RV Industry Association Testifies At New Mexico PFAS Hearing

The New Mexico PFAS Protection Act was signed into law on April 8, 2025, with the intent of phasing out consumer products with intentionally added PFAS sold in the state of New Mexico. Under the PFAS Protection Act, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is required to pass rules that govern the processes, requirements, and enforcement of the new law through the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB).

On February 23, 2026, the Environmental Improvement Board began a multi-day public hearing to address the proposed rule on PFAS in Consumer Products. 

In addition to specific product bans, non-exempt manufacturers must begin reporting detailed information about PFAS content in their products by 2027. Importantly, due to the advocacy efforts of the RV Industry Association and its coalition partners, the legislation provides for specific exemptions, such as motor vehicles, which include motorized and towable RVs, from most of the rule’s reporting requirements.  The New Mexico legislature included such exemptions for categories of products it found posed little to no risk of harm to consumers. However, despite not being in the passed legislation, the New Mexico Environment Department’s proposed rule still requires PFAS labeling of all products, including those that are otherwise exempt under the law.

The RV Industry Association testified at the hearing, opposing the labeling requirement for RVs sold in the state of New Mexico. As complex durable goods, comprised of thousands of parts and components sourced through a diverse, global supply chain, RVs are subject to an enormous burden under the rule’s labeling requirements— a burden that can be as onerous as the reporting requirements, from which RVs are clearly exempt. 

Under the rule’s labeling provisions, RV manufacturers would be required to collect PFAS information on hundreds of parts and components and list them in an owner’s manual, including their proximate location in the RV. 

During testimony, the RV Industry Association urged the Environmental Improvement Board to recognize that requiring PFAS labeling for RVs is unnecessary, overly burdensome to RV manufacturers, and could cause confusion to consumers. As a result, the RV Industry Association strongly recommended that RVs be excluded from the labeling provisions of the rule, consistent with the legislative intent providing for important exemptions. 

At the conclusion of the hearing by March 6, the Environmental Improvement Board will determine whether to approve the proposed rule and may request changes. A final rule is expected to be published by the New Mexico Environment Department in July 2026.  If adopted as proposed, RV manufacturers will be required to label RVs sold in the state of New Mexico, starting with the 2027 model year and beyond. 

The RV Industry Association is also submitting written comments and continuing to advocate for a final rule that reflects the statute’s exemptions and avoids unnecessary burdens on RV manufacturers.

For more information about this article, please contact Bill Erny, Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs at: berny@rvia.org.