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California’s ‘Ban’ on Motorhomes: What You Need To Know - RVBusiness - Breaking RV Industry News

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following posting was written by the RV Industry Association (RVIA). The issue has been sweeping across the Internet and social media as well. In separate videos, DeMartini RV Sales in Grass Valley, Calif., (above), and, following the posting, videos from Jason Epperson of RV...

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[Sharky]

Gee, wonder why every RV manufacturer is leaving CA. . . . . .

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

If you want to know what four more years of a donkey for President would have looked like, just watch CA circle the drain in the next four as Newsom continues to convert CA to communism.

No RVs for you, comrades!

 

[Mandelon]

While the ACT regulation does not impose an outright ban on motorhomes, it has as its primary component a sales requirement that applies to manufacturers that certify incomplete chassis or complete vehicles greater than 8,500 lbs. GVWR (i.e., Class 2b-8 vehicles). Manufacturers (e.g., Daimler, Ford, GM, Mercedez Benz, Navistar, Stellantis, etc.) are required to sell ZEVs as a percentage of their annual total sales. Because chassis manufacturers have no ZEV chassis that are rated for applications to motorhomes, they have been informing motorhome manufacturers that they will not be able to provide them with any internal combustion engine chassis for motorhomes for the California market.

 

[Mandelon]

When does the ACT go into effect? Will dealers be able to sell motorhomes currently on their lots?

The ACT rule applies to model year 2024 and later chassis. The rule has no effect on motorhomes that have already been legally produced and delivered to California.

If a consumer buys an RV from another state that does not comply with ACT, will the consumer be able to register the RV in California?

In the amendments adopted in October 2024, CARB adopted new vehicle labeling and reporting requirements that will help regulators in California ensure that new vehicles registered in California are compliant with the ACT regulation. The amendments take effect with the 2025 model year. In response to a question at the hearing about non-compliant vehicles coming in from out of state, CARB said that a used vehicle, defined as one with more than 7,500 miles on the odometer, could be brought in and registered. Any motorhome with less than 7,500 miles would be considered a new vehicle and would have to be compliant in order to be registered.

 

[Big B Hova]

Carb is also trying to change fuel in California too, costing us more and more

California is about to change fuel standards. That means higher gas prices. But how high?

In a vote scheduled for Friday, the California Air Resources Board is expected to set stricter carbon intensity targets across the state for transportation fuels.

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When does the ACT go into effect? Will dealers be able to sell motorhomes currently on their lots?

The ACT rule applies to model year 2024 and later chassis. The rule has no effect on motorhomes that have already been legally produced and delivered to California.

If a consumer buys an RV from another state that does not comply with ACT, will the consumer be able to register the RV in California?

In the amendments adopted in October 2024, CARB adopted new vehicle labeling and reporting requirements that will help regulators in California ensure that new vehicles registered in California are compliant with the ACT regulation. The amendments take effect with the 2025 model year. In response to a question at the hearing about non-compliant vehicles coming in from out of state, CARB said that a used vehicle, defined as one with more than 7,500 miles on the odometer, could be brought in and registered. Any motorhome with less than 7,500 miles would be considered a new vehicle and would have to be compliant in order to be registered.

I am going to start a “6 month shakedown service”. You buy your MH in AZ registered in Az, we put it in an anonymous property trust. We warehouse the RV for 6 months. During the 6 months we run it through various predetermined routes. Test and use all the systems. Take it in for warranty repairs and service. At 7500 miles 6 months (assuming they all need warranty work the first 6 months) you buy your used RV from the property trust and title/reg in CA. If no warranty work appears (never heard of) then you take it sooner at 7500miles.