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Old 10-21-2016, 01:04 PM   #1
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2015 or 2016?

I recently purchased the Coach Net upgraded tire coverage for our 2015 30DS. I think it's cheap insurance and a good overall idea since we don't carry a spare. I've always been under the assumption that when we bought our new FR3 in May 2015 that it was a 2015 model. That's how it's registered with DMV. No problem. But when Coach Net ran out VIN they told me I had a 2016 model. After some discussion I was told if you check the VIN and there is a GG in it that it's a 2016. Apparently it goes by the date the the chassis came off the assembly line at Ford not when the Coach was manufactured by Forest River. I checked further and found a delivery sheet I never paid attention to before that confirmed we had a 2016. Interesting and something you may want to check out. Anybody run into this?


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Old 10-21-2016, 02:53 PM   #2
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Mine is a Fr3 DS30 2015 my vin indicates a 2015 chassis
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Old 10-22-2016, 04:08 PM   #3
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2015 or 2016?

Something sounds backwards. The chassis year doesn't matter for what model year your FR3 is. You might have a 2016 model year FR3, but since you bought it in May 2015, the chassis couldn't have come off the Ford assembly line in 2016. I have a 2014 chassis and a 2015 MH bought in 2014. It can get confusing, but a chassis can sit for a while before the MH is built.

At least I think that's right. Now I'm confused. Lol


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Old 10-22-2016, 04:39 PM   #4
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That is absolutely correct. I have a 2016 Forester that was built and purchased in June of 2015. The Ford E450 chassis is a 2015. I believe the model year change for the coach is usually sometime in May
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Old 10-24-2016, 08:34 AM   #5
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I have a 2015 fr3 30ds on a 2014 Ford Chassis.
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Old 10-24-2016, 08:47 AM   #6
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This is a common question and a common source of confusion on Class A and Class C motorhomes.

Because we have to purchase chassis in advance of building the motorhomes, the chassis manufacturer's model year and the motorhome model year often don't match. We might purchase a chassis at the end of 2015 and it will be a 2016 chassis. We change model years on motorhomes -- and on most trailers and fifth wheels as well -- in the spring. So if, for example, your motorhome was built in April or May of 2016, it's probably a 2017 model, even though the chassis VIN shows it as a 2016.

By law, it's the completed vehicle VIN that determines the model year of your motorhome, not the chassis manufacturer's "incomplete vehicle" VIN. The completed vehicle VIN for Forest River products will typically, but not always, begin with the characters "4X4." That's your vehicle's VIN.
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good info, and here I thought 4X4 meant I could off road my TT lol
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