Report: NHTSA Issues Latest Weekly List of RV Recalls

The following is the latest list of RV recalls complied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA): • Daimler Vans USA LLC is recalling 26 2019 Mercedes Benz Sprinter and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles. The incorrect leaf spring shims may have been installed between the rear axle and the leaf springs possibly affecting the vehicle’s […]

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SSI: RV Industry Recorded Best June Ever for Retail Registrations

Buoyed by double-digit increases in both towables and motorized, retail RV registrations in June this year represent the month’s highest total ever, according to Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI), based Grand Rapids, Mich. There were a combined total of 53,697 towable and motorized retail sales recorded in June 2020, a 22.3% increase over last year’s 41,699 […]

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15 People Nominated for Seats on RVIA Board of Directors

Nominations are in for the RV Industry Association (RVIA) Board of Directors, as announced by the RVIA in a News & Insights report. The Board of Directors is the highest level authority in the association’s overall organizational structure and is responsible for setting and overseeing strategy and policies related to critical topics such as standards, […]

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RV Women’s Alliance’s ‘Drab To Fab’ Project Needs Your Help

The RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA), an organization dedicated to fostering the next generation of RV industry leaders and innovators, has recently launched “Drab To Fab,” a project aimed at bringing women from different sectors of the RV industry together in a collaborative rebuild of a pre-owned travel trailer. RVWA is actively seeking a generous donor […]

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USTR Announces List 3 Extensions, New List 4A Exclusions

On Friday (Aug. 7), the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced several updates on the Section 301 actions against China, according to a News & Insights report by the RV Industry Association (RVIA). List 3 USTR announced the decision to extend certain exclusions granted for products on List 3 of the Section 301 trade […]

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RVIA’s Park Model RV Handbook 2020 Edition Now Available

Recently, the RV Industry Association (RVIA) Board of Directors approved the 2020 edition of the ANSI A119.5 Park Model RV standard with an effective date of Sept. 1, 2020 and an enforcement date of Jan. 1, 2021, according to a News & Insights report by the RVIA. To assist RVIA Park Model RV manufacturers and […]

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RV Dealerships Benefitting from ‘COVID Camping Craze’

If any type of vacation is most conducive to a pandemic, it might just be camping. The numbers back that up, according to a report by The Daily Independent in Ashland, Ken. James Bradley’s family has owned Summit RV in Ashland since 1976. During this past spring and the current summer, Bradley said business has […]

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B-Van Rental Startup Kibbo Rethinks a Bit About How to Live

What if the answer to “where to live now” is actually “lots of places” and “kind of nowhere”? Kibbo is a new entry in the booming business of American life in vans. It rents vans to its members and also creates communities for them to engage with, according to a report by Candace Jackson in […]

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