First determine if you need title and/or plates. Then use the chart below to determine if your type of trailer or mobile/manufactured home is handled by WisDOT or the
Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS). Send the title and plate application to either DSPS or WisDOT, using the links below.
Register your boat at DNR online at
gowild.wi.gov.
Do I need a title and/or plate?
Fifth wheel, travel trailers, Park Model, RV trailers or boat trailers
Mobile homes less than 45 feet long
- For use on roadway they need
title and plates
- If purchased as real estate on a foundation, hooked up to utilities and both mobile home and land are being purchased, need
title from WisDOT (no sales/use tax collected), no plate needed
Manufactured and mobile homes greater than 45 feet long
- Contact
DSPS
- Does not require plates from WisDOT
Temporary undercarriage for transporting manufactured homes
- Does not need a title
- Must display a
Transferable Trailer license plate registered to the transporter. The transferable trailer plate should be
applied for at a weight that will cover the total weight of the undercarriage plus the load.
Who handles your application:
|
Vehicle type: |
Send application to: |
Mobile home 1975 and older over 45 feet
Mobile homes 1976 and newer, 40 feet or more | DSPS |
| Manufactured home - any length | DSPS |
Recreational Vehicle Trailers of any length. This includes but is not limited to:
- Travel trailers
- Boat trailers
- 5th Wheels
- Camping trailers
- Pop-up trailers
- Park Model trailers
|
WisDOT |
Mobile home 1975 and older, 45 feet or less
Mobile homes 1976 and newer under 40 feet | WisDOT |
| Other trailer types | WisDOT |
Vehicle definitions
For applications that need to be submitted to DSPS, find the appropriate form(s) at:
Information on transactions involving manufactured/mobile homes.
If you have any questions, contact:
Department of Safety and Professional Services
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708-8935
Phone: (608) 266-2112 (option 3)
Email:
dspssbmanfhomes@wi.gov