As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
 1. To sell “at retail” means to sell a towable recreational vehicle to a person who will devote it to a consumer use.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 322C.2

  • at retail: means to sell a towable recreational vehicle to a person who will devote it to a consumer use. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Community: means a towable recreational vehicle dealer's area of responsibility as stipulated in the manufacturer-dealer agreement. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Consumer: means the purchaser or lessee, other than for purposes of lease or resale, of a new or previously untitled motor vehicle, or any other person entitled by the terms of the warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty during the duration of the lemon law rights period. See Iowa Code 322G.2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • dealer: means a person required to be licensed under this chapter who is authorized to sell and service towable recreational vehicles. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Distributor: means a person who sells or distributes towable recreational vehicles to towable recreational vehicle dealers either directly or through a representative employed by a distributor. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fifth-wheel travel trailer: includes a toy-hauler fifth-wheel travel trailer. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Folding camping trailer: means a vehicle mounted on wheels and constructed with collapsible side walls designed to be folded when towed by a motor vehicle and unfolded to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular travel, except in public areas in which the boundary shall be thirty-three feet each side of the center line of the roadway. See Iowa Code 321I.1
  • Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the manufacture of towable recreational vehicles. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Manufacturer-dealer agreement: means a written agreement or contract entered into between a manufacturer or distributor and a towable recreational vehicle dealer that specifies the rights and responsibilities of the parties and authorizes the dealer to sell and service new towable recreational vehicles. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle purchased or leased in this state, except as provided in section 322G. See Iowa Code 322G.2
  • New towable recreational vehicle: means a towable recreational vehicle that has not been sold at retail. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Park model recreational vehicle: means a vehicle meeting all of the following criteria:
     a. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association, fiduciary, or other legal entity engaged in business, other than a unit or agency of government or governmental subdivision. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Sell: includes barter, exchange, and other methods of dealing. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Supplier: means a person engaged in the manufacture of towable recreational vehicle parts, accessories, or components. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Towable recreational vehicle: includes a travel trailer, toy-hauler travel trailer, fifth-wheel travel trailer, toy-hauler fifth-wheel travel trailer, folding camping trailer, truck camper, and park model recreational vehicle. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Toy-hauler fifth-wheel travel trailer: means a fifth-wheel travel trailer equipped with a back wall capable of being lowered to form a ramp for loading and unloading a specialized rear compartment that can then be resecured for travel. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Toy-hauler travel trailer: means a travel trailer equipped with a back wall capable of being lowered to form a ramp for loading and unloading a specialized rear compartment that can then be resecured for travel. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Travel trailer: includes a toy-hauler travel trailer. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Truck camper: means a vehicle designed to be placed in the bed of a pickup truck to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Vehicle: means any vehicle as defined in chapter 321. See Iowa Code 321H.2
  • Warrantor: means a person, including a manufacturer, distributor, or supplier, that provides a written warranty to a consumer in connection with a new towable recreational vehicle or any part, accessory, or component of a new towable recreational vehicle. See Iowa Code 322C.2
  • Warranty: means any written warranty issued by the manufacturer; or any affirmation of fact or promise made by the manufacturer, excluding statements made by the dealer, in connection with the sale or lease of a motor vehicle to a consumer, which relates to the nature of the material or workmanship and affirms or promises that the material or workmanship is free of defects or will meet a specified level of performance. See Iowa Code 322G.2
 2. “Community” means a towable recreational vehicle dealer‘s area of responsibility as stipulated in the manufacturer-dealer agreement.
 3. “Department” means the state department of transportation.
 4. “Distributor” means a person who sells or distributes towable recreational vehicles to towable recreational vehicle dealers either directly or through a representative employed by a distributor.
 5. “Factory campaign” means an effort by or on behalf of a warrantor to contact towable recreational vehicle dealers or owners to address an equipment or part issue.
 6. “Family member” means a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, sibling, niece, or nephew, or the spouse of a child, grandchild, parent, sibling, niece, or nephew.
 7. “Fifth-wheel travel trailer” means a vehicle mounted on wheels that has an overall length of forty-five feet or less, is designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, is of such a size and weight as to not require a permit under chapter 321E when moved on a highway, and is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle equipped with a towing mechanism located above or forward of the motor vehicle’s rear axle. “Fifth-wheel travel trailer” includes a toy-hauler fifth-wheel travel trailer.
 8. “Folding camping trailer” means a vehicle mounted on wheels and constructed with collapsible side walls designed to be folded when towed by a motor vehicle and unfolded to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use.
 9. “Line-make” means a specific series of towable recreational vehicles meeting all of the following criteria:

