RV shipments fell 16.4% in August compared with the same month last year, with manufacturers shipping 23,599 units, according to the RV Industry Association’s August 2026 survey.
The August total compares with 28,212 RVs shipped in August 2025. Through the first eight months of the year, manufacturers have shipped 207,191 RVs, down 14.2% from the 241,550 units shipped during the same period last year.
According to a News and Insights report of RVIA, towable RV shipments totaled 20,790 units in August, down 16.9% from August 2025. Conventional travel trailers led the towable segment.
Motorhome shipments also declined during the month, with 2,809 units shipped, an 11.7% decrease from the same month last year.
Park Model RV shipments moved in the opposite direction. Manufacturers shipped 423 park models in August, up 5.8% from August 2025. Year to date, park model shipments have reached 3,438 units, an increase of 21.8% compared with the same period last year.
The association publishes monthly wholesale shipment data based on its survey of RV manufacturers. The August results include total RV shipments, towable and motorhome shipments, and park model RV shipments.
The association also released month-over-month charts covering 2025 and 2026 wholesale RV and park model shipments along with its August shipment report.
The association represents more than 430 manufacturers and component and aftermarket suppliers, which the association said collectively produce 98% of RVs made in the United States and approximately 60% of RVs produced worldwide.
The RV industry accounted for $159 billion in annual economic impact on the U.S. economy in 2026 and generated $19.6 billion in federal, state and local taxes.
