This is a special edition of the RV Podcast involving a breaking story that we need to get out there. California and five other states have a controversial regulation in place that will effectively ban the sale of most large motorhomes starting January 1, 2025. How could this happen? We dig into this in this Special Episode of the RV Podcast.

The RV Industry is reeling this week as California and five other clean air states are about to ban the sale of motorhomes with a gross vehicle weight (GVWR) of over 8,500 pounds.

This includes most motorhomes.

• The average weight range for a Class C RV is 10,000–12,000 lbs. 

• The range for a Super C Motorhome is 19,500 lbs and up

• The average GVWR of a Class A motorhome typically ranges from 13,000 to 30,000 lbs

Class B motorhomes – campervans – typically weigh 6,000- 8,000 pounds GVWR and thus won't be affected.

This ban affecting the larger motorhomes will be effective Jan 1, 2025, and it's a story that has caught everyone by surprise. It came to widespread attention just a few days ago when a letter sent by Newmar RV to its dealers in the affected states came to light, telling them of the coming sales ban.