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Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
NAICS 811121 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in repairing or customizing automotive vehicle and trailer bodies and interiors; and/or painting automotive vehicles and trailer bodies.
Start the review with paint booth fire.
For Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance, the saved research highlights paint booth fire, garagekeepers, completed operations. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- Is a spray or paint booth on the premises, and does it have a documented fire suppression system installed and regularly serviced?
- What types of vehicles are primarily worked on — standard passenger cars and light trucks, or also exotics, classics, heavy-duty commercial vehicles, or RVs?
- How many customer vehicles are typically on the premises at one time, including those awaiting parts, repair, or customer pickup?
- Are any customer vehicles driven off-premises by shop employees for delivery, pickup, or test drives?
- Is there any used vehicle sales, consignment, or auction activity associated with the operation?
- What is the typical maximum value of any single customer vehicle the shop works on — and does the shop have a process for noting high-value vehicles at intake?
- Are technicians bringing personal tools to the shop, and does the insured want those covered?
- What does the prior loss history look like, particularly any garagekeepers claims or fire-related losses?
Activities described by this code
- Automotive body shops
- Automotive body conversion services
- Restoration shops, antique and classic automotive
- Automotive paint shops
Other activities to examine
- Automotive glass replacement, repair, and/or tinting: 811122 — Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
- Automotive rustproofing and undercoating services: 811198 — All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance
- Motorcycle repair and maintenance services: 811490 — Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance
Census classification reference
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Compare another operationInsurance operations research — draft
Automotive body shops repair collision-damaged vehicles, perform structural and cosmetic bodywork, repaint vehicles, and restore or customize interiors. Paint booth operations involve flammable coatings, thinners, and isocyanate-containing hardeners. Customer vehicles typically remain on the premises for days or weeks, often including high-value or irreplaceable vehicles in the case of restoration shops.
Questions to investigate
- Is a spray or paint booth on the premises, and does it have a documented fire suppression system installed and regularly serviced?
- What types of vehicles are primarily worked on — standard passenger cars and light trucks, or also exotics, classics, heavy-duty commercial vehicles, or RVs?
- How many customer vehicles are typically on the premises at one time, including those awaiting parts, repair, or customer pickup?
- Are any customer vehicles driven off-premises by shop employees for delivery, pickup, or test drives?
This insurance research was generated in April 2026. It has not received a complete human review. The October 12, 2026 audit checked codes and titles only, not descriptions or coverage assertions.