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        After looking at your VIN, you'll quickly notice that the VIN year doesn't match your title.  Have you bought an RV that is a year older than you were told?  Has it depreciated more than you thought?  Did someone make a mistake?  The answer to all of these is "No."  

        As was and still is the industry standard, motor home chassis were produced in advance of the motor home production.  The chassis was bought on consignment.  The chassis, like all Dodge's, was stamped with a VIN, yet the vehicle wasn't really a vehicle yet.  Having no body, seats, lights, or any other vehicle standard, it was not deemed road-worthy.   Travco typically had 90 days to pay for the chassis, yet due to production duration, the chassis may be stocked a while before being transformed into a motor home.  

        To explain it better, we all know that around May or June, the next year's car models come out.   In other words, in the summer of 1967, we'll saw the 1968 model cars.  A Dodge chassis made in 1967 would be outfitted with the 1968 Travco motor home.  

        Your title is right.  

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