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10 vehicle types · 14 coverage lines
Coverage by vehicle
The first question in RV and powersports insurance is not the price, it is which lines apply at all. A motorhome is a motor vehicle and needs liability of its own; a towed trailer usually borrows liability from the truck; an ATV ridden only on your own land may need none. Each page sets out why.
RVs and trailers
| Vehicle | Lines | The deciding question |
|---|---|---|
| Class A motorhome | 10 | A bus-sized motorhome is a vehicle and a home at once; the policy has to cover both roles, and a breakdown far from home is expensive. |
| Class B camper van | 8 | Built on a van chassis and driven daily by many owners, a Class B is closest to an auto policy with RV contents and campsite cover added. |
| Class C motorhome | 9 | A cutaway truck chassis with a cab-over bunk: rental fleets favour them, so check whether a policy covers renting it out. |
| Travel trailer | 6 | A towable has no engine, so liability on the road usually comes from the tow vehicle's auto policy; the trailer's own policy covers physical damage and contents. |
| Fifth-wheel trailer | 7 | The large towable many full-timers live in; full-timer liability and contents limits matter as much as the trailer itself. |
| Toy hauler | 6 | A trailer with a garage for bikes and ATVs: the cargo inside needs its own policies, which the trailer policy will not cover. |
Motorcycles and powersports
| Vehicle | Lines | The deciding question |
|---|---|---|
| Motorcycle | 7 | Two wheels and no crumple zone: injuries, not property damage, drive motorcycle claims, which is why UM/UIM and medical payments matter more than on a car. |
| ATV / UTV | 6 | Mostly ridden off-road, where an auto policy does not reach and a homeowners policy often excludes motorised vehicles off the premises. |
| Snowmobile | 5 | Seasonal by nature; a lay-up option keeps theft and fire cover through the summer at little cost. |
| Scooter / moped | 5 | Whether a small scooter needs registration and insurance depends on engine size and state; when it does, the injury exposure is the motorcycle's. |
Which line goes with which vehicle
| Coverage | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liability (bodily injury and property damage) | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Collision | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Comprehensive | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Uninsured / underinsured motorist | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
| Medical payments / PIP | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
| Custom parts and equipment | ● | ● | ||||||||
| Total loss replacement | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| Agreed value | ||||||||||
| Full-timer liability | ● | ● | ||||||||
| Vacation (campsite) liability | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
| Personal effects | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| Emergency expense | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| Roadside assistance and towing | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
| Storage / lay-up option | ● | ● | ● |
Columns: 1 Motorcycle · 2 Class A motorhome · 3 Class B camper van · 4 Class C motorhome · 5 Travel trailer · 6 Fifth-wheel trailer · 7 Toy hauler · 8 ATV / UTV · 9 Snowmobile · 10 Scooter / moped. ● = part of the default checklist; usage (financed, full-time, stored, custom parts) adds lines in the tool.