01 What makes it unique
The 32RLTS gives the back wall of the coach to the living room: a rear lounge flanked by two of the three slides, power theater seating fitted standard (the only base Aurora where it is), a kitchen island amidships with the free-standing dinette option, and a private front bedroom forward. Dual 10-foot and 13-foot awnings extend the party outside, and washer/dryer prep with the stackable option makes it a plausible long-stay coach.
The build is the standard wide-body package — Norco electromagnetic powder-coated chassis, metal siding under the seamless lifetime-warranty membrane roof, enclosed sealed underbelly, solid-surface counters, 15,000-BTU GE ducted heat pump, 35,000-BTU furnace, GE tankless water heater, 10.7-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator. The factory prints a 10,342-pound GVWR; 8,842 UVW plus 1,500 CCC equals it exactly.
Two numbers deserve attention: the 1,500-pound cargo margin is the tightest of the profiled base plans, and the 33-gallon grey tank — the smallest in the wide-body family — will be the boondocking limit long before the fresh tank is. On full hookups neither matters; off-grid, both do.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 35' 10"
- Exterior width
- 96"
- Exterior height
- 11' 3"
- Interior height
- 6' 9" (RVUSA)
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 8,842 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 10,342 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,500 lbs
- Dry hitch weight
- 1,062 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 38 gal
- Grey water
- 33 gal
- Black water
- 28 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10.7 cu ft GE (12V)
Construction
- Chassis
- Norco electromagnetic powder-coated
- Exterior
- Metal siding
- Roof
- Seamless membrane · limited lifetime warranty
- Counters
- Solid surface
Running gear
- Axle class
- Tandem (RVUSA record)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull · dry tongue 1,062 lb
- Spare tire
- Included, with carrier
- LP
- Two 20-lb bottles
Galley & systems
- Cooktop
- 3-burner
- A/C
- 15,000 BTU GE ducted heat pump
- Water heater
- GE 60K BTU tankless
- Furnace
- 35,000 BTU
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Up to 3 (RVUSA)
- Primary bed
- Front bedroom
- Layout
- Rear lounge across the back wall, kitchen island, free-standing dinette option, three slides, front bedroom, dual awnings
- Awnings & entries
- 10′ & 13′ power awning · 1 entry
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). The range starts at the published dry figure, because loaded is never lighter than dry.
03 Aurora floorplan family
Forest River's Aurora line — the 96-inch wide-body tier of the value family: twelve 2026 tandem-axle floorplans from a 29-foot-9 rear-bath couples plan to a 37-foot-10 triple-slide flagship bunkhouse, every one on the Norco electromagnetic powder-coated chassis with a 15,000-BTU GE ducted heat-pump air conditioner, solid-surface counters and a GE 60,000-BTU tankless water heater standard. Six plans are profiled in depth; the full roster including catalogued plans lives on the Aurora hub with verified weights.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24RBS | 30 ft | 3 | Entry rear bath — couples plan, 21-ft awning, outside kitchen |
| 26FKDS | 29 ft | 3 | Front-kitchen dual-entry couples plan — catalogued on the hub |
| 28BHS | 32 ft | 8 | Dual-entry bunkhouse — catalogued on the hub |
| 27DBH | 33 ft | 8 | Double-bunk family plan — dual entry, the volume seller |
| 29QBS | 34 ft | 7 | Bunkhouse with bunkroom sofa — catalogued on the hub |
| 32RLTS | 36 ft | 3 | Rear-lounge entertainer — triple slide, power theater standard |
| 29TQS | 36 ft | 8 | Triple-queen sleeper — three full-size beds, sleeps 8 |
| 32BDS | 36 ft | 8 | Dual-entry bunkhouse, full camp kitchen — catalogued on the hub |
| 31KDS | 36 ft | 3 | Rear-kitchen dual-slide, 10,000-lb GVWR — catalogued on the hub |
| 32MAZE | 37 ft | 4 | Adaptable triple-slide — rear island kitchen, dual awnings |
| 34BHTS | 38 ft | 6 | Flagship bunkhouse — triple slide, full camp kitchen; 2-Queen variant |
Every base Aurora is a tandem-axle 96-inch wide-body on the Norco electromagnetic powder-coated chassis. This is a published-GVWR-clean line: on every plan the factory detail page prints a GVWR, and the published UVW plus CCC sums to it exactly, with no derivation. Forest River publishes no per-plan axle ratings and no MSRP for the line; sleeps counts are RVUSA catalog fields, and RVUSA's weight records lag the current factory figures on several plans — a logged conflict, resolved to the factory detail pages throughout. Always confirm against the unit's weight sticker before towing.
04 Notes on this floorplan
Power theater is standard here
The factory options list makes power theater seating standard on the 32RLTS specifically — an upcharge everywhere else in the family.
