IA towable RV dealer bonds.
$2,250 flat. Soft pull.
Iowa requires every licensed towable recreational vehicle dealer to file a $75,000 bond with the Department of Transportation. Ours is $2,250 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every dealer. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the DOT
Pay online and receive the executed bond, running to the State of Iowa, ready to file with your dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
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$75,000 bond × 3% = $2,250, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Iowa licenses towable recreational vehicle dealers through the Department of Transportation under Iowa Code chapter 322C, and conditions the license on a $75,000 surety bond. The bond runs to the State of Iowa and is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee that you comply with the statutes governing dealers.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Iowa together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). If a dealer fails to deliver clear title, misapplies a customer's money, or otherwise violates dealer law, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Note that a dealer already licensed as a motor vehicle dealer under the same name and place of business may not need a separate towable RV bond — confirm on your application, and we will issue whichever bond the DOT requires.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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The DOT is waiting on one document.
$2,250 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.