01 What makes the 2023 173MRB different
The Jay Feather Micro 173MRB is one of Jayco's Jay Feather Micro travel trailers, the ultra-light tier of the Jay Feather range.
Across the 4 model years of the 173MRB on this site (2022 to 2025), the 2023 record has the heaviest dry weight, 3,980 lbs; the same GVWR as every other year that publishes one (4,995 lbs); the smallest cargo capacity, 1,015 lbs; dry tongue weight 440 lbs, between 410 lbs (2022) and 490 lbs (2025); the same exterior length as every other year that publishes one (20' 10").
Against the 2024 173MRB, the next model year on this site, 6 of the 18 fields both records publish differ: dry weight 3,980 lbs to 3,900 lbs (-80 lb); cargo capacity 1,015 lbs to 1,095 lbs (+80 lb); dry tongue weight 440 lbs to 415 lbs (-25 lb); exterior height 9' 8" to 9' 9" (+1 in); height with A/C 10' 5" to 10' 7" (+2 in); propane 40 lbs to 60 lbs (+20 lb).
Among the 4 Jayco Jay Feather Micro travel trailers with a 2023 page on this site, the 173MRB is 2nd lightest of 4 by dry weight; joint lowest of 4 by GVWR; 2nd smallest of 4 by cargo capacity; 2nd longest of 4 by exterior length. By dry weight, the lightest is the 171BH at 3,775 lbs and the heaviest is the 199MBS at 4,575 lbs.
02 Full 2023 specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 20' 10"
- Exterior width
- 8' 5"
- Width, slides out
- 8' 5"
- Exterior height
- 9' 8"
- Exterior height (w/ A/C)
- 10' 5"
- Interior height (main)
- 6' 6"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,980 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 4,995 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,015 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 440 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- LT225/75R16'E'
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull (weight-distribution recommended)
- Model year of record
- 2023
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 55.0 gal
- Grey water
- 30.5 gal
- Black water
- 30.5 gal
- LP / propane
- 40 lbs
- LP / propane, optional
- 60 lbs
Galley & systems
- Water heater
- Tankless
- Furnace output
- 19000 BTU
- Furnace, auto-ignition
- Not published
- Outside storage compartments
- 2
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- up to 3
Federal tire recalls naming this size. NHTSA’s recall file names LT225/75R16 in 9 tire recalls: 97T003000 (CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRE INC., 1997; make CONTINENTAL; model LT22575R16); 09T008000 (KUMHO TIRE U.S.A., INC., 2009; make KUMHO; model MOHAVE A/T); 12T006000 (PT. MULTISTRADA ARAH SARANA, TBK, 2012; make ACHILLES / RADAR; models DESERT HAWK A/P, RADIAL RLT-9); 13T002000 (Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, 2013; make HERCULES; model HERCULES ALL TRAC A/T); 13T012000 (Michelin North America, Inc., 2013; make MICHELIN; model LTX M/S); 15T009000 (Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co. LTD., 2015; make EVERGREEN / JINYU; models ES89, YS78); 16T010000 (Vee Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., 2016; make VEE RUBBER; model TAIGA M/T); 17T018000 (Zhaoqing Junhong Co., Ltd., 2017; make ANTARES; model COMFORT A5); 20T016000 (Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group Rubber, 2020; make DURATURN; model TRAVIA A/T). A tire recall covers only the brands, lines and DOT date codes it lists, and this page does not know which brand of tire this trailer was built with, so read the brand and DOT code on your own sidewalls before relying on this list. Only 242 of NHTSA’s 788 tire recalls name a size in their summary, so a size with no match is not a clean record (NHTSA recall file, read 12 Oct 2026).
Drawn to scale
Weight budget
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).
03 What changed for the 2023 model year
Between the 2022 and 2023 173MRB, 7 of the 12 fields both records publish differ: dry weight, cargo capacity, dry tongue weight, exterior width, height with A/C, fresh tank and sleeping count. Unchanged: GVWR, exterior length, interior height, grey tank and black tank.
