RV Industry Produces 600,000 RVs in 2021, Surpassing Previous Record by 19%

Summary

Results for the RV Industry Association’s December 2021 survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments for 2021 ended with a record 600,240 wholesale shipments, surpassing the 2017 total of 504,599 shipments by 19%.

“For decades, the RV industry has been growing with more and more people turning to RVs as the perfect way to experience the great outdoors. While the demand for RVs has been amplified over the past two years, the pandemic also created several obstacles and challenges for our industry,” said RV Industry Association President & CEO Craig Kirby. “But through their hard work and innovation, our manufacturers and suppliers are rising to meet these challenges, building a record 600,000 RVs this past year, sending more RVs to dealer lots across North America than ever before, and allowing more people to experience the joys of RVing.”

Total RV shipments for 2021 increased 39.5% over the 430,412 units shipped in 2020. Towable RVs, led by conventional travel trailers, ended 2021 up 39.6% against 2020 with 544,028 wholesale shipments. Motorhomes finished the year up 37.8% compared to 2020 with 56,212 units. Park Model RV finished the year up 5.7% compared to 2020 with 3,923 units shipped.

December Results

Results from the RV Industry Association’s December 2021 survey of manufacturers also determined that total RV shipments ended the month with 40,347 units, a decrease of (-0.1%) compared to the 40,382 units shipped during December 2020. Towable RVs, led by conventional travel trailers, ended the month up 1.1% against last December with 36,908 wholesale shipments. Motorhomes finished the month down (-11.3%) compared to the same month last year with 3,439 units. Park Model RVs ended the month down (-9.0%) compared to December 2020 with 244 wholesale shipments.

Click here to view our Shipment Report in PDF format.

Wholesale RV Shipments

	DEC 2020	DEC 2021	YOY Last Year	YTD 2020	YTD 2021	YOY To Date
Towables
Travel Trailers (ALL)	28,047	28,550	1.8%	298,478	423,775	42.0%
Travel Trailers - 5th Wheel	7,670	7,213	-6.0%	81,508	107,566	32.0%
Folding Camping Trailers	516	652	26.4%	6,255	7,885	26.1%
Truck Campers	271	493	81.9%	3,372	4,802	42.4%
All Towable RVs	36,504	36,908	1.1%	389,613	544,028	39.6%
Motorhomes
Conventional (Type A)	1,062	901	-15.2%	11,892	15,350	29.1%
Van Campers (Type B)	796	912	14.6%	7,222	13,827	91.5%
Mini (Type C)	2,020	1,626	-19.5%	21,685	27,035	24.7%
All Motorhomes	3,878	3,439	-11.3%	40,799	56,212	37.8%
Total RV Shipments	40,382	40,347	-0.1%	430,412	600,240	39.5%

Total Shipments Monthly vs. Last Year

Park Model RV Shipments

	DEC 2020	DEC 2021	YOY Last Year	YTD 2020	YTD 2021	YOY To Date
Park Model RVs	268	244	-9.0%	3,711	3,923	5.7%

Monthly Shipments

View all reports