Why RVIA Sticker?
Browsing through MH dealerships for a new class A motorhome, I came across an RVIA sticker as an option. I usually have to beat up the dealer to keep their advertising sticker off my new vehicle. Why ...
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Sooboy wrote:Francesca Knowles wrote:
That's the "Underwriter's Laboratory" of RV's; you can't import a new/near new RV into Canada without that certification, either.
That's completely false. There is no requirement for the sticker when importing an RV from the US into Canada. Provided you follow the importation process as set-out by RIV, importation is a breeze and has nothing to do with RVIA.
Must be the "loophole" referred to in the last line of the following reg- this one's Alberta's but other Provinces, I think, have since followed suit:
Alberta Traffic Safety Act wrote:
Recreational vehicle CSA Standard
102(1) CSA Standard Z240 RV and the United States
Recreational Vehicle Industry Association certification process are
adopted and apply to recreational vehicles.
(2) A person shall not construct, manufacture or cause to be
constructed or manufactured a recreational vehicle unless it
complies with subsection (1).
(3) A person shall not advertise or lease a recreational vehicle
manufactured after July 1, 1971 unless it complies with subsection
(1).
(4) A vehicle that complies with subsection (1) must have a mark
authorized by the CSA or the United States Recreational Vehicle
Industry Association on the vehicle or be certified by another
method adopted by the CSA.
