01 What makes the 2019 355MBQS different
The Eagle 355MBQS sits in Jayco's Eagle travel-trailer range, the towable-behind-a-half-ton side of the Eagle name, below the Eagle fifth wheels and above the lighter Jay Feather. This page covers one model year of it — the 2019 355MBQS, exactly as Jayco published it — because the numbers that decide whether your truck can pull this trailer are not the same from one year to the next.
For the 2019 model year Jayco published a 14,995-pound GVWR on a 12,155-pound dry weight, 2,840 pounds of published cargo capacity, a 2,505-pound dry tongue weight. That dry tongue is 21% of the dry weight, above the 10–15% band conventionally quoted for a bumper-pull trailer. Tongue weight is not fixed — it moves with how the trailer is loaded, and weight added ahead of the axles raises it. A tongue load in that range wants a weight-distribution hitch, and the tow vehicle's tongue-weight limit is a separate number from its trailer-weight limit — check the loaded tongue against the hitch receiver's rating and the vehicle's payload, not against the tow rating alone.
This is the earliest 355MBQS model year with a verified factory record in this catalogue. Later years are linked at the foot of the page, each with its own published figures.
A 2019 trailer is 7 model years old as of 2026, which puts it squarely in used-buyer territory. Section 05 sets out what to inspect on a travel trailer of this age — tyre date codes, roof and seam sealant, slide seals, and the soft-floor and delamination checks that separate a tidy coach from an expensive one.
Specifications by model year
2019 is the only model year this catalogue holds a verified factory record for the 355MBQS. That record is published here on its own, and it is not a general specification for the floorplan: Jayco revises published weights, ratings and even tire sizes from one model year to the next, so every figure below is evidence about 2019 and about no other year.
| Model year | Dry (UVW) | GVWR | Cargo (CCC) | Dry tongue | Sleeps | Tire size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12,155 | 14,995 | 2,840 | 2,505 | Not published | Not published |
The row above is the 2019 model year’s own record from Jayco’s model page for that year. When a second model year is sourced for this floorplan, it joins the table above on this same page and at this same address — nothing moves and no link breaks. The figures in the tow-critical placard at the top of this page are that same 2019 record. On the weights, overall length and tire size, that record and Jayco’s own 2019 model page agree on every field both of them publish. Exterior height is not compared: Jayco publishes a bare height, a with-A/C height and a with-2nd-A/C height, and the single height row carried here cannot be matched to one of them, so no claim is made either way.
02 Full 2019 specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 41' 8"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Width, slides out
- Not published
- Exterior height
- Not published
- Exterior height (w/ A/C)
- 12' 10"
- Interior height (main)
- Not published
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 12,155 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 14,995 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,840 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 2,505 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- Not published
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull (weight-distribution recommended)
- Model year of record
- 2019
Capacities
- Fresh water
- Not published
- Grey water
- Not published
- Black water
- 50 gal
- LP / propane
- Not published
- LP / propane, optional
- Not published
Galley & systems
- Water heater
- Not published
- Furnace output
- Not published
- Furnace, auto-ignition
- Not published
- Outside storage compartments
- Not published
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
What it takes to tow this
Built from this floorplan’s verified weights. We publish the trailer side only.
We do not publish tow ratings for specific trucks. A single model can vary by thousands of pounds depending on engine, axle ratio, cab, drivetrain and package — the only authoritative figure is the one on your own door jamb. Loaded tongue percentages are industry convention for travel trailers (10–15% of loaded weight), not a measurement of this unit. Hitch classes are not used here as a rating: SAE J684 covers trailers to 10,000 lb GVWR and does not define Class V, and capacity boundaries differ between manufacturers — read the rating stamped on your hitch. On this plan the convention band’s low end fell below the published dry figure, so the range starts at the published dry weight instead — loaded is never lighter than dry.
04 Buying a 2019 355MBQS at 7 model years old
Tyres are almost certainly past their service age
At 7 years old, the original the factory tire size will be well beyond the five-to-seven-year age window RV tyres are normally replaced on, regardless of tread depth. Budget for a full set plus the spare unless there is a dated receipt.
Water is what kills these, and it is the cheapest thing to check
Press the walls and floor around the entry, the slide openings, the rear wall and under the front cap. Soft spots, a wavy or rippled sidewall, or a stained ceiling are delamination and water ingress, and they are structural rather than cosmetic.
Appliance and component life
Absorption fridges, water heaters and A/C units commonly need attention somewhere in the second decade. Run every appliance on both gas and mains before agreeing a price.
Weigh it before you tow it
Every weight on this page is a DRY factory figure for the 2019 model year. A used trailer carries its previous owner's additions, and a travel trailer puts its tongue load on the tow vehicle's hitch and through its rear axle. Weigh the loaded rig at a public scale and check it against the tow vehicle's payload, rear-axle and hitch ratings.
05 How it compares
Every Eagle floorplan this catalogue holds a verified factory record for, with its own published weights.
06 Loading it for a trip
Cargo capacity on the 355MBQS is 2,840 pounds — the entire budget for gear, water, propane, batteries and everything else you put aboard.
| Weight budget | Figure | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo capacity as published (CCC) | 2,840 lb | Everything you add: gear, water, propane, batteries, food, people’s belongings. |
The published dry tongue weight of 2,505 pounds is 21% of the 12,155-pound dry weight — at or above the top of the usual 10–15% band before you load anything. A nose-heavy dry figure eats truck payload directly, so budget the hitch load against your door-jamb sticker rather than against the tow rating.
Nothing above changes the ceiling. Loaded to its 14,995-pound GVWR the 355MBQS is towing 2,840 pounds more than its 12,155-pound dry figure, and that is the number your vehicle has to be rated for — not the brochure weight.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Ranked by GVWR, the 355MBQS sits 80 of 81 in the Eagle line: 14,995 pounds against a line that runs from 8,400 to 15,400 pounds. That position is the useful thing to know, because the plans immediately either side of it are the real alternatives.
Either side of it in the same line: Eagle 360DBOK matches it exactly at 14,995 lb GVWR; and Eagle 355MBQS is 405 pounds heavier at 15,400 lb GVWR.
2 other Eagle plans share this floorplan’s 14,995 lb GVWR, so the ranking above separates plans that tow to the same ceiling. On a shared chassis the figure that actually differs between them is cargo capacity and where the weight sits, not the rating.
| Comparable travel trailers | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355MBQS | 14,995 | 12,155 | — | 41 ft 8 in |
| Puma Vista 420LFT | 14,825 | 13,024 | — | 42 ft 10 in |
| Aurora Destination Series 43CONDO | 14,745 | 13,245 | — | 43 ft 0 in |
| Jay Flight 40DLFT | 14,500 | 12,430 | 7 | 41 ft 6 in |
| Cedar Creek Cottage 40CBK | 15,565 | 13,478 | — | 41 ft 6 in |
| Campsite Reserve 39IB | 14,000 | 11,039 | — | 44 ft 6 in |
| Cherokee Timberwolf Black Label 39JMBL | 14,000 | 12,984 | — | 43 ft 4 in |
Against the 355MBQS: the Puma Vista 420LFT is 170 lb lighter and 1 ft longer; the Aurora Destination Series 43CONDO is 250 lb lighter and 1 ft longer; the Jay Flight 40DLFT is 495 lb lighter. Those are differences in the published numbers only — what they cost, how they are built and how they live are separate questions each of those pages answers on its own terms.
Those are the nearest travel trailers from other lines by weight — one per line, picked by proximity on that figure and nothing else. They are listed so the same tow vehicle can be checked against real alternatives, not because they are equivalent inside; layout, build and price diverge sharply across that group.
For scale, the Eagle floorplans profiled here run 6,560 to 13,030 pounds dry and 28 to 43 feet of exterior length across 81 plans. Where a floorplan falls in that spread usually says more about which vehicle can tow it, and which site it fits, than the layout name does.
Every profiled floorplan in this line, with the full weight table, is on the Eagle line hub.
08 Common questions about the 355MBQS
How much does the 355MBQS weigh?
It leaves the factory at 12,155 pounds dry, and its manufacturer-set loaded ceiling (GVWR) is 14,995 pounds. Real towing weight lands between the two and depends entirely on what you load. Use the GVWR when matching a tow vehicle; the dry figure is only useful for comparing floorplans against each other.
How much can the 355MBQS carry?
Cargo carrying capacity is 2,840 pounds. That is the whole budget: water, propane, batteries, gear and everything you bring.
What is the tongue weight of the 355MBQS?
The published dry tongue weight is 2,505 pounds. It is measured empty; loaded, it runs higher, and it comes out of your tow vehicle’s payload rather than its tow rating.
What size tow vehicle does the 355MBQS need?
Your vehicle needs a tow rating of at least 14,995 pounds — this floorplan’s GVWR — and enough payload left over for the hitch load, passengers and anything in the bed. This site does not publish tow ratings for specific vehicles, because one truck model varies by thousands of pounds across engine, axle ratio, cab and package. The figure that governs is the payload sticker on your own door jamb.
How long is the 355MBQS?
Exterior length is 41' 8". Measure against your site length and your storage before committing — the exterior figure is the one that has to fit, and it includes the tongue or pin box.
Every figure in these answers is read from this page’s verified specification table. Where the manufacturer publishes nothing, the question is not answered rather than estimated.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
This catalog tracks 18 specification fields per floorplan. Named sources publish 7 of them for the 355MBQS. The rest are not shown, because the alternative is reading a figure across from a sibling floorplan or from what the segment usually does — and a number nobody published is worth less than an admitted gap.
Not published for this floorplan: exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning. If you find one of these in a manufacturer document for this plan, it belongs on this page.
The completeness figure at the foot of this page (38%) measures the same thing on the full field set: it is a measurement of how much this floorplan’s manufacturer publishes, not of how much research went into the page.
How every figure here was sourced and checked is set out on the methodology page.
11 NHTSA safety record
This floorplan belongs to the Eagle line, and NHTSA holds 44 recall campaigns and 114 owner complaints against that line. They are separate records and are not added together — a recall is a manufacturer-confirmed defect with a remedy; a complaint is one owner’s account, which NHTSA does not verify.
What to look at on a used one. Across the 114 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are tires (23%), structure (18%) and equipment (13%). That is where owners of this family have had trouble, so it is where an inspection is worth the time.
Reports that name the 355MBQS
1 of those record name this floorplan specifically rather than the line as a whole.
| Type | Date | Reference | What it says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recall | 24 Oct 2016 | 16V772000 | If the axle is overloaded, excess tire wear may result, possibly causing tire failure and an increased risk of a crash. |
Recall coverage is not complete — our harvest of NHTSA’s recall API ran 1,556 queries, of which 0 failed and 242 returned an explicit zero. A line can still be under-reported where NHTSA files a roster under a parent name, or where a match rests on the wording of the recall rather than its model field. Complaints come from the complete bulk file but are unverified and self-selected: a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Eagle line page.