finding serial number

[jackieramsey]

I have a mobile home that was given to me 2 years ago. It is a American Homes Ventura. The hitch says Atwood. Where is the serial numberlocated I have checked inside and out. I need to get a salvage title for it. Thank you Jackie in SC

[David Oxhandler]

The complete serial number, as pictured below. (This number may be either vertical or horizontal.) Q: How Do I Locate the Serial Number? A: This number is stamped into the front steel cross-member of the home chassis by the manufacturer, and is different from the HUD certification label. The home's skirting may need to be removed to allow access to this serial number. Include ALL the letters and numbers of the serial number in your request. Q: Is this the only place the serial number can be located? A: No. ON OLDER HOMES, BUILT PRIOR TO THE HUD CODE YOU MAY NEED TO LOOK ON THE MAIN "I" BEAM OF THE FRAME ... OFTEN ON THE FRONT DOOR SIDE OF THE FRAME NEAR THE HITCH END OF THE HOME. This information can also be found on the data plate if it is still with the home. The serial number may also be found on vehicle title or insurance document. aSK THE FOLKS YOU GOT TTHE HOME FROM WHO IT WAS INSURED WITHDavid Oxhandler mailto:[email protected] THE MANUFACTURED HOUSING GLOBAL NETWORK www.MobileHome.com www.ManufacturedHousingBookStore.com www.ManufacturedHousingNews.com www.ManufacturedHomeCredit.com www.MobileHomeInsuranceQuote.com www.MobileHomeOwners.org www.MFDhousing.com ...and many more ! Web Site Development by: Express Network Solutions PO Box 61, Candler, FL 32111 Toll Free 888 304 2333

[trmimo]

Atwood is the brand of the hitch coupler, it doesn't have anything to do with the make or model of your house.

[Starrcat2]

I've purchased a used home, and am not sure of the year/make/model. I found a number on the front frame crosspeice - Zilman Chassis co., No. ZW42748 , and can find nothing else. It is a triple wide, 34 x 64 , I think 1985 , and possibly a Silvercrest , or a Golden West. Can you help me? I need installation and pier placement (factory) information to satisfy my county permits.

[rmurray]

I am not sure I can help with the model and make but your quest for a set up manual will be impossible. Every state has an alternate set code for older homes with no manual, your licensed set crew should be trained in the state's rules and requirements..You can get specific info on your home from IBITS. You will need your HUD lable number (the red tag on the side of the home)..You can find them here:

http://www.ibts.org/label_req.shtml

Good Luck

[John Grissim]

This may not specifically answer your question, but I thought it worth sharaing here:
Every now and then I get a call from someone asking how to tell if the previously owned home they’re considering is a manufactured home (i.e. HUD-code) or a modular home, or perhaps a so-called park model home. My answer: “Look for the red metal (aluminum) label, 2 by 4 inches in size, affixed to the lower exterior corner of each of the home’s transportable sections. For example, a double wide (two-section) home would have two HUD labels. They look like this:



This certification label, commonly known as the “HUD Label” is permanently affixed to all transportable sections of homes built to HUD standards after June 15, 1975. (Image courtesy of Institute for Building Technology & Safety)

The label is located close to the bottom of the exterior corner of the rear end of each transportable section (the front end being where the towing hitch was/is located). HUD labels are sometimes inadvertently removed during painting or re-siding, or even installation. (Image courtesy of ITBS)



This label is proof positive that this is a HUD home (and only a HUD home). HUD labels are designed to be permanently attached to their sections, and for good reason. They are proof of the home’s identity (including when and where constructed) and they certify it was built to exacting HUD standards.

As important, evidence of HUD labels, and their unique ID numbers, are almost always demanded by lenders, insurance underwriters, local governments and manufactured home communities as a condition for getting a loan approval, a policy, or the okay to put the home in a MH park.

If your home is new, be sure to note the location of the HUD label(s) and protect them going forward. Don’t paint over them. If you cover them–while adding steps, siding or a porch, for example–make sure you can still easily access them for viewing by an inspector (by removing a board or face plate, for example).

HUD will not replace lost or missing labels. But if the label is missing (not uncommon with older HUD homes), all is not lost. A non-governmental entity, the Institute for Building Technology & Safety (IBTS), under contract to HUD, has been keeping track of all those certification labels since 1976, keeping tabs on their histories, the homes on which specific labels have been affixed, and the first destinations of those homes.

In response to repeated requests from homeowners, lenders and other interested parties, IBTS now offers a fee-based label verification service. You can now go to www.ibts.org and click on Label Verification. The page is http://www.ibts.org/label_req.htm

For a $50 fee (to offset the cost of research and the issuance of a verification letter) you can get a fast answer, usually within two business days. The Institute’s Richard St. Onge claims “at most, we’re unable to identify five percent of the homes we’re asked about–they’re either pre-HUD, park models, or modular homes.”

Hope that helps.
John Grissim, author, The Grissim Buyer's Guide to Manufactured Homes & Land, and The Grissim Ratings Guide to Manufactured Homes.