IAMICHABOD wrote:
Here is an explanation from RIVA of how it works, if you need help getting it fixed with the DMV there is a Phone # at the bottom of the page.
If a DMV employee insists on using the incomplete chassis model year, please call the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association at 703-620-6003 for assistance. Ask for the Government Affairs Department.
Great research job, Friend! I'd stumbled into that writeup and didn't leave enough breadcrumbs to get back to it.
Usually, if the Model Year is correctly assigned, the actual chassis year doesn't make much difference. But in some years, it really does. Under a Ford-bases Class C, I wouldn't care if the chassis under a 2007 coach was 2006 or 2007. Nor if it was 2008 or 2009 under a 2009 coach. But I WOULD care if a "2008" was on a 2007 Ford E-series chassis. 2008 was the year the front axle was upgraded, MUCH larger brakes, and the sheet metal re-style that makes a 2008 look "new" and a 2007 "older." I saw a website, I think it was Winnebago (and I hope I'm right this time!) mentioned that the current coach model year would have a chassis year change during the production run.
That said, Chassis Year can matter when buying parts. And, again on Ford, there have been mid-year parts changes. Catalog'll refer to "Before and After" chassis production dates.