 a. The vehicles are identified by a common series trade name or trademark.
 b. The vehicles are targeted at a particular market segment, as determined by the vehicles’ decoration, features, equipment, size, weight, and price range.
 c. The vehicles have lengths and interior floor plans distinguishable from other towable recreational vehicles with substantially similar decoration, features, equipment, weight, and price.
 d. The vehicles belong to a single, distinct classification of a towable recreational vehicle product type having a substantial degree of commonality in the construction of the chassis, frame, and body.
 e. A manufacturer-dealer agreement authorizes a dealer to sell the vehicles.
 10. “Manufacturer” means a person engaged in the manufacture of towable recreational vehicles.
 11. “Manufacturer-dealer agreement” means a written agreement or contract entered into between a manufacturer or distributor and a towable recreational vehicle dealer that specifies the rights and responsibilities of the parties and authorizes the dealer to sell and service new towable recreational vehicles.
 12. “New towable recreational vehicle” means a towable recreational vehicle that has not been sold at retail.
 13. “Park model recreational vehicle” means a vehicle meeting all of the following criteria:

 a. The vehicle is designed to provide, and marketed as providing, temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.
 b. The vehicle is not permanently affixed to real property for use as a permanent dwelling.
 c. The vehicle is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels with a gross trailer area not exceeding four hundred square feet in the vehicle’s set-up mode.
 d. The vehicle is certified by the manufacturer as in compliance with the American national standard for park model recreational vehicles, commonly cited as “ANSI A 119.5”.
 14. “Person” includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association, fiduciary, or other legal entity engaged in business, other than a unit or agency of government or governmental subdivision.
 15. “Place of business” means a designated location where facilities are maintained for displaying, reconditioning, and repairing either new or used towable recreational vehicles.
 16. “Proprietary part” means any part manufactured by or for, and sold exclusively by, a manufacturer.
 17. “Sell” includes barter, exchange, and other methods of dealing.
 18. “Supplier” means a person engaged in the manufacture of towable recreational vehicle parts, accessories, or components.
 19. “Towable recreational vehicle” means a vehicle designed to be towed by a motor vehicle owned by a consumer and to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, that complies with all applicable federal regulations, and that is certified by the vehicle’s manufacturer as in compliance with the national fire protection association standard on recreational vehicles, commonly cited as “NFPA 1192”, or the American national standard for park model recreational vehicles, commonly cited as “ANSI A 119.5”, as applicable. “Towable recreational vehicle” includes a travel trailer, toy-hauler travel trailer, fifth-wheel travel trailer, toy-hauler fifth-wheel travel trailer, folding camping trailer, truck camper, and park model recreational vehicle. For purposes of registration and titling under chapter 321, a towable recreational vehicle shall be considered a travel trailer or fifth-wheel travel trailer, as those terms are defined in section 321.1, as applicable.
 20. “Towable recreational vehicle dealer” or “dealer” means a person required to be licensed under this chapter who is authorized to sell and service towable recreational vehicles.
 21. “Toy-hauler fifth-wheel travel trailer” means a fifth-wheel travel trailer equipped with a back wall capable of being lowered to form a ramp for loading and unloading a specialized rear compartment that can then be resecured for travel.
 22. “Toy-hauler travel trailer” means a travel trailer equipped with a back wall capable of being lowered to form a ramp for loading and unloading a specialized rear compartment that can then be resecured for travel.
 23. “Transient consumer” means a consumer who is temporarily traveling through a towable recreational vehicle dealer’s community.
 24. “Travel trailer” means a vehicle mounted on wheels that has a width of eight feet six inches or less and an overall length of forty-five feet or less, is designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, and is of such a size and weight as to not require a permit under chapter 321E when towed by a motor vehicle on a highway. “Travel trailer” includes a toy-hauler travel trailer. “Travel trailer” does not include a vehicle that is so designed as to permit it to be towed exclusively by a motorcycle.
 25. “Truck camper” means a vehicle designed to be placed in the bed of a pickup truck to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use.
 26. “Used towable recreational vehicle” means a towable recreational vehicle which has been sold at retail and previously registered in this or any other state.
 27. “Warrantor” means a person, including a manufacturer, distributor, or supplier, that provides a written warranty to a consumer in connection with a new towable recreational vehicle or any part, accessory, or component of a new towable recreational vehicle. “Warrantor” does not include a dealer, distributor, supplier, or other person that is not owned or controlled by a manufacturer that provides a service contract, mechanical or other insurance, or an extended warranty sold for separate consideration to a consumer.
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