Help with reg my camp

[jduhl]

Iam new to the forum and to owning a sunline camper today i received in mail today a hand written bill of sale from the person i bought it from.they didnt put the vin number on the bill of sale or yr it was built.I found the info on the camper myself the vin number and year it was built what all will i need to get a tag for this camper dont have a title just bill of sale and the person name for me is hard to read the way they write there name even.Iam hoping someone can help me with answering questions thank in advance.also i would like to see what i can pull up on internet with vin number but dont know where to go for a free lookup all i see is one pay site and i did that one and it didnt have any info after paying 1.99 for no usefull info.so hope some can help me out.

 

[SteveC7010]

Iam new to the forum and to owning a sunline camper today i received in mail today a hand written bill of sale from the person i bought it from.they didnt put the vin number on the bill of sale or yr it was built.I found the info on the camper myself the vin number and year it was built what all will i need to get a tag for this camper dont have a title just bill of sale and the person name for me is hard to read the way they write there name even.Iam hoping someone can help me with answering questions thank in advance.also i would like to see what i can pull up on internet with vin number but dont know where to go for a free lookup all i see is one pay site and i did that one and it didnt have any info after paying 1.99 for no usefull info.so hope some can help me out.

Contact your state's motor vehicles department. They are responsible for licensing and titling motor vehicles including travel trailers. They can help you sort out the paperwork.

 

[jduhl]

thanks for the info

 

[JohnGB]

Each state does this different.

Hopefully you not having a title will not present a problem. Here in OH, we have to have a title with a VIN on it and it has to match the trailer.

A few things that may help others give some info, was the camper registered and had plates on it by the prior owner in your state? If the answer to that is yes, this may be easier as it was at a point in time registered with plates in your state and your dept of motor vehicles has a trail on it. If this is an out of state transaction, this may be more complex.

A number of years ago, I "volunteered" to help the Boy Scouts and our Troop by fixing up a donated boat and trailer to BSA. Fixing the boat and the trailer was a walk in the park... Getting an old boat registered and then the trailer was a challenge as the donation was not done with the correct paperwork and worse, the prior owner was deceased and out of state.... To make a long story short, we did in the end get it sorted out. Since the boat VIN was the old way with short numbers, we had to apply for a new VIN and prove the boat was not stolen. This in OH is done through the Dept of Environmental Conservation. The trailer, that goes over the road and is handled by the Dept or Motor Vehicles... Again we had to prove the trailer was not stolen and apply for a title when the original was lost. After many phone calls, trips to the 2 dept's we made it through....

Hope this helps and good luck

John