Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-596.1

As used in the Recreational Vehicle Franchise Act:

1. “Area of sales responsibility” means a geographical area

agreed to by a dealer and the manufacturer in a dealer agreement in

which the dealer has the exclusive right to display or sell the new

recreational vehicles of a manufacturer of a particular line-make to

the public;

2. “Camping trailer” means a vehicular unit that is mounted on

wheels and constructed with collapsible partial side walls that fold

for towing by another vehicle and unfold at the campsite to provide

temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use;

3. “Commission” means the Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle

Commission;

4. “Dealer” means any person, firm, corporation, or business

entity licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to the

provisions of the Recreational Vehicle Franchise Act to sell new

recreational vehicles;

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5. “Dealer agreement” means a written agreement or contract

entered into between a manufacturer and a dealer that establishes

the legal rights and obligations of the parties to that agreement or

contract and pursuant to which the dealer is authorized to sell new

recreational vehicles manufactured or distributed by the

manufacturer;

6. “Established place of business” means a permanently enclosed

building or structure, easily accessible to the public, with a paved

or graveled lot for customer parking and for the showing and storage

of vehicles. Established place of business shall not mean tents,

temporary stands, lots, or other temporary quarters. The

established place of business shall have a sign visible from the

outside of the business which identifies the recreational vehicle

dealership. The established place of business shall have an indoor

office with public areas sufficient to conduct sales transactions

with customers and have restroom facilities available for the

public. The established place of business shall include a service

and parts area, separated from the public areas, equipped with

tools, equipment, and replacement parts necessary for reasonably

expected warranty and service needs;

7. “Factory campaign” means an effort by a warrantor to contact

recreational vehicle owners or recreational vehicle dealers in order

to address an issue concerning a recreational vehicle problem,

defective part, or equipment;

8. “Factory representative” means any officer or agent engaged

as a representative of a manufacturer of recreational vehicles or a

factory branch for the purpose of making or promoting the sale of

recreational vehicles of the manufacturer or for supervising or

contacting dealers or prospective dealers of the manufacturer;

9. “Family member” means any of the following:

a. a spouse of an individual,

b. a child, grandchild, parent, sibling, niece, or nephew

of an individual, or

c. the spouse of a child, grandchild, parent, sibling,

niece, or nephew of an individual;

10. “Fifth wheel trailer” means a vehicular unit mounted on

wheels that is designed to provide temporary living quarters for

recreational, camping, or travel use of such size and weight as to

not require a special highway movement permit and is designed to be

towed by a motorized vehicle that contains a towing mechanism that

is mounted above or forward of the rear axle of the tow vehicle;

11. “Line-make” means a specific series of recreational vehicle

products that meet all of the following:

a. are identified by a common series trade name or

trademark,

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b. are targeted to a particular market segment based on

the decor, features, equipment, size, weight, and

price range,

c. have dimensions and interior floor plans that

distinguish the recreational vehicles from

recreational vehicles that have substantially the same

decor, features, equipment, weight, and price,

d. belong to a single, distinct classification of
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b. are targeted to a particular market segment based on

the decor, features, equipment, size, weight, and

price range,

c. have dimensions and interior floor plans that

distinguish the recreational vehicles from

recreational vehicles that have substantially the same

decor, features, equipment, weight, and price,

d. belong to a single, distinct classification of

recreational vehicle product type that has a

substantial degree of commonality in the construction

of the chassis, frame, and body, and

e. are authorized for sale by the dealer in the dealer

agreement;

12. “Manufacturer” means a person that manufactures or

wholesales recreational vehicles or that distributes or wholesales

recreational vehicles to dealers;

13. “Motor home” means a motorized, vehicular unit designed to

provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or

travel use;

14. “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation,

limited liability company, association, trust, estate, or other

legal entity;

15. “Proprietary part” means a recreational vehicle part

manufactured by or for a manufacturer and sold exclusively by a

manufacturer;

16. “Recreational vehicle” means a vehicle that:

a. is primarily designed as a vehicle that also provides

temporary living quarters for noncommercial,

recreational, or camping use,

b. is built to the standards of the National Fire

Protection Association for recreational vehicles,

c. has its own motive power or is mounted on or towed by

another vehicle,

d. is regulated by the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration as a vehicle or vehicle equipment,

e. does not require a special highway use permit for

operation on the highways, and

f. an individual can easily transport and set up on a

daily basis.

Recreational vehicles include motor homes, travel trailers,

fifth wheel travel trailers, folding camping trailers, and truck

campers;

17. “Recreational vehicle salesperson” means any person who,

for gain or compensation of any kind, either directly or indirectly,

regularly or occasionally, by any form of agreement or arrangement,

sells or negotiates for the sale of any new recreational vehicle for

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any new recreational vehicle dealer to any one or more third

parties;

18. “Transient customer” means a person who:

a. owns a recreational vehicle,

b. is temporarily traveling through the area of sales

responsibility of a dealer,

c. engages the dealer to perform service work on that

recreational vehicle, and

d. requires repairs that relate to the safe operations of

that recreational vehicle or, if not undertaken, are

of a nature that would render that recreational

vehicle unusable;

19. “Travel trailer” means a vehicular unit mounted on wheels

that is designed to provide temporary living quarters for

recreational, camping, or travel use of such size and weight as to

not require a special highway movement permit when towed by a

motorized vehicle;

20. “Truck camper” means a portable unit that is constructed to

provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or

travel use and consists of a roof, floor, and sides and is designed

to be loaded onto and unloaded from the back of a pickup truck; and

21. “Warrantor” means a manufacturer or any other person that

provides a warranty to the consumer in connection with a new

recreational vehicle or parts, accessories, or components of a new

recreational vehicle. The term does not include a person that

provides a service contract, mechanical or other insurance, or an

extended warranty sold for separate consideration by a dealer or

other person not controlled by a warrantor.