RV Roadside Emergency Readiness Checklist

A breakdown is easier to manage when the right gear and numbers are already within reach. Prepare warning equipment, confirm your roadside plan covers the actual rig, and know how to keep everyone away from traffic.

Keep within reach

• Reflective vest for each adult and warning triangles or LED flares
• Charged phone, power bank, flashlight, and paper emergency contacts
• Roadside assistance membership covers the RV's exact type, size, and trailer
• Insurance card, registration, VIN, tire sizes, and lug-nut torque are easy to find
• Water, needed medications, pet supplies, and weather-appropriate clothing

Rig-specific tools

• Tire pressure gauge and a compressor rated for your required PSI
• Correct jack, jack base, lug socket, breaker bar, and torque wrench (towables)
• Inflated spare tire that can be reached with the tools you carry (towables)
• Spare fuses, bulbs, hitch pins, electrical adapters, and basic hand tools
• Wheel chocks, work gloves, kneeling pad, and rain gear

If something happens

• Get as far from moving traffic as safely possible; hazards on
• Everyone exits away from traffic and waits behind a barrier when possible
• Place warnings only when it is safe; never work on the traffic side of the rig
• Call 911 for fire, injury, traffic danger, propane odor, or an unsafe location
• Photograph the scene and damage once everyone is safe
• After a tire failure, inspect the wheel well, wiring, propane lines, and neighboring tire before moving

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