Truck camper title?

stevenal wrote:

Grit dog wrote:

specta wrote:
Manufactures didn't issue camper titles until 2015.

Manufacturers don't issue titles.
They issue MCOs (that kinda look like titles).

And (some) state DMVs take that and some money and issue a title, registration, plate, and a tag.

10-4! That’s how it works when a (any) new vehicle gets titled for the first time.

Grit dog wrote:

specta wrote:
Manufactures didn't issue camper titles until 2015.

Manufacturers don't issue titles.
They issue MCOs (that kinda look like titles).

And (some) state DMVs take that and some money and issue a title, registration, plate, and a tag.

specta wrote:
Manufactures didn't issue camper titles until 2015.

Manufacturers don't issue titles.
They issue MCOs (that kinda look like titles).

specta wrote:
Manufactures didn't issue camper titles until 2015.

That is regional. Both my 1970s units had titles because they were sold to west coast states where titles and their own registration and plates were required.

California, for example, on the other hand, doesn't, because they're not considered vehicles and so are missing titles.

Grit dog wrote:

Tyler0215 wrote:
What does the AZ DMV say?

Too easy….let’s speculate for a while longer please…

You find a definitive answer. I dare you.

They can't give you a straight answer at the DMV. "Depends on what the definition of "is" is."

Grit dog wrote:

Bedlam wrote:

specta wrote:
Manufactures didn't issue camper titles until 2015.

I don't know when they started with titles, but my 2012 Arctic Fox had one.

So did my 05 and 03, in WA. It’s state dependent whether they turn the MCO into a title.
Just like boats and other recreational vehicles. Have lived in states that would title a boat and not the trailer, and vice versa. Same with dirt bikes and atvs.

When we purchased our new '19 truck camper from a dealer in OR, we asked for the MCO (manufacturer's certificate of origin). At the time we lived in AZ, so no real need for it. Hanging on to it though. If we sell our TC to someone who lives in a state that does require a truck camper to be registered/titled, or we move to a state that requires it, having the MCO should help the process go a lot smoother.

Ask the seller to see their bill of sale from when they bought it. Another question is: if the seller has it financed and you buy it, could it get repossessed if they didn't pay off the loan?

Thanks everybody for the quick replies. After the fact I searched this topic and pretty much came to the same conclusion. I believe AZ has no titles for truck campers but not 100%. My only concern is buying something with large amounts of cash and really not knowing if it's stolen, I'm buying from the legal owner, etc. But getting a bill of sale seems to be the way to go. Thanks all.

Tyler0215 wrote:
What does the AZ DMV say?

Too easy….let’s speculate for a while longer please…

What does the AZ DMV say?