{ "name": "RV Glass Price Index 2026", "publisher": "RV Glass Directory", "url": "https://rvglassdirectory.com/rv-glass-cost-data", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "RV Glass Directory — https://rvglassdirectory.com", "version": "2026", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-01", "units": { "currency": "USD (CAD noted per row)", "index": "100 = national median installed cost" }, "regions": [ { "name": "Southwest", "states": "AZ, NM, NV, UT", "index": 92, "classA": "$1,350 – $2,900", "classC": "$380 – $850", "window": "$230 – $820", "chip": "$70 – $180", "driver": "Highest mobile-tech density in the country and year-round snowbird volume. Competition is real, and installers are not paying for weather delays." }, { "name": "Pacific", "states": "CA, OR, WA", "index": 108, "classA": "$1,600 – $3,400", "classC": "$450 – $1,000", "window": "$270 – $950", "chip": "$85 – $210", "driver": "Higher labor rates and metro traffic time. California adds ADAS work volume on camper vans, which pulls the average up." }, { "name": "Mountain", "states": "CO, ID, MT, WY", "index": 103, "classA": "$1,500 – $3,200", "classC": "$430 – $950", "window": "$260 – $900", "chip": "$80 – $200", "driver": "Long travel legs between jobs and a winter window where outdoor urethane sets are off the table. Gravel-road chip volume is the highest in the country." }, { "name": "Texas & South Central", "states": "TX, OK, AR, LA", "index": 95, "classA": "$1,400 – $2,950", "classC": "$390 – $880", "window": "$240 – $840", "chip": "$75 – $185", "driver": "Dense installer supply and short freight lanes from Gulf and Midwest distribution. Hail season spikes both demand and lead times." }, { "name": "Southeast", "states": "FL, GA, AL, MS, SC, NC, TN", "index": 94, "classA": "$1,400 – $2,900", "classC": "$385 – $860", "window": "$235 – $830", "chip": "$75 – $185", "driver": "Florida's zero-deductible comprehensive glass rule keeps claim volume high and out-of-pocket low. Humidity shortens cure time in the installer's favor." }, { "name": "Midwest", "states": "IN, OH, MI, IL, WI, MN, IA, MO, KS, NE", "index": 97, "classA": "$1,420 – $3,000", "classC": "$395 – $890", "window": "$245 – $850", "chip": "$75 – $190", "driver": "Elkhart, Indiana is the manufacturing center of the RV industry, so OEM coach glass is closest to source here — the cheapest place in the country to buy a hard-to-find panel." }, { "name": "Northeast", "states": "NY, PA, NJ, MA, CT, RI, NH, VT, ME", "index": 112, "classA": "$1,700 – $3,500", "classC": "$470 – $1,050", "window": "$280 – $980", "chip": "$90 – $220", "driver": "Highest labor rates, tightest urban access for a 40-foot coach, and the shortest outdoor working season. Winter pushes jobs into heated bays, which costs more." }, { "name": "Mid-Atlantic & Appalachia", "states": "VA, WV, MD, DE, DC, KY", "index": 101, "classA": "$1,480 – $3,100", "classC": "$420 – $920", "window": "$255 – $880", "chip": "$80 – $195", "driver": "Mixed metro and rural coverage. Trip charges climb quickly once you're off the I-81 and I-95 corridors." }, { "name": "Northern Plains & Alaska", "states": "ND, SD, AK", "index": 118, "classA": "$1,800 – $3,700", "classC": "$500 – $1,150", "window": "$300 – $1,050", "chip": "$95 – $240", "driver": "Freight distance and thin installer coverage dominate. Alaska adds barge or air freight on coach glass and can double the lead time." }, { "name": "Canada", "states": "All provinces (CAD)", "index": 121, "classA": "CAD $2,100 – $4,600", "classC": "CAD $600 – $1,400", "window": "CAD $350 – $1,250", "chip": "CAD $110 – $280", "driver": "Nearly all RV coach glass is sourced from US suppliers, so exchange, duty and cross-border freight land on the invoice before an installer touches it." } ], "priceDrivers": [ { "factor": "Curved vs. flat Class A glass", "impact": "+$600 – $1,400", "detail": "Flat two-piece panels are cut from standard laminated stock. Curved panels are molded to a specific coach shell, low-volume, and shipped crated — the single largest line item in RV glass." }, { "factor": "Second panel on a two-piece set", "impact": "+80 – 90% of the first", "detail": "Replacing both sides is not double the price — the labor overlaps — but it is close. Matching tint and age is the reason most shops recommend doing the pair." }, { "factor": "OEM instead of aftermarket", "impact": "+$200 – $900", "detail": "On a chassis windshield the aftermarket is usually fine. On a bonded coach panel with a specific frit band and curvature, OEM is often the only part that fits." }, { "factor": "ADAS / lane-assist recalibration", "impact": "+$250 – $500", "detail": "Applies to camper vans on recent Sprinter, Transit and ProMaster chassis. Non-negotiable when there's a forward camera bonded to the glass." }, { "factor": "Mobile service at your site", "impact": "$0 – $150 metro, up to $400 remote", "detail": "Most metro mobile calls carry no surcharge because there is no shop overhead. Remote parks and boondocking sites carry a real trip charge." }, { "factor": "Rot or corrosion at the opening", "impact": "+$300 – $1,500", "detail": "The hidden one. A windshield that has been leaking for a season often reveals soft wood or corroded steel when the old glass comes out, and it must be repaired before new glass is set." }, { "factor": "Rush and travel-stranded scheduling", "impact": "+10 – 25%", "detail": "Expedited freight on a coach-specific panel is the cost, not the labor. A common chassis windshield can usually be rushed for nothing." }, { "factor": "Repairing instead of replacing", "impact": "−85 – 95%", "detail": "A $75–$200 chip repair in the first week versus a $400–$3,400 replacement once the crack runs. The highest-return decision an RV owner makes on glass." } ] }