{"id":12808,"date":"2020-04-15T14:53:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T21:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/recreational-vehicles-and-trailers-handbook-2011\/recreational-trailer-endorsement\/"},"modified":"2020-06-26T16:32:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T23:32:56","slug":"recreational-trailer-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/recreational-vehicles-and-trailers-handbook-2011\/recreational-trailer-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Recreational Trailer Endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A driver must have a fifth-wheel recreational trailer endorsement added to his\/her Class C driver license to pull a fifth-wheel recreational trailer over 10,000 lbs., but not over 15,000 lbs. GVWR, which is not used for hire. This endorsement is not required if the driver has a commercial or noncommercial Class A driver license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To obtain an original fifth-wheel recreational trailer endorsement-<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adults must:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Complete an application for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/dl-id-online-app-edl-44\/\">driver license (DL 44)<\/a>.<\/li><li>There is no fee unless your license expires within six months.<\/li><li>Pass the Recreational Vehicles and Noncommercial Class A Trailers law test.<\/li><li>Pass the basic Class C law test, unless you renewed your Class C license within the last 12 months.<\/li><li>Pass a vision test.<\/li><li>You are not required to submit a Health Questionnaire or Physician&#8217;s Health Report.<\/li><li>You are not required to take a pre-trip, skills, or driving test to add a Recreational Trailer endorsement to your current license.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minors must:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Complete the items listed above.<\/li><li>Meet the additional requirements listed in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/california-driver-handbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California Driver Handbook<\/a><\/em> in the Provisional License section.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":12778,"menu_order":7,"template":"","dmv_task":[11],"dmv_functional_page_type":[64],"dmv_handbook_category":[589],"class_list":["post-12808","dmv_handbook","type-dmv_handbook","status-publish","hentry","dmv_task-educational","dmv_functional_page_type-informational","dmv_handbook_category-recreational-vehicles-trailers-handbook"],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Recreational Trailer Endorsement - California DMV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/recreational-vehicles-and-trailers-handbook-2011\/recreational-trailer-endorsement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Recreational Trailer Endorsement - California DMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A driver must have a fifth-wheel recreational trailer endorsement added to his\/her Class C driver license to pull a fifth-wheel recreational trailer over 10,000 lbs., but not over 15,000 lbs. 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