01 What makes it unique
Highland Ridge lists the 2024 Range Lite Air 16FBS at 3,915 lb dry, a GVWR of 4,995 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,080 lb and a tongue weight of 425 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 20' 0" long and 10' 6" high. Highland Ridge prints its tanks as 61 gal fresh, 30 gal grey, 30 gal black.
Among the 4 Range Lite Air floorplans Highland Ridge’s 2024 Range Lite Air brochure lists with a published dry weight, it is number 1 from the lightest, in a range from 3,915 lb (Range Lite Air 16FBS) to 4,480 lb (Range Lite Air 19MBH). Every figure in that comparison is Highland Ridge’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Highland Ridge’s 2024 Range Lite Air brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2024.
How the 16FBS differs from the other three Range Lite Air floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 3,915 lb: lightest of four; next is the 18RBS (4,070 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 1,080 lb: largest of four; next is the 17MDS (1,050 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 21.6%: largest of four; next is the 17MDS (19.8%).
- Length, 20 ft: shortest of four; next is the 18RBS (22 ft 7 in).
- Tongue weight, 425 lb: second-lightest of four, between the 17MDS (410 lb) and the 18RBS (465 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.9%: second-smallest of four, between the 17MDS (9.6%) and the 18RBS (11.4%).
- GVWR, 4,995 lb: lowest of four, level with the 18RBS; next is the 17MDS (5,300 lb).
Next to the 18RBS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 16FBS is 155 lb lighter by dry weight, has 155 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 40 lb lighter, is 2 ft 7 in shorter and has a grey tank 2 gal smaller; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, interior height, fresh tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 20' 0"
- Exterior height
- 10' 6"
- Exterior width
- 8' 4"
- Interior height
- 6' 6"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,915 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 4,995 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,080 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 425 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 61 gal
- Grey water
- 30 gal
- Black water
- 30 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- 15"
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Highland Ridge
- Model year (as printed)
- page 1 "2024 TRAVEL TRAILERS"; caption "2024 Range Lite Air 17MDS"; maker brochure index (Model Year 2024) title "2024 Range Lite Air Travel Trailer"
- Exterior Width (Slides Out)
- 9' 3"
- LP Capacity (lbs.)
- 40
- Awning
- 11'
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 (4,995 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (749 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 Range Lite Air floorplan family
Highland Ridge’s 2024 Range Lite Air brochure lists 4 Range Lite Air floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range Lite Air 16FBS | 20' