What about the RVIA Sticker ?

DrewE wrote:
Some (a very few) campgrounds might not let you in without the sticker, at least in theory.

That will never happen.

Jeff....When I repainted my boat trailer years ago, I called the manufacturer and they sent me all new decals, including the ones particular to my trailer with serial numbers.

The sticker was put on your RV by lawyers for lawyers. Didn't mean anything then and certainly not now.

yankee camper wrote:
Not to hijack the thread but on the same token what about the mfg. sticker with the vin.#, model, and weights? Mine is long gone.

Call the manufacturer, They can issue another one

Chris

I would be very cautious, I just got out of jail for taking the tag off my seat cushion. :B

Sorry, couldn't resist...

Not to hijack the thread but on the same token what about the mfg. sticker with the vin.#, model, and weights? Mine is long gone.

I treat it just like the stickers the rv dealer puts on to advertise their dealership. I remove them once I Get the rv home.

The sticker only means the manufacturer is a member and the RV was built in compliance with RVIA standards.

To you as the owner, the sticker means nothing.

There's no legal requirement to have the sticker. Some (a very few) campgrounds might not let you in without the sticker, at least in theory. I suspect in practice nobody would even notice since this presumably is obviously a commercially produced RV.

If you look at the sticker, all it says is that the manufacturer was a member of the RVIA and that they certify that the RV meets the applicable codes (electrical, plumbing, DOT, etc.) in force at the time of manufacture. While it doesn't say so on the sticker, it does also mean that the maker paid a fee to the RVIA per sticker, somewhere in the vicinity of $75 to $80 I believe. Removing the sticker in no way alters the code compliance. It's perfectly legal to build and use an RV that does not have the sticker, and indeed any homebuilt RV will fall into that category, as well as those made by at least a few of the smaller RV makers.

I don't think there's a way to get a replacement sticker, at least not easily. They don't want them generally available for people to put on RV's that don't meet the codes or (probably more to the point) for which the $75 to $80 fee has not been paid. Your best bet might be to work through the RV manufacturer.