Brinkley RV

About Brinkley RV

Brinkley RV is a privately held towable-RV manufacturer introduced in May 2022 in Goshen, Indiana by five equal partners with deep RV-industry backgrounds: Ron and Bill Fenech (co-founders of Grand Design RV), Micah Staley, Nate Goldenberg, and Ryan Thwaits. It builds premium fifth wheels, fifth wheel toy haulers, and travel trailers — Model Z, Model G/Gx, Model Z AIR, and Model I/Ix — on a purpose-built 250-acre manufacturing campus. Its Model I was named RVBusiness 2025 RV of the Year.

How they build

The owners design the products themselves and road-test prototypes for months before production — the first Model Z prototype came back from a 30-day cross-country trip with over 250 refinements. Every unit passes production-line checkpoints, an off-road simulation, and a PDI covering more than 500 items, with design signatures like frameless automotive-style Euro windows and riveted, sealant-reducing construction.

• Model Z fifth wheels
• Owner-designed products
• 500-item PDI testing
• Frameless Euro windows
• 2025 RV of the Year
• Privately held

Milestones

1. 2022Brinkley RV introduced in May by veteran RV executives Staley, Goldenberg, Thwaits and Ron Fenech, with Bill Fenech joining soon after
2. 2022Model Z fifth wheel production begins in November in a leased Goshen plant
3. 2023Moves into first 175,000 sq ft plant on its 250-acre Goshen campus; workforce grows from 20 to about 200
4. 2025Model I travel trailer named RVBusiness 2025 RV of the Year