 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.InputData.FileIO.XML.Declaration.Reader.Impl
 			} 
 		}
 
-		
-		
-
-
-
 
 		public ConsolidatedDataBase(IEnumerable<IManufacturingStageInputData> manufacturingStages)
 		{
@@ -511,7 +506,7 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.InputData.FileIO.XML.Declaration.Reader.Impl
 
 		public Kilogram CurbMassChassis => GetVehiclePropertyValue<Kilogram>(nameof(CurbMassChassis));
 
-		public Kilogram GrossVehicleMassRating => GetVehiclePropertyValue<Kilogram>(nameof(GrossVehicleMassRating));
+		public Kilogram GrossVehicleMassRating => GetVehiclePropertyValue<Kilogram>(nameof(GrossVehicleMassRating)) ?? _primaryVehicle.Vehicle.GrossVehicleMassRating;
 
 		public bool? AirdragModifiedMultistage => GetVehiclePropertyValue<bool?>(nameof(AirdragModifiedMultistage));
 
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/VectoCoreTest.csproj b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/VectoCoreTest.csproj
index d96754280f1782177e66ef4ac6a6fa9c51e81d26..8461bb5eddacfdfee03420960207b291921c2655 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/VectoCoreTest.csproj
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/VectoCoreTest.csproj
@@ -6035,6 +6035,9 @@
     <Content Include="TestData\XML\XMLReaderDeclaration\SchemaVersion2.10\Distributed\PrimaryBus\PEV_primaryBus_E4.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
+    <Content Include="TestData\XML\XMLReaderDeclaration\SchemaVersion2.10\vecto_vehicle-exempted_input_completewithoutTMPLM.xml">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
     <Content Include="TestData\XML\XMLReaderDeclaration\SchemaVersion2.10\vecto_vehicle-exempted_input_interim-sample.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>