The RV Industry Association is reporting that its August 2026 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 23,599 units, an 16.4 percent year-over-year (y/y) decline compared to the 28,212 units shipped in August 2025. Still the number for August was an improvement from July 2026 which saw fewer that 20,000 shipments.
Through eight months (YTD), shipments are down 14.2 percent with 207,191 RVs shipped, compared to 241,550 for the comparative YTD period last year.
As the market has seen all year, the business has clearly shifted, with Travel Trailers falling double-digits again (-15.8 percent) as sales in the Towables Segment continues to shift to Truck Campers, posting a 12.5 percent y/y increase for the month.
The Towables segment, led by conventional travel trailers, ended the month down 16.9 percent y/y with 20,790 shipments.
Motorhomes finished the month down 11.7 percent y/y with 2,809 units, but still rose 2.8 percent for the YTD period. After boasting double-digit growth in July, Van Campers went negative in August with a 9.7 percent decline. Mini Campers were up nearly 10 percent y/y.
Park Model RVs finished July up 29.7 percent compared to July last year, with 410 wholesale shipments. Year-to-date, park model RVs are up 24.5 percent with 3,015 units shipped.
Park Model RVs finished August up 5.8 percent compared to the comparative month last year, with 410 wholesale shipments. Park Model RVs were up 21.8 percent YTD with 3,438 units shipped.
As SGB noted last month, nine states comprise a super majority of all Park Model RVs for the U.S. and Canada, but this month Pennsylvania took the lead with nearly 12 percent of total shipments.
August 2026 RV Wholesale Shipment Summary
Image courtesy Kimbo Campers; Data and table courtesy RV Industry Association
