CAB AND CHASSIS PURCHASES. Cab and Chassis can be purchased from the vendor without any required additional fitting by the vendor. If an incomplete chassis is sold to an agency, then the vendor is not responsible for the tag and title. Vendors are responsible for tag and title work if the chassis is completed by the vendor or the vendor’s contracted third party supplier. FSA highly recommends that all upfitting of cab and chassis be performed by vendors who are licensed and certified to perform such work to avoid unnecessary exposure to future liability. The requirements of Florida Statute 319.21 related to the manufacturer statement of origin apply to cab and chassis purchases.
CAB AND CHASSIS PURCHASES. Cab and Chassis can be purchased from the dealer without any required additional fitting by the dealer. However, the dealer is not required to register/title the incomplete vehicle if an incomplete chassis is sold, unless the upfitting is completed by the dealer or the dealer’s licensed and certified upfitter. However, the dealer is required to register/title the vehicle if an complete chassis is sold; only if the upfitting is completed by a company other than dealer or the dealer’s licensed and certified upfitter, is the dealer not required to tag and title the vechicle. If an agency chooses to upfit the chassis utilizing a third party supplier and the work is outside of the scope of the purchase order issued to the dealer by the agency, then the third party supplier must perform all the state mandates and issue the appropriate registration/title to the agency upon completion of the work. FSA highly recommends that all upfitting of cab and chassis be performed by vendors who are licensed/certified to perform such work to avoid unnecessary exposure to future liability. The requirements of Florida Statute 319.21 related to the manufacturer statement of origin apply to cab and chassis purchases.
