RVDA SPECIAL: Understanding RV Specific Regulations
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RVDA SPECIAL: Understanding
RV Specific Regulations
Brett RichardsonDirector of Regulatory Affairs, RVDA
Eric SchmitzVP, Product and Business Development, KPA
Moderator
Rebecca Ward
Sr. Marketing Content Specialist
(303) 219-7802
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Eric SchmitzVP, Product and Business Development, KPA
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OSHA Safety Issue
• Question: How does your dealership move RV’s around the premises? – Truck?
– Tractor?
– Forklift?
– Power Mover ?
– Other?
OSHA – Forklift Attachment
• What is a Forklift Attachment
• What Are OSHA Rules
– Approval Required
• How to Get Approval
– Forklift Mfr or Engineer
• Risks / Alternative
FMCSA – USDOT Numbers
• Issue: Dealership employees being pulled over and being asked for USDOT Numbers, and fined if they don’t have them.
• How many of you?– Pick up RVs from Manufacturers?
– Deliver RVs to customers?
– Transport RVs to RV shows within / outside the state?
– Transfer RVs between Dealerships in different states ?
FMCSA Definition Commercial Motor Vehicle
• Commercial motor vehicle means any self-
propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a
highway in interstate commerce to transport
passengers or property when the vehicle –
• (1) Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross
combination weight rating, or gross vehicle
weight or gross combination weight, of 4,536
kg (10,001 pounds) or more, whichever is
greater;
If you operate a CMV in Interstate commerce
• A USDOT number is required if you have vehicles that are over 10,000 lbs,
• No fee is required. But you must complete the MCS-150 (Motor Carrier Identification Report) and a MCS-150A (Safety Certification Application) to obtain a USDOT number.
• The forms can be found on http://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov.
Commercial Driver’s License: Classes of License
• The Federal standard requires States to issue a CDL to drivers according to the following license classifications:
•– Class A -- Any combination of vehicles with a GVWR of 26,001
or more pounds provided the GVWR of the vehicle(s) being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
– Class B -- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR.
– Class C -- Any single vehicle, or combination of vehicles, that does not meet the definition of Class A or Class B, but is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, or is placarded for hazardous materials.
NHTSA – Tire Information Safety Rule – FMVSS 110
• Tire Size and Pressure
– Not too applicable to RV Dealers
• Motorhome and RV Trailer Cargo Carrying
Capacity
– A dealership adds components that change the
combined occupant/cargo capacity weight limit listed
on the manufacturer’s FMVSS placard.
NHTSA – FMVSS 110 Tire Placard “Vehicle Placard”
A “vehicle placard” is the label or notice displayed on a vehicle
indicating the appropriate tire size and tire pressure, as well as the
cargo carrying capacity of the vehicle.
Motor Vehicle
Placard
Trailer Placard
Cargo Carrying
Capacity
Cargo Carrying Capacity Labels
• RV Dealers have compliance obligations when they add additional weight
(over a certain threshold) to an RV that impacts its Cargo Carrying Capacity
Thresholds for Dealer Compliance
• Compliance is triggered when the RV dealer changes the weight
of a Motor Home OCCC labels or RV trailer CCC labels by the
following amount:
– By the lesser of 1.5 percent (.015) of GVWR or 100 pounds.
– E.g. 6,000 lb RV X .015 = 90 lbs
– E.g. 10,000 lb RV X .015 = 150 lbs
• The total weight added by the dealer cannot exceed the load
carrying capacity weight value initially provided by the RV
manufacturer since that would cause to RV to exceed the GVWR
established by the chassis manufacturer.
Dealer Compliance Options
• Dealers / service facilities are offered three options that can be used to correct load carrying capacity information when dealer added weight exceeds the threshold. Dealer / service facilities are permitted to:
– (1) Replace existing tire placards, motor home OCCC labels or RV trailer CCC labels with new placards / labels containing correct load carrying capacity information;
– (2) Modify existing tire placards, motor home OCCC labels or RV trailer CCC labels so they display correct load carrying capacity information; or
– (3) Add a load carrying capacity modification label within 25 mm of the existing tire placard and/or motor home OCCC label or RV trailer CCC label.
• When correction of load carrying capacity is needed, this rule permits the use of generic labels where corrected values can be legibly entered using a black, fine point, indelible marker. This permits dealers to stock one generic load carrying capacity modification label.
Option 3
RV Dealers Subject to CFPB
• Traditional RV Dealers, along with automobile
dealers are exempt from direct CFPB oversight.
• However, RV Dealers may be subject to CFPB
direct oversight if:
– RV Dealers without a service operation
– RV Dealers operating a Buy-Here-Pay-Here business
– Potentially sales to fulltimers who intend to use the
RV as a residence
EPA – Refrigerant Service
Note that while buses using CFC-12 are MVACs, buses using
HCFC-22 are not MVACs or MVAC-like appliances, but rather are
high-pressure equipment covered under Type II of section 608
EPA ∫608 vs. EPA ∫609
• Employee training is key
OSHA – General Industry / Construction
Hazards Associated with:
• Plumbing Repair
• Word working
• Interior Finishing
• Upholstery