| Field | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry / unit base weight (UVW) | 3,940 lbs | 3,980 lbs | +40 lb |
| Net cargo / payload (CCC) | 1,055 lbs | 1,015 lbs | -40 lb |
| Dry tongue weight | 410 lbs | 440 lbs | +30 lb |
| Exterior width | 8' 4" | 8' 5" | +1 in |
| Exterior height (w/ A/C) | 9' 9" | 10' 5" | +8 in |
| Fresh water | 61 gal | 55.0 gal | -6 gal |
| Sleeps | 3 | up to 3 | — |
Published for one of the two years only: width with slides out (2023: 8' 5"); exterior height (2023: 9' 8"); tire size (2023: LT225/75R16'E'); propane (2023: 40 lbs); optional propane (2023: 60 lbs); water heater (2023: Tankless); furnace output (2023: 19000 BTU); outside storage compartments (2023: 2). The 2022 figures come from the 2022 Jayco Jay Feather Micro factory brochure (RVUSA brochure library) and the 2023 figures from Jayco's own 2023 model page for this floorplan; the two kinds of document do not carry the same columns, so a field in only one of them is not a change to the trailer.
| Model year | Dry (UVW) | GVWR | Dry tongue | Sleeps | Tire size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,940 | 4,995 | 410 | 3 | Not published |
| 2023 | 3,980 | 4,995 | 440 | 3 | LT225/75R16'E' |
| 2024 | 3,900 | 4,995 | 415 | 3 | LT225/75R16'E' |
| 2025 | 3,840 | 4,995 | 490 | 3 | LT225/75R16'E' |
All years side by side: the Jayco Jay Feather Micro 173MRB parent page.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure on this page is read from Jayco's own 2023 model page for this floorplan (how sources are handled).
Fields Jayco does not publish for 2023
For this model year the factory record has no auto-ignition furnace. Those rows read “Not published” and are not filled in from another year.
04 Buying a 2023 173MRB at 3 model years old
Its age, and the date on its label
A 2023 173MRB is 3 model years old in 2026. Its build month is on the certification label (49 CFR 567.4(g)(2)), not in the model year.
Tires: size and date code
Jayco lists LT225/75R16'E' as the 2023 factory tire size. Read the four-digit date code at the end of each tire's identification number, spare included (49 CFR 574.5(b)(3)).
NHTSA record for model year 2023
No recall campaign or owner complaint filed under the Jayco Jay Feather name for model year 2023 appears on Jayco Jay Feather year by year. An empty record is not a clean year.
05 How it compares — and to its other years
Differs from 2023 on 7 of 12 shared fields, dry weight, cargo capacity and dry tongue weight among them.
Differs from 2023 on 6 of 18 shared fields, dry weight, cargo capacity and dry tongue weight among them.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 55-gallon fresh tank is about 459 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 45% of the 173MRB’s 1,015 lb cargo capacity, leaving 556 lb (185 lb per rated berth). Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
| 2023 travel trailers from other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173MRB | 4,995 | 3,980 | 3 | 20 ft 10 in |
| Jay Flight 184BS | 4,500 | 3,420 | 6 | 21 ft 7 in |
| White Hawk 27RB | 8,200 | 6,735 | 6 | 32 ft 10 in |
| Eagle 320FBOK | 10,900 | 8,900 | 6 | 38 ft 0 in |
Against the 2023 173MRB: the 2023 Jay Flight 184BS is 495 lb lighter and sleeps 3 more; the 2023 White Hawk 27RB is 3,205 lb heavier and 12 ft longer and sleeps 3 more; the 2023 Eagle 320FBOK is 5,905 lb heavier and 17 ft longer and sleeps 3 more.
08 Common questions about the 173MRB
How much does the 173MRB weigh?
3,980 lb dry; 4,995 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 173MRB carry?
1,015 lb, 20% of its GVWR (median across 958 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 459 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the 173MRB?
440 lb dry, 11% of the dry weight (median across 1,156 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 173MRB need?
A tow rating of at least 4,995 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 173MRB sleep?
It is rated to sleep 3.
What are the tank capacities on the 173MRB?
Fresh 55, grey 30, black 30 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 173MRB?
20' 10" overall, tongue or pin box included.
How does the 2023 173MRB differ from other model years?
Set against the published 2024 173MRB record, 3 figures differ: dry weight 3,980 lb in 2023 against 3,900 lb in 2024; cargo capacity 1,015 lb in 2023 against 1,095 lb in 2024; dry hitch weight 440 lb in 2023 against 415 lb in 2024. 6 other figures both years publish are identical. This floorplan is profiled for 4 model years here (2022 to 2025).
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
13 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 173MRB. Not published: slide count, axle count, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: jayco.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 23 recall campaigns and 39 owner complaints against the Jay Feather line. They are counted separately: a recall is a confirmed defect with a remedy, a complaint one owner’s unverified account.
What to look at on a used one. Across the 39 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are structure (21%), equipment (15%) and tires (15%).
Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Jay Feather line page.