RV shipments drop in May, towables down 17 percent

Results of the RV Industry Association’s May 2025 survey of manufacturers showed that 28,150 RVs were shipped, a 15.1 percent decline from the 33,150 units shipped in May 2024. To date for the year, RV shipments are up 5.3% with 161,373 units.

Towable RVs, with 24,997 shipments led by conventional travel trailers, ended the month down 17.2% from a year ago. Motorhomes finished the month up 6.1% compared to the same month last year with 3,153 units. Van camper shipments topped Class A shipments 793 to 599. Class C motorhome monthly shipments were up 7.6% in 2025 over 2024 with 1,761 units shipped.

Below you will find charts showing 2024/2025 month-over-month total wholesale RV shipments.

RV shipments for May 2025
SOURCE: RVIA

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Neal Davis
11 months ago

Thank you for the update RV Travel! Looks as though the seemingly anomalous month-to-month change mostly smoothes the year-to-date changes. Have a great day and safe travels!