01 What makes it unique
The 38DBL is Avenue’s big dual-entry family plan: a ‘DBL’ double/bunk layout with two entry doors, three slide-outs and a full 106-gallon black tank, sleeping five in a 41-foot-11 body. Two doors and a dedicated bunk-and-bath zone make it the Avenue for a family that wants separation between the bedroom and the kids’ space in a full-size coach.
The build is the full Avenue package: 101-inch wide-body construction with Azdel composite sidewalls inside and out, a PVC lifetime-warranty roof, a 16-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, Alliance’s industry-leading tanks — here the largest black tank in the profiled line at 106 gallons — the Performance Running Gear package and the OTG 400-watt solar package, with a king bed and up to three 13,500-BTU air conditioners available on the regular trim. Alliance publishes a 15,995-pound GVWR against the 12,400-pound dry weight, leaving a 3,595-pound cargo capacity and a 2,400-pound dry pin, with 98/106/106-gallon tanks. At a starting MSRP around $105,000, with street pricing below placard, the 38DBL is the dual-entry family Avenue for buyers who want two doors and a big holding-tank package in a full-size mid-profile coach towed with a one-ton truck.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 41' 11"
- Exterior width
- 8' 5" (101" wide-body)
- Exterior height
- 13' 4"
- Chassis
- Benchmark 101" wide-body
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 12,400 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 15,995 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 3,595 lbs
- Dry pin (hitch) weight
- 2,400 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 98 gal
- Grey water
- 106 gal
- Black water
- 106 gal
- Refrigerator
- 16 cu ft 12V
Construction
- Chassis
- Benchmark 101" wide-body
- Walls
- Azdel composite sidewalls, inside and out
- Roof
- PVC membrane · lifetime warranty
- Windows
- Dual-pane (standard on Avenue, N/A on All-Access)
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed)
- Running gear
- Performance Running Gear package
- Solar
- OTG 400W panel · 40A MPPT · inverter prep
Galley & systems
- Refrigerator
- 16 cu ft 12-volt
- A/C
- 1 unit · 13,500 BTU A/C
- Cooling capacity
- Up to three 13,500-BTU units
- Solar / electrical
- OTG 400W · 40A MPPT · inverter prep
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 5
- Slides
- 3
- Entries
- 2
- Awnings
- 2
- Primary bed
- King (regular trim)
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: 15–25% of GVWR on the pin, 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 The Avenue floorplan family
Avenue is Alliance RV's mid-profile fifth wheel — the residential fifth-wheel idea from the luxury Paradigm a step down in height, weight and price, and a cross-shop against Grand Design's Reflection, Keystone's Cougar and Jayco's Eagle. The 2026 line runs to nine floorplans; the six profiled in full are linked below and the three catalogued plans are shown muted. The 38DBL on this page is highlighted.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28BH | 32 ft | 6 | Bunkhouse, dual entry, lightest in line |
| 298RL | 34 ft | 4 | Rear living (lighter tier) |
| 33RKS | 34 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen, biggest cargo of its pair |
| 32RLS | 34 ft | 4 | Rear living, three slides |
| 35RKS | 36 ft | 6 | Rear kitchen, sleeps six |
| 332RL | 37 ft | 4 | Rear living (lighter tier) |
| 333BH | 38 ft | 4 | Bunkhouse (lighter tier) |
| 38DBL | 41 ft | 5 | Double/bunk, dual entry, sleeps five |
| 39MBR | 41 ft | 5 | Mid-bedroom, four slides, heaviest |
Avenue is Alliance RV's mid-profile fifth wheel — the residential fifth-wheel idea from the luxury Paradigm a step down in height, weight and price. The 2026 line runs to nine floorplans; the six broadest-appeal layouts are profiled here in full and the remaining three are catalogued from published specifications below. Every Avenue is 101-inch wide-body construction with Azdel composite sidewalls inside and out, a PVC roof with a lifetime warranty, a 16-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator (the lighter 28BH carries a 10-cubic-foot unit), Alliance's industry-leading tank sizes, the Performance Running Gear package and an OTG solar package with a 400-watt panel and a 40-amp MPPT controller; a second and third 13,500-BTU air conditioner and a king bed are standard on the regular trim, and a lighter Avenue All-Access value trim (single air conditioner, 200-watt solar, no standard king) is offered alongside it. Hitch weight, GVWR, dry weight and CCC are published per plan and each plan's dry weight plus CCC equals its GVWR exactly. Dry weight is a factory estimate; real loaded pin weights run higher — always weigh the loaded coach and confirm against your truck's payload and rear-axle ratings.
04 Notes on this floorplan
Dual entry, double/bunk layout
A ‘DBL’ two-door plan with three slides and a dedicated bunk-and-bath zone, sleeping five — separation for a family.
Biggest holding tanks in the line
A 106-gallon black tank (with 98 fresh and 106 grey) is the largest tank package in the profiled Avenue group — long stays between dumps.
Full-size, one-ton coach
At 41 feet 11 inches and a 15,995-pound GVWR it is one of the two longest Avenues and firmly one-ton territory.
Match a one-ton truck
A 15,995-pound-GVWR fifth wheel with a 2,400-pound pin — confirm a properly rated one-ton truck’s payload and rear-axle rating.
05 How it compares
Grand Design’s Reflection — the direct dual-entry family cross-shop in the mid-profile tier.
Keystone’s Cougar — a comparable full-size family fifth wheel with a bunk zone.
The other 42-foot Avenue — four slides and a mid-bedroom suite instead of the dual-entry bunk layout.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 98-gallon fresh tank is about 817 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 23% of the 38DBL’s 3,595 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,778 lb (556 lb per rated berth). Across 6 Avenue floorplans the water share runs 20% to 31%, and 2 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Avenue 35RKS at 22% and Avenue 32RLS at 23%. 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 Avenue 39MBR, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 12,400 lb vs 13,400 lb; cargo capacity 3,595 lb vs 2,595 lb; dry hitch weight 2,400 lb vs 2,486 lb; black tank 106 gal vs 53 gal. They match on length, sleeps, GVWR, fresh tank and grey tank.
| Avenue plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 15,995 | 5–6 of 6 | 10,495–15,995 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 12,400 | 5 of 6 | 8,518–13,400 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 3,595 | 4 of 6 | 1,977–3,795 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 2,400 | 4–5 of 6 | 1,450–2,486 |
| Length | 41 ft 11 in | 5–6 of 6 | 32 ft 11 in–41 ft 11 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 98 | 2–6 of 6 | 48–98 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 106 | 2–6 of 6 | 53–106 |
| Black tank (gal) | 106 | 6 of 6 | 53–106 |
| Sleeps | 5 | 3–4 of 6 | 4–6 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Avenue 35RKS is 1,000 lb lighter (14,995 lb GVWR); Avenue 39MBR matches it at 15,995 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Avenue siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenue 38DBL | 41 ft 11 in | 5 | 12,400 | 15,995 | 3,595 | 2,400 | 98 |
| Avenue 39MBR | 41 ft 11 in | 5 | 13,400 | 15,995 | 2,595 | 2,486 | 98 |
| Avenue 35RKS | 36 ft 10 in | 6 | 11,300 | 14,995 | 3,695 | 2,400 | 98 |
| Avenue 33RKS | 34 ft 5 in | 4 | 10,200 | 13,995 | 3,795 | 2,180 | 98 |
| Avenue 32RLS | 34 ft 11 in | 4 | 10,500 | 13,995 | 3,495 | 2,000 | 98 |
| Avenue 28BH | 32 ft 11 in | 6 | 8,518 | 10,495 | 1,977 | 1,450 | 48 |
All 6 Avenue floorplans: Avenue line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38DBL | 15,995 | 12,400 | 5 | 41 ft 11 in |
| Bighorn 31RL | 16,000 | 13,060 | 4 | 36 ft 0 in |
| North Point 310RLTS | 16,000 | 13,375 | 4 | 36 ft 0 in |
| Paradigm 295MK | 16,000 | 12,567 | 4 | 33 ft 3 in |
| Seismic 313T | 16,000 | 10,800 | — | 38 ft 4 in |
| Sandpiper 3900HBLR | 16,085 | 13,284 | 4 | 42 ft 9 in |
| Sierra 3900HBLR | 16,085 | 13,284 | — | 42 ft 9 in |
Against the 38DBL: the Bighorn 31RL is 5 lb heavier and 6 ft shorter and sleeps 1 fewer; the North Point 310RLTS is 5 lb heavier and 6 ft shorter and sleeps 1 fewer; the Paradigm 295MK is 5 lb heavier and 9 ft shorter and sleeps 1 fewer.
08 Common questions about the 38DBL
How much does the 38DBL weigh?
12,400 lb dry; 15,995 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 38DBL carry?
3,595 lb, 22% of its GVWR (median across 307 fifth wheels here: 19%). A full fresh tank uses 817 lb of it.
What is the pin weight of the 38DBL?
2,400 lb dry, 19% of the dry weight (median across 386 fifth wheels here: 19%).
What size tow vehicle does the 38DBL need?
A tow rating of at least 15,995 lb, plus payload for the loaded pin weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 38DBL sleep?
It is rated to sleep 5. 2 of the 6 Avenue floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 38DBL?
Fresh 98, grey 106, black 106 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 38DBL?
41' 11" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
16 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 38DBL. Not published: interior height, tire specification.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: alliancerv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 6 recall campaigns and 4 owner complaints against the Avenue line. They are counted separately: a recall is a confirmed defect with a remedy, a complaint one owner’s unverified account.
Too few reports to show a pattern. 4 complaints have been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. They cover equipment, parking brake, structure and suspension.
Reports that name the 38DBL
1 of those record name this floorplan specifically rather than the line as a whole.
| Type | Date | Reference | What it says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recall | 29 Apr 2024 | 24V303000 | A breaker that overheats increases the risk of a fire. |
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 Avenue line page.