01 What makes it unique
Alliance RV’s 2026 Delta brochure prints a dry weight of 6,545 lb and a GVWR of 8,450 lb for the 252RL, with a tongue weight of 687 lb. The brochure prints no cargo carrying capacity, so none is shown here, and none is worked out by subtracting one published figure from the other. The trailer’s own federal weight label, inside the door, carries its cargo capacity as built.
Alliance lists it under Delta’s travel trailers in that brochure, at 29' 11" long, with 45 gal fresh, 90 gal grey and 45 gal black tanks. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank adds roughly 374 lb before anything else is loaded.
Among the 14 Delta floorplans whose dry weight Alliance’s 2026 brochure prints, it is number 8 by dry weight, in a range from 3,990 lb to 8,253 lb. Every figure in that comparison comes from the same brochure, for the same model year.
Every number on this page is read from Alliance RV’s 2026 Delta brochure (marked “New for 2026”, print date 19 September 2025). Alliance does not print exterior height or width, sleeping capacity or tire size against this floorplan there, so those rows read as not published.
How the 252RL differs from the other fourteen Delta floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Tongue weight, 687 lb: sixth-lightest of fourteen, between the 262RB (673 lb) and the BH271 (689 lb).
- Dry weight, 6,545 lb: seventh-heaviest of fourteen, between the 262RB (6,408 lb) and the 281BH (6,882 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.5%: smallest of fourteen, level with the 262RB, 281BH and BH241; next is the 321BH (10.6%).
- Grey tank, 90 gal: largest of fifteen, level with the 262RB, 274RKW and four others; next are the 291BH and BH271 (82 gal).
- GVWR, 8,450 lb: shared with the BH271; of fifteen, seven lower and six higher, nearest the 262RB (8,250 lb) and the 281BH (8,850 lb).
- Length, 29 ft 11 in: shared with the BH241; of fifteen, six shorter and seven longer, nearest the 262RB (29 ft 7 in) and the 274RKW, 281BH and BH271 (31 ft 11 in).
Next to the 262RB, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 252RL is 137 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 200 lb higher, has a tongue weight 14 lb heavier and is 4 in longer; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
Next to the 281BH, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 252RL is 337 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 400 lb lower, has a tongue weight 37 lb lighter and is 2 ft shorter; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 29' 11"
- Exterior height
- Not published by Alliance RV
- Exterior width
- Not published by Alliance RV
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 6,545 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 8,450 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- Not published by Alliance RV
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 687 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 45 gal
- Grey water
- 90 gal
- Black water
- 45 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Alliance RV
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Alliance RV
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.
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 (8,450 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,268 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 Delta floorplan family
Alliance RV’s 2026 Delta brochure lists 17 floorplans; this site profiles every one whose dry weight it prints. The brochure prints dry weight, GVWR, hitch weight, length and tanks, and no cargo carrying capacity.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| RB152 | 19' 11" | — | Profiled |
| ML206 | 23' 11" | — | Profiled |
| ML226 | 26' 11" | — | Profiled |
| RK234 | 27' 11" | — | Profiled |
| BH241 | 29' 11" | — | Profiled |
| BH271 | 31' 11" | — | Profiled |
| 262RB | 29' 7" | — | Profiled |
| 252RL | 29' 11" | — | Profiled |
| 281BH | 31' 11" | — | Profiled |
| 294RK | 33' 11" | — | Profiled |
| 291BH | 33' 11" | — | Profiled |
| 274RKW | 31' 11" | — | Profiled |
| 292RL | 33' 11" | — | Profiled |
| 321BH | 36' 11" | — | Profiled |
| 324KS | 36' 11" | — | Catalogued · brochure gives no dry weight or hitch weight or GVWR |
| BH181 | 22' 11" | — | Profiled |
| ML166 | 19' 11" | — | Catalogued · brochure gives no dry weight or hitch weight |
Alliance’s 2026 Delta brochure lists 17 floorplans. Each with a printed dry weight has a page here; the rest are catalogued with the reason against each.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Alliance RV does not publish for the 252RL
No cargo carrying capacity, exterior height or width, sleeping capacity or tire size is printed against this floorplan in Alliance’s 2026 brochure, so those rows read as not published. Nothing is filled from a sibling floorplan, 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
6,408 lb dry and 8,250 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 6,545 lb and 8,450 lb.
6,882 lb dry and 8,850 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 6,545 lb and 8,450 lb.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Delta 262RB, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 29 ft 11 in vs 29 ft 7 in; dry weight 6,545 lb vs 6,408 lb; GVWR 8,450 lb vs 8,250 lb; hitch weight 687 lb vs 673 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Delta plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 8,450 | 8–9 of 15 | 4,850–10,450 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 6,545 | 8 of 14 | 3,990–8,253 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 687 | 6 of 14 | 568–872 |
| Length | 29 ft 11 in | 7–8 of 15 | 19 ft 11 in–36 ft 11 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 90 | 9–15 of 15 | 45–90 |
| Black tank (gal) | 45 | 3–15 of 15 | 37–45 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Delta 262RB is 200 lb lighter (8,250 lb GVWR); Delta BH271 matches it at 8,450 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Delta siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta 252RL | 29 ft 11 in | — | 6,545 | 8,450 | — | 687 | 45 |
| Delta 262RB | 29 ft 7 in | — | 6,408 | 8,250 | — | 673 | 45 |
| Delta BH271 | 31 ft 11 in | — | 6,295 | 8,450 | — | 689 | 45 |
| Delta 281BH | 31 ft 11 in | — | 6,882 | 8,850 | — | 724 | 45 |
| Delta 274RKW | 31 ft 11 in | — | 7,420 | 9,250 | — | 870 | 45 |
| Delta 292RL | 33 ft 11 in | — | 7,486 | 9,450 | — | 802 | 45 |
All 15 Delta floorplans: Delta line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252RL | 8,450 | 6,545 | — | 29 ft 11 in |
| EVO 2290ER | 8,450 | 5,942 | — | 28 ft 5 in |
| Aurora 24RBS | 8,468 | 6,468 | — | 29 ft 9 in |
| Touring Edition 2400RKL | 8,495 | 6,510 | 4 | 28 ft 11 in |
| Eagle 230MLCS | 8,400 | 6,560 | 3 | 27 ft 7 in |
| Jay Feather 28RB | 8,400 | 6,510 | 4 | 33 ft 1 in |
| Jay Flight 265TH | 8,500 | 5,260 | 4 | 30 ft 4 in |
Against the 252RL: the EVO 2290ER is 2 ft shorter; the Aurora 24RBS is 18 lb heavier; the Touring Edition 2400RKL is 45 lb heavier and 1 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the 252RL
How much does the 252RL weigh?
6,545 lb dry; 8,450 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
What is the tongue weight of the 252RL?
687 lb as published, 10% of the dry weight (median across 1,413 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 252RL need?
A tow rating of at least 8,450 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the 252RL?
Fresh 45, grey 90, black 45 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 252RL?
29' 11" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
7 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 252RL. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), exterior height, exterior width, interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: alliancerv.com, library.rvusa.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 1 recall campaign and 2 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Delta line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
Too few reports to show a pattern. 2 complaints have been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. They cover equipment and unknown or other.
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 Delta line page.