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VERIFIABLE VINTAGE
(True age of your RV)

You can tell the year that your motorhome, motorhome chassis, travel trailer or fifth wheel was manufactured by checking the 10^th digit of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). The VIN is located on a small metal plate or sticker in the front left corner of towable RVs, or in the driver’s door or cab area of motorhomes.

For 2000 models, the digit will be the letter Y. For 1999 models, the tenth position will be the letter X, and the letter W for 1998. Use the following chart for model year codes since 1980:

1980	A	1994	R
1981	B	1995	S
1982	C	1996	T
1983	D	1997	V
1984	E	1998	W
1985	F	1999	X
1986	G	2000	Y
1987	H	2001	1
1988	J	2002	2
1989	K	2003	3
1990	L	2004	4
1991	M	2005	5
1992	N	2006	6
1993	P	2007	7

In most states, a motorhome is titled and registered by the RV year, not the chassis year. Since chassis years commonly differ from the RV year, and chassis features may vary from model year to model year, it is important to know what year you own or are buying. This information can be critical when ordering replacement parts.

It is also important to your RV’s resale value – be sure your RV is registered by the RV year. You don’t want to lose a year’s worth of depreciation just because an inattentive clerk at the motor vehicle department uses the wrong VIN number.

VERIFIABLE VINTAGE (True age of your RV)

VERIFIABLE VINTAGE
(True age of your RV)