Definition of an RV Dealership

The following requirements are deemed necessary for an RV Dealer to be accepted as a “Regular Member”; if you do not meet the criteria the Board of Directors may choose to accept the applicant as an “Associate Member” at their discretion.
A Recreation Vehicle (RV) Dealership is more than a gravel lot or open field, displaying units for sale to the retail public.
A professional RV Dealership has evolved into a multifaceted facility focusing primarily on the Marketing of Recreation Vehicles products and services.


Professional Full-Service RV Dealerships encompass the following:

  • primary business operation is the marketing, for sale, of RV products and services.
  • are in operation essentially 12 months a year,
  • hold a signed Dealer Agreement for at least one new RV product line,
  • sell and service new and used rolling stock,
  • have a permanent facility which includes:
  • the company’s name displayed prominently on the main building
  • a service department with service bays large enough to accommodate the largest RV intended for sale at that dealership
  • a sales lot of adequate size to display inventory properly at all times
  • maintain a Parts Inventory large enough to service the products they sell,
  • employ or have under contract a minimum of one full-time licensed RV technician,
  • hold all provincial, municipal licenses, permits or other authorizations legally required to carry business,
  • acknowledge and respect both Federal and Provincial legislation with regards to the sale of products,
  • adhere to the RVDA code of ethics which encourages members to:
  • strive to promote the image of the industry; in the local community and on regional and provincial levels,
  • make the greatest contribution possible to the safety and welfare of the public in the purchase of the industry’s products and services,
  • operate in an open and honest business relationship.


A Recreation Vehicle is defined as:

Recreation vehicles, or RVs, comprise a whole family of vehicles that combine transportation and temporary living quarters for recreation, camping and travel. RVs fall into three general categories:


Towables & Campers:
An RV designed to be towed or carried by a motorized vehicle (car, van or pickup truck) and of such size and weight as not to require a special highway movement permit. Towable RVs do not require permanent on-site hook-up.


Motorized:
An RV built on or as an integral part of a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis, combining transportation and living quarters in one unit.


Park Models:
RVs with complete living quarters, which are designed for only very occasional relocation and which may require a special highway movement permit. Park Models require permanent on-site hook-up.