Issuance of Certificates of Title to Recreational Vehicles Manufactured by Two Separate Manufacturers

PURPOSE: This rule establishes uniform procedures to be followed in the titling of multistage, manufactured recreational vehicles, or motor homes often referred to as multistage vehicles. (1) When recreational vehicles or recreational motor vehicle are manufactured by separate manufacturers and have separate and distinct Manufacturers’ Statements of Origin (MSO) issued for the unit, the following titling procedures apply: (A) When an application for a Missouri certificate of title to a new recreational vehicle or motor home is submitted, both the MSO issued by the vehicle’s chassis or first-stage manufacturer and the MSO issued by the vehicle’s final-stage manufacturer must accompany the application; (B) The year model assigned to the recreational vehicle shall be obtained from the MSO issued by the recreational vehicle’s final-stage manufacturer; (C) The vehicle make assigned to a vehicle shall be obtained from the MSO issued by the vehicle’s final-stage manufacturer. For example, first-stage manufacturer, Chrysler Corporation builds a Dodge chassis which is subsequently made into a recreational vehicle or motor home by the final-stage manufacturer, Winnebago. The make of the vehicle will be Winnebago. Note, however, that the make of a Ford van converted by a custom converter to a recreational vehicle which does not meet the requirements of a motor home detailed in section (2) must remain a Ford; and (D) The vehicle identification number (VIN) assigned to the recreational vehicle or motor home shall be the chassis identification number shown on the first-stage MSO. For example, the VIN for a completed Winnebago recreational vehicle or motor home manufactured on a Dodge chassis will be the identification number assigned by Chrysler Corporation to the Dodge chassis. (2) For the purpose of this rule, a recreational motor vehicle shall be defined as any motor vehicle designed, constructed, or substantially modified so that it may be used and is used for the purposes of temporary housing quarters, including therein sleeping and eating facilities which are either permanently attached to the motor vehicle or attached to a unit which is securely attached to the motor vehicle. The vehicle must contain permanently installed independent life support systems which meet the American National Standards Institute/National Fire Protection Association (ANSI/NFPA) 501C Standard and provide at least four (4) of the following facilities: cooking, refrigeration or ice box, self-contained toilet, heating or air conditioning, or both, a portable water supply system including a faucet and sink, separate one hundred ten to one hundred twenty-five (110–125)-volt electrical power supply or a liquefied petroleum (LP) gas supply or both. The basic types are specified as follows: (A) Type A. A raw chassis upon which is built a driver’s compartment and an entire body which provides temporary living quarters as previously defined; (B) Type B. A completed van-type vehicle which has been altered to provide temporary living quarters as defined previously; and (C) Type C. An incomplete vehicle upon which is permanently attached a body designed to provide temporary living quarters as previously defined. AUTHORITY: sections 301.190 and 301.200, RSMo 2016, and section 301.010, RSMo Supp. 2018.* Original rule filed Dec. 2, 1986, effective March 12, 1987. Amended: Filed June 24, 2003, effective Dec. 30, 2003. Amended: Filed Oct. 25, 2018, effective May 30, 2019. *Original authority: 301.010, RSMo 1939, amended 1945, 1949, 1951, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018; 301.190, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1965, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999; and 301.200, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1984, 1986.