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Jarrett_Road_Ho
Explorer
Aug 03, 2015

CW sold me an 1998 motorhome, title says its a 1997

In early July this year, my wife and I purchased a used Class A from Camping World in North Carolina (and paid a $399.00 Processing fee). We live in South Carolina. 6 days before the temp. tag was to ...
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toedtoes
Explorer III
Aug 03, 2015
This is NOT a CW issue. This happens with many other dealers all the time. It's a common issue with RVs as stated previously.

Normally, the model year of a vehicle is determined from the VIN. With RVs, the VIN is for the chassis only. As others have stated, RV manufacturers buy the chassis in bulk and then start building the house. This means that many chassis will sit for months if not up to a year or two.

Look at it this way: you got a 1998 RV and only have to pay 1997 registrations on it.

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