01 What makes it unique
Bontrager lists the Standard 15FK at 1,940 lb dry, a GVWR of 3,280 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,340 lb and a tongue weight of 280 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 15' 6" long and 8' 6" high. Bontrager prints its tanks as 18 gal fresh, 18 gal grey, 8 gal black.
Among the 5 Standard floorplans Bontrager’s Standard model pages on bontrageroutdoors.com (no model year stated) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 1 from the lightest, in a range from 1,940 lb (Standard 15FK) to 2,560 lb (Standard 17MB). Every figure in that comparison is Bontrager’s, read from the same set of model pages.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Bontrager’s own Standard model pages on bontrageroutdoors.com (no model year stated) for the Standard 15FK, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
How the 15FK differs from the other four Standard floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 1,940 lb: lightest of five; next is the 17FD (2,180 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 1,340 lb: largest of five; next is the 17FD (1,126 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 40.9%: largest of five; next is the 17FD (34.1%).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 14.4%: largest of five; next is the 17FD (14%).
- Black tank, 8 gal: smallest of five; next are the 17BH, 17FD and 17MB (17 gal).
- Sleeping capacity, 2: smallest of five; next are the 15RE and 17MB (3).
- GVWR, 3,280 lb: lowest of five, level with the 15RE; next is the 17FD (3,306 lb).
- Tongue weight, 280 lb: lightest of five, level with the 15RE; next is the 17FD (306 lb).
- Length, 15 ft 6 in: shortest of five, level with the 15RE; next are the 17BH, 17FD and 17MB (18 ft).
- Exterior height, 8 ft 6 in: lowest of five, level with the 15RE; next are the 17BH, 17FD and 17MB (8 ft 8 in).
Next to the 17FD, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 15FK is 240 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 26 lb lower, has 214 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 26 lb lighter, is 2 ft 6 in shorter, stands 2 in lower, has a fresh tank 8 gal smaller, has a black tank 9 gal smaller and sleeps two fewer; the two publish the same interior height and grey tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 15' 6"
- Exterior height
- 8' 6"
- Exterior width
- 6' 9"
- Interior height
- 6' 2"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 1,940 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 3,280 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,340 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 280 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 18 gal
- Grey water
- 18 gal
- Black water
- 8 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST235/75R15C
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 2
- Exterior Box Width
- 6' 9"
- Propane Unit (lbs)
- 20
- Water Heater
- 2.64
- Furnace BTU
- 14,300
- Weight units (as printed)
- no unit printed in weight cells
- Awning
- 5'
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
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
Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.
Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (3,280 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (492 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
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 The Standard floorplan family
Bontrager’s Standard model pages on bontrageroutdoors.com (no model year stated) lists 5 Standard floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard 15FK | 15' 6" | 2 | Profiled |
| Standard 17FD | 18' | 4 | Profiled |
| Standard 15RE | 15' 6" | 3 | Profiled |
| Standard 17BH | 18' | 4 | Profiled |
| Standard 17MB | 18' | 3 | Profiled |
Bontrager’s Standard model pages on bontrageroutdoors.com (no model year stated) lists 5 Standard floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Bontrager does not publish for the Standard 15FK
Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.
Read the label on the trailer
Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.
05 How it compares
2,180 lb dry and 3,306 lb GVWR, against this model’s 1,940 lb and 3,280 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 18-gallon fresh tank is about 149 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 11% of the Standard 15FK’s 1,340 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,191 lb (595 lb per rated berth). Across 5 Standard floorplans the water share runs 11% to 21%, and this plan’s is the lowest. Nearest on that share: Standard 15RE at 15%. 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
Closest sibling: the Standard 15RE, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): sleeps 2 vs 3; dry weight 1,940 lb vs 2,300 lb; cargo capacity 1,340 lb vs 980 lb; grey tank 18 gal vs 23 gal; black tank 8 gal vs 23 gal. They match on length, GVWR, hitch weight and fresh tank.
| Standard plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 3,280 | 1–2 of 5 | 3,280–3,320 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 1,940 | 1 of 5 | 1,940–2,560 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,340 | 5 of 5 | 760–1,340 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 280 | 1–2 of 5 | 280–320 |
| Length | 15 ft 6 in | 1–2 of 5 | 15 ft 6 in–18 ft 0 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 18 | 1–3 of 5 | 18–26 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 18 | 1–4 of 5 | 18–23 |
| Black tank (gal) | 8 | 1 of 5 | 8–23 |
| Sleeps | 2 | 1 of 5 | 2–4 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Standard 15RE matches it at 3,280 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Standard siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard 15FK | 15 ft 6 in | 2 | 1,940 | 3,280 | 1,340 | 280 | 18 |
| Standard 15RE | 15 ft 6 in | 3 | 2,300 | 3,280 | 980 | 280 | 18 |
| Standard 17MB | 18 ft 0 in | 3 | 2,560 | 3,320 | 760 | 320 | 18 |
| Standard 17FD | 18 ft 0 in | 4 | 2,180 | 3,306 | 1,126 | 306 | 26 |
| Standard 17BH | 18 ft 0 in | 4 | 2,300 | 3,320 | 1,020 | 320 | 26 |
All 5 Standard floorplans: Standard line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry or base (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard 15FK | 3,280 | 1,940 | 2 | 15 ft 6 in |
| Compact 12ROK | 3,180 | 1,940 | 2 | 15 ft 9 in |
| Radical 10RAD | 3,140 | 1,700 | 2 | 13 ft 2 in |
| E-Series 12RK | 3,450 | 1,740 | 2 | 15 ft 9 in |
| Jay Flight SLX 154BH | 3,450 | 2,600 | 6 | 17 ft 10 in |
| Sport 16RB | 3,500 | 2,860 | 4 | 16 ft 0 in |
| Bambi 16RB | 3,500 | 3,150 | 4 | 16 ft 3 in |
Against the Standard 15FK: the Compact 12ROK is 100 lb lighter; the Radical 10RAD is 140 lb lighter and 2 ft shorter; the E-Series 12RK is 170 lb heavier.
08 Common questions about the Standard 15FK
How much does the Standard 15FK weigh?
1,940 lb dry; 3,280 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Standard 15FK carry?
1,340 lb, 41% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 149 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Standard 15FK?
280 lb as published, 14% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Standard 15FK need?
A tow rating of at least 3,280 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the Standard 15FK sleep?
It is rated to sleep 2. 4 of the 5 Standard floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the Standard 15FK?
Fresh 18, grey 18, black 8 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Standard 15FK?
15' 6" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
14 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Standard 15FK. Not published: slide count, axle count, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: bontrageroutdoors.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
No recall campaign or owner complaint in our NHTSA data names the Bontrager Standard line. Read that as no result found, not as a clean record.
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 Bontrager Standard line page.