1. (a) Each unit manufactured, sold, offered for sale, rented or leased in California shall bear a permanently affixed label which contains the following information: Name of manufacturer; month and year of manufacture; vehicle identification number (VIN) or serial number; where applicable, the plan approval number; and manufacturer's assigned identification number.

2. (b) The label shall be permanently attached in one of the following locations:

   1. (1) On the exterior wall immediately adjacent to the main door.
   2. (2) On the rear of the unit on the lower left corner of the exterior wall.

   3. (3) On the forward half of the left road side of the exterior wall.

      Note: See Article 1, Section 4031 for label size and type of material.

3. (c) Each section of a multiple mobile home shall have the same serial number, except that the serial number of the primary or left (road) side section shall be prefaced by the letter “A”. The serial number of the first connecting section shall be prefaced by the letter “B” and each additional section similarly identified in alphabetical order. (Should the number of connected sections exceed 26, the serial number of the 27th section would be preceded by the letters “AA” and the 28th “BB”, etc.)

   Each connecting section after the primary section shall have an identification label as prescribed in (a) above permanently attached to the front left corner (road side) of the exterior wall, not less than six inches above the floor line.

4. (d) Each section of a multiple commercial coach shall bear an individual serial number which shall not have any identifying letters as prescribed in subsection (c) of this section.
5. (e) Manufactured homes manufactured on and after June 15, 1976, shall have identification as required by the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, Title VI, 24 C.F.R., Part 3280.

Note: Authority cited: Section 18015, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18025-18028.5, Health and Safety Code.

History

1. Amendment filed 9-7-73; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No. 36).

2. Amendment filed 7-25-75; designated effective 9-1-75 (Register 75, No. 30).

3. Amendment and new subsections (e) and (f) filed 5-4-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 18).

4. Amendment filed 10-6-88 as an emergency; operative 10-6-88 (Register 88, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 2-3-89.

5. The Certificate of Compliance transmitted to OAL 1-31-89 was disapproved. Order of Repeal of 10-6-88 emergency order filed 3-2-89 by OAL pursuant to Government Code Section 11349.6 (Register 89, No. 11).

6. Amendment filed 3-3-89 as an emergency; operative 3-3-89 (Register 89, No. 11). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days, by 7-3-89, or emergency language will be repealed.

7. Certificate of Compliance transmitted to OAL 6-29-89 and filed 7-24-89 (Register 89, No. 32).

8. Change without regulatory effect repealing subsection (e), relettering subsections and amending Note filed 10-8-2008 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2008, No. 41).