TS EN 13878

TS EN 13878 is a terms-and-definitions standard for leisure accommodation vehicles, establishing a common technical vocabulary for this sector. It brings clarity to the concepts used for caravans, caravan holiday homes, and motor caravans so that design, description, and assessment language remains consistent across related documents.

How the vocabulary is organised

The document defines terms in alphabetical order. In general technical terms, a vocabulary standard does not describe how to build a product; it fixes the meaning of words and expressions used by specialists. That distinction matters in a field where a vehicle may be road-mobile yet intended to provide temporary accommodation, so terms about layout, equipment, and use need to be interpreted consistently.

Relationship to the associated EN standards

The scope states that these terms are used in EN 721, EN 722-1, EN 1645-1, EN 1646-1, EN 1647, EN 1648-1 and EN 1648-2. This places TS EN 13878 as a terminology reference for a broader family of leisure accommodation vehicle standards rather than as a standalone product specification. In practice, shared terminology helps reduce ambiguity in technical requirements, drawings, instructions, and conformity-related communication.

• Covers the terminology for caravans, caravan holiday homes, and motor caravans.
• Presents the terms in alphabetical order.
• Supports the consistent use of language in the related EN standard series.
• Addresses the technical vocabulary for temporary accommodation vehicles.