Gdetrailer wrote:
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I have been down this argument road before..
YES, "tempered" glass IS "required" in travel trailer windows, it is now days called "safety glazing". I would rather have billions of smaller rounded glass pieces flying at me or other motorists if the trailer was involved in a wreck on the road..
If you do not believe me, go take a hard look at YOUR trailer windows.. You should find a small triangle watermark in one of the four corners of the glass which will state either tempered or safety glazing.
I know ALL of the windows in my 1984 TT HAVE the tempered marking as well as my previous 1981 TT..
The tempering process is a GOOD THING, not a bad thing. Tempering strengthens the glass and the process creates a surface tension on both sides of the glass which when broken, makes the glass break into millions a less sharp pieces unlike untempered plate glass where you often get huge jagged shards..
I do not disagree that safety glass is a good thing, nor necessarily that it's not typically installed in travel trailers. I have a motorhome, not a travel trailer, so it definitely does have safety glass (and indeed is required to legally).
So far as I can find from some searching, the only DOT requirements are that motor vehicles, including truck campers and truck caps, be equipped with safety glass. There is no legal requirement (at least that I have been able to find) for it to be installed in trailers. In nearly all states it's also not legal for passengers to be in trailers while on the road.
I would not be the least bit surprised if RV windows simply aren't available with anything but safety glass.