The 33-gallon grey tank is the constraint
Smallest grey tank in the wide-body family against a full-service kitchen and lounge — fine on hookups, the limiting factor off-grid.
Tightest profiled payload
1,500 pounds of cargo margin at 8,842 dry — load deliberately and weigh loaded.
RVUSA record stale
RVUSA shows 8,321 dry / 11,238 GVWR; the current factory page prints 8,842 / 10,342. Factory used, conflict logged. No MSRP is published.
05 How it compares
The adaptable triple-slide — a rear island kitchen and reconfigurable mid-room on a 344-pound-higher GVWR.
The entry couples plan — 2,374 pounds lighter on one slide, trading the lounge and island for easy half-ton towing.
The value rear-living field — the 32RLTS counter is standard theater seating, dual awnings and the tankless water heater.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 38-gallon fresh tank is about 317 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 21% of the Aurora 32RLTS’s 1,500 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,183 lb (394 lb per rated berth). Across 9 Aurora floorplans the water share runs 16% to 24%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Aurora 32BDS at 21% and Aurora 34BHTS at 24%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Aurora 32BDS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 35 ft 10 in vs 36 ft 1 in; dry weight 8,842 lb vs 8,154 lb; GVWR 10,342 lb vs 9,654 lb; dry hitch weight 1,062 lb vs 1,054 lb; grey tank 33 gal vs 74 gal. They match on cargo capacity, fresh tank and black tank.
| Aurora plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 10,342 | 7 of 9 | 8,468–10,686 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 8,842 | 8 of 9 | 6,468–9,152 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,500 | 1–3 of 9 | 1,500–2,257 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 1,062 | 7 of 9 | 850–1,310 |
| Length | 35 ft 10 in | 4 of 9 | 29 ft 9 in–37 ft 10 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 38 | 1–7 of 9 | 38–44 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 33 | 1 of 9 | 33–74 |
| Black tank (gal) | 28 | 1–5 of 9 | 28–30 |
| Sleeps | 3 | 1–2 of 6 | 3–8 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Aurora 31KDS is 342 lb lighter (10,000 lb GVWR); Aurora 34BHTS is 310 lb heavier (10,652 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Aurora siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora 32RLTS | 35 ft 10 in | 3 | 8,842 | 10,342 | 1,500 | 1,062 | 38 |
| Aurora 32BDS | 36 ft 1 in | — | 8,154 | 9,654 | 1,500 | 1,054 | 38 |
| Aurora 29QBS | 33 ft 7 in | — | 7,124 | 9,124 | 2,000 | 888 | 38 |
| Aurora 32MAZE | 36 ft 10 in | 4 | 8,686 | 10,686 | 2,000 | 1,218 | 38 |
| Aurora 24RBS | 29 ft 9 in | 3 | 6,468 | 8,468 | 2,000 | 850 | 38 |
| Aurora 31KDS | 36 ft 3 in | — | 7,743 | 10,000 | 2,257 | 1,042 | 44 |
All 9 Aurora floorplans: Aurora line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora 32RLTS | 10,342 | 8,842 | 3 | 35 ft 10 in |
| Jay Flight 340RLK | 10,350 | 8,890 | 4 | 37 ft 10 in |
| Access 32BR | 10,400 | 8,008 | 8 | 37 ft 11 in |
| Voyage 2427RB | 10,400 | 6,629 | 4 | 27 ft 11 in |
| Puma Tracks 3380RLBT | 10,260 | 8,298 | — | 37 ft 8 in |
| Eagle 295RUCD | 10,250 | 8,200 | 6 | 33 ft 10 in |
| Jay Flight SLX 31QBDS | 10,250 | 7,625 | — | 35 ft 10 in |
Against the Aurora 32RLTS: the Jay Flight 340RLK is 8 lb heavier and 2 ft longer and sleeps 1 more; the Access 32BR is 58 lb heavier and 2 ft longer and sleeps 5 more; the Voyage 2427RB is 58 lb heavier and 8 ft shorter and sleeps 1 more.
08 Common questions about the Aurora 32RLTS
How much does the Aurora 32RLTS weigh?
8,842 lb dry; 10,342 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Aurora 32RLTS carry?
1,500 lb, 15% of its GVWR (median across 958 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 317 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Aurora 32RLTS?
1,062 lb dry, 12% of the dry weight (median across 1,156 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Aurora 32RLTS need?
A tow rating of at least 10,342 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the Aurora 32RLTS sleep?
It is rated to sleep 3. 4 of the 6 Aurora floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the Aurora 32RLTS?
Fresh 38, grey 33, black 28 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Aurora 32RLTS?
35' 10" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
15 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Aurora 32RLTS. Not published: slide count, tire specification, awning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: forestriverinc.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 23 recall campaigns and 16 owner complaints against the Aurora 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 16 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are service brakes, hydraulic (50%), electrical system (19%) and equipment (12%).
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 Aurora line page.