CAN/CSA Z241: Park Model Trailers

Scope:

CAN/CSA-Z241.0-18 - Definitions and general safety requirements for park model trailers

This Standard provides the definition of the term “park model trailer” as used in the CAN/CSA-Z241 Series. It also gives general safety requirements that apply to the other Standards in this Series.

CAN/CSA-Z241.1-18 -Vehicular requirements for park model trailers

This Standard specifies vehicular requirements for park model trailers, including minimum requirements for the coupling and the tongue or A-frame, and for the running gear of the trailer.

This Standard applies to park model trailers equipped with returnable running gear or limited-use running gear.

CAN/CSA-Z241.2-18 - Construction requirements for park model trailers

This Standard outlines the minimum requirements for materials, products, equipment, and quality of work needed to ensure that park model trailers will provide adequate

1. structural strength and rigidity;
2. protection against corrosion, decay, insects, and similar destructive forces;
3. protection against the hazards of fire;
4. resistance to the elements; and
5. durability and economy of maintenance.

Applicable Products:

Park model trailer — a recreational unit that meets the following criteria:

1. it is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels;
2. it is designed to facilitate relocation from time to time;
3. it is designed as living quarters for seasonal camping and may be connected to those utilities necessary for operation of installed fixtures and appliances; and
4. it has a gross floor area not exceeding 50 m2 when in the set-up mode, and has a width greater than 2.6 m in the transit mode, and prohibits lofts.

Note: A park model trailer unit may include a kitchen or a bathroom or both as optional features.

End Result:

Certification of the factory quality program and the park model trailer unit.

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