Identifying a Mobile Home

When trying to identify the year and make of a mobile home, you need to know where and what to look for around the home.

This home will be our example.

HUD Labels are located on the rear section of the home. They are red in color and attached to the exterior siding of the home.

The Trade Names are found by the front door or at the bottom right hand corner of the towing side of the home.

The Identification Serial Numbers are cold stamped into the metal on the front metal cross member or on the tow bar.

Each home has a Data Plate full of information about the home. It is easily noticeable by the picture of the United States. The certificate is typically found near the electrical box inside the home.

Example of a Data Plate

It is sometimes placed on the back side of the master bedroom closet doors, or on the wall inside the closet. The data plate could be also found on the back side of a  kitchen cabinet door.

If all else fails, the year of an older home can be estimated by locating the date stamp on the inside of the toilet tank.

Lift the lid off the tank and look inside for markings. It may look nasty in there, but the water is clean.