Should a manufacturer importer understand the safety constraints required to build a recreational vehicle product? Is it reasonable to expect that a manufacturer/importer has procedures in place to ensure that their product is built within expected compliance guidelines?
I know personally if I was about to invest tens of thousands (in some cases, hundreds of thousands of dollars), the answer to both of those questions would be a resounding ‘yes’.
Yet it is a sad reality, with the transitional provisions within the Road Vehicle Standards Act (2018) being delayed until 30