RVIA sticker
Why is there a charge for the sticker that is affixed to campers.....What do they do with the money they collect for this ? It does not look like they are doing anything about shoddy construction in ...
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JaxDad wrote:Dutch_12078 wrote:JaxDad wrote:SCVJeff wrote:steve-n-vicki wrote:Where?
I have stayed at a campground that required you to have the RVIA seal, no seal no stay
Legally, probably everywhere. In practice I doubt it's checked very often.
There is no state or federal law requiring an RV to have an RVIA sticker. A park can require one of course, since it's their park and their rules. I have stayed at a couple of parks over the years with it in their rules, but no one has ever asked about it or looked for it at check in.
While from a purely technical point of view, an "RVIA" sticker isn't required, the certification of compliance with the NFPA standards it represents IS required.
If an RV manufacturer wished to have some other accredited body certify the vehicles compliance with the required minimum standards for life safety it would be acceptable.
Please provide a link to any regulation that requires a "certification" that an RV meets NFPA standards. Even most RV's WITH an RVIA sticker are self-certified by the manufacturer, with only random checks by the RVIA inspectors. The NFPA does not set national or state standards for anything. Instead, they write standards that governments MAY adopt as written or may modify as they see fit. ANSI standards fall in the same category. NHTSA regulations and requirements for RV's and other highway vehicles, on the other hand, are codified in US law.
