TRUCK CAMPERS NOT ALLOWED INTO MEXICO - only with 1/2 Truck!
Mexico's SAT (customs office), is not issuing vehicle permits for TRUCK CAMPERS with trucks over 1/2 T....which means F250/ 350 and over if yours is a Ford, this law does not apply to MOTORHOMES of any weight, only truck campers.
The law previously had been on the books, but only recently enforced. I have been traveling into Mexico for over 25 years with a F250 and 350 truck and never had a problem. I have been contacted by some other camper owners who experienced this roadblock.
To verify this I went to the customs entry point at the Texas Border and consulted with officials there, I was shown the law and discussed possible solutions to it. One suggestion was to pay a $200 "adjustment fee", and the other was to change the classification of my truck camper from "pickup with camper" to "motorhome" on the vehicle title (if it is a motorhome on the title it will be permitted).
I checked with the DMV in Texas, and there is a process to change it by permanent mount to the truck and filing a VEHICLE MODIFICATION FORM..
Until this is changed ---- TRUCK CAMPER OWNERS BEWARE, IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING INTO MEXICO, especially if you are traveling into Central America, because the southern Mexico customs will not let you return to the USA.
The law previously had been on the books, but only recently enforced. I have been traveling into Mexico for over 25 years with a F250 and 350 truck and never had a problem. I have been contacted by some other camper owners who experienced this roadblock.
To verify this I went to the customs entry point at the Texas Border and consulted with officials there, I was shown the law and discussed possible solutions to it. One suggestion was to pay a $200 "adjustment fee", and the other was to change the classification of my truck camper from "pickup with camper" to "motorhome" on the vehicle title (if it is a motorhome on the title it will be permitted).
I checked with the DMV in Texas, and there is a process to change it by permanent mount to the truck and filing a VEHICLE MODIFICATION FORM..
Until this is changed ---- TRUCK CAMPER OWNERS BEWARE, IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING INTO MEXICO, especially if you are traveling into Central America, because the southern Mexico customs will not let you return to the USA.
