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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 09:04 PM
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Camper Certification?

Does the camper package come with a camper certification? I didn't get one from my dealer when I purchased my '05, but I seem to remember seeing one in another truck with camper package???
 
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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Don't recall anything like that in my paperwork...have to look. Do you need a certification?

To be camper?
 
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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A certification came with mine.

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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 10:11 PM
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My '05 came with one too. It was just a single piece of paper; looked kinda like a photocopy. It had the GVWR on it and some other info stating it was certified for a camper. My dealer had stapled it to the purchase contract.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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mine says not designed or suitable for camper use...darn the one thing the truck didn't come w/
 
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 10:48 PM
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Is the factory the only one that can "certify" the truck? Or can it be certified by someone else?
 
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 10:56 PM
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Thanks guys/gals. The thing I saw in another truck is exactly what you're describing, something like photocopy of a certification. My truck has the camper package, but no "certification". I don't know if it makes any difference, except that if it should have one I want it . If for nothing else if I ever sell the truck I want to provide it to the next owner. I'll call the dealer where I bought it.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 10:57 PM
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I thought there was a sticker in the glove box or on the driver door for this certification. Part of the camper package is the certification.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 10:59 PM
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I don't know if it makes any difference, except that if it should have one I want it . If for nothing else if I ever sell the truck I want to provide it to the next owner. I'll call the dealer where I bought it.
Good point Ace. Mine came with a certificate in the glove box. You should get it from your dealer. Did your window sticker list a camper package?
 
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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Yeah, it's got the camper package on the window sticker, which I kept. But I was pretty sure there was supposed to be a "certification" (like a half sheet of paper, photocopy looking thing). I've looked all over for it but can't find it, so I think it was overlooked by the dealer. My dealer overlooked a few things, so it doesn't really surprise me.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 07:08 PM
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In Canada you don't get the certification , so I just keep a copy of the option list to show it is on the truck. Maybe some States require a certificate and that is why some
trucks have one included.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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My dealer overlooked a few things, so it doesn't really surprise me.
Did you buy it from Crater Lake Ford or Butler? I got mine in G.Pass from Mock. They didn't forget anything except to fill it with gas, which they did later.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 01:59 PM
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Did you buy it from Crater Lake Ford or Butler? I got mine in G.Pass from Mock. They didn't forget anything except to fill it with gas, which they did later.
It was actually a Mocks truck. They ordered it. I wanted to buy from Crater so I asked them to do a dealer trade and get it for me. It came into Mocks, was unloaded and immediately picked up by a guy from Crater that brought it into Medford for me. The sale didn't go as smoothly as I wanted though. I don't really want to go into the details (they "forgot" several things), but I'd probably buy from Crater again, but not from the same salesperson.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 08:05 PM
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The only difference is heavier duty springs on the front (which I changed already on my 04) and a heavier duty sway bar in the rear. Certififying that is a joke IMO.
 
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Certififying that is a joke IMO.[/QUOTE]

yes but in many states there is laws for hauling a camper. the truck must be certified to do so. they started this program here few years back . the certification is legal proof the truck is certified for a slide in camper . my friend and i were stopped going thru the reno/ca state line inspection station. they got us for a faulty brake light. the trooper wanted license, registration,insurance and weighed us and asked if the truck was certiffied to haul a camper.
 
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