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🚗 '''Covered auto''' is a term used in [[Definition:Commercial auto insurance | commercial auto insurance]] policies to identify which vehicles are eligible for protection under the policy's various [[Definition:Coverage type | coverage types]]. Rather than listing every vehicle individually, most commercial auto policies use a system of numbered covered auto designation symbols — standardized codes that define categories of vehicles to which each coverage applies.

🔢 The [[Definition:Insurance Services Office (ISO) | ISO]] commercial auto coverage form uses symbols numbered 1 through 9 (and sometimes 19) to classify covered autos. Symbol 1, for example, designates "any auto," providing the broadest possible scope, while symbol 2 covers only "owned autos specifically described in the schedule." Other symbols address [[Definition:Hired auto | hired autos]] (symbol 8), [[Definition:Non-owned auto | non-owned autos]] (symbol 9), and newly acquired vehicles. The declarations page of the policy assigns specific symbols to each coverage section — [[Definition:Liability insurance | liability]], [[Definition:Physical damage coverage | physical damage]], [[Definition:Uninsured motorist coverage | uninsured motorist]], and so on — meaning a vehicle might qualify as a covered auto for liability purposes but not for comprehensive or collision. [[Definition:Underwriter | Underwriters]] and [[Definition:Insurance broker | brokers]] must carefully match the appropriate symbols to the insured's fleet composition and operational needs to avoid unintended gaps.

⚠️ Misunderstanding which vehicles qualify as covered autos is one of the most common sources of [[Definition:Coverage investigation | coverage disputes]] in commercial auto programs. A business that regularly rents vehicles or allows employees to use personal cars for work-related tasks may find that a [[Definition:Claim | claim]] is denied if the policy's covered auto symbols were not configured to include hired or non-owned autos. As fleets evolve — incorporating leased vehicles, [[Definition:Telematics | telematics]]-equipped units, or autonomous technology — the definition of covered auto continues to be a focal point for policy design, ensuring the contractual language keeps pace with how businesses actually use vehicles.

'''Related concepts:'''
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* [[Definition:Commercial auto insurance]]
* [[Definition:Hired auto]]
* [[Definition:Non-owned auto]]
* [[Definition:Physical damage coverage]]
* [[Definition:Insurance Services Office (ISO)]]
* [[Definition:Declarations page]]
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