Recreational Vehicle Chassis
Recreational vehicles (RV) have been built on Toyota truck chassis since the introduction of the Toyota Chinook in 1977 on a standard duty chassis until 1993 when the last Winnebago and National RV coaches were completed on their last remaining 1992 chassis. Since that time there have been a number of manufactures that have used the small Toyota truck chassis to build small class C motor homes including Chinook, RBR, New Horizons, Coachman, Huntsman, National RV (under both the Dolphin and Seabreaze names), Winnebago Industries (under both the Itasca and Winnebago name), and Gardner Pacific (under the Sunrader name).
Beginning in 1986, RV manufacturers began using the heavier Toyota one-ton cab and chassis. However, these RV build-ups maxxed out the one-ton chassis' dry weight, so after water, propane, provisions, and passengers are added, the vehicle exceeded the GVWR. In 1993, RV builders began using the Ford E450/E550 chassis.
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