The RV Industry Association offers many benefits to its members, including its hands-on monitoring of the manufacturing practices employed by its members. These inspections – some 2,000 annually – guarantee that best practices are adhered to and that the bar remains high for the hundreds of thousands of units the industry produces annually. RVIA shares details of its program with its members.
The RVIA’s standards inspection program is one of the organization’s signature industry initiatives and greatest member benefit. The Standards Department maintains a professional team of full-time inspectors that promote the enhancement of safety by monitoring RV manufacturer members’ adherence to the standards adopted by the board of directors for the construction of RVs.
The team conducts more than 2,000 unannounced inspections of member company RV manufacturing plants annually and is committed to providing educational resources and hands-on training to manufacturer members to support their commitment to comply with these adopted codes and standards.
As a condition of membership, manufacturers pledge in writing that they will build RVs that conform to the NFPA 1192 Standard and Park Model RVs that conform to the ANSI 119.5 Standard. They also agree to comply with regular, unannounced inspections that audit the manufacturer’s compliance with this pledge. Failure to comply may result in association membership being revoked, or the manufacturer being subject to disciplinary action following due process.
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