Studies built from our own directory data and public records, written up with the method and sources on every page. Journalists, bloggers and owners are welcome to use the numbers and graphics with a link back.
Original research
We read the official websites of 29 large US consumer RV shows and logged the 2027 dates each organizer has posted. 28 shows have announced dates, and 23 of those run in January or…
State-by-state guide
We read each state's Sunday sales law and checked the published hours of 3,214 RV dealers in our directory. Thirteen states ban Sunday motor vehicle sales and six more restrict the…
State-by-state guide
We read dealer licensing statutes and motor vehicle agency pages for every state and DC to find how many vehicles a private person can sell in a year before the law treats them as …
Original research
We measured the straight-line distance from the centre of every US county to the nearest of the 3,519 RV dealers in our directory, and weighted it by population. 2.4% of Americans,…
State-by-state guide
We read the dealer documentary fee laws, rules and agency notices in all 50 states and DC. 18 cap the fee, from $85 in California ($70 for dealers outside its DMV partner program) …
Original research
We pulled every NHTSA vehicle recall with a Part 573 report received from 2016 to October 2026 and grouped them by RV parent company. There were 1,669 campaigns covering about 4.0 …
State-by-state guide
We read state revenue and motor vehicle agency pages and statutes for all 50 states and DC to log the state-level tax on a vehicle purchase, whether a trade-in lowers it, and the R…
Original research
We read the published warranty documents and pages of 12 RV manufacturers and logged the base and structural terms, transferability and the use exclusions. Structural coverage runs…
Original research
We read every one- and two-star Google review with text for the RV dealers in our directory, 4,099 of 28,596 reviews, and coded what each one complains about. The sales floor is no…
State-by-state guide
We read the title statutes and DMV and revenue department rules for travel trailers in all 50 states and DC. Of the 51 jurisdictions, 35 require a title at any weight, often even w…
Original research
We tracked monthly Google search volume for "used rv for sale", "rv for sale" and "campers for sale" in all 50 states and DC from October 2025 to September 2026: 4,539,800 searches…