28-2097

28-2097. Modular motor homes; definition

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title:

1. If a refurbished coach or body component is remounted to a new cab and chassis power unit of a modular motor home, the department shall title the modular motor home according to the make of the refurbished coach. The manufacturer's cab and chassis vehicle identification number determines the model year. The department shall conduct a level one inspection of the vehicle and shall brand the title refurbished.

2. If a modular motor home is separated by removal of the coach or body component from the cab and chassis power unit and a cargo box, container or structure, if any, other than a motor home coach, is fitted to the cab and chassis unit, it ceases to be a modular motor home. The department shall conduct a level one inspection and shall title the vehicle according to the body style determined by the inspection. The department shall use the make and model year of the cab and chassis for titling purposes and shall brand the title refurbished.

B. If a vehicle covered by this section is offered for sale, a person who sells the vehicle shall keep full and complete disclosure statements and present those statements to any person or entity that requests them at the time of a sale or purchase. For the purposes of this subsection, full and complete disclosure statements are documents that accurately reflect the history of the original manufacturer's cab and chassis, including vehicle identification numbers, dates of required inspections, odometer readings and other information prescribed by the director in rules.

C. For the purposes of this section, "modular motor home" means:

1. A type of motor home that is primarily designed as temporary living quarters, that satisfies the requirements prescribed in section 28-4301, paragraph 20, subdivision (b) and that is intended from inception through final assembly to consist of an incomplete cab and chassis power unit component and a coach or body component that are designed and engineered to be joined or separated without sheet metal modifications to the cab and chassis power unit component.

2. A vehicle that if joined to form a single unit consists of both:

(a) A cab and chassis power unit component that is purchased or acquired new from an original manufacturer.

(b) A coach or body component that is either purchased or acquired new from an original manufacturer or that is refurbished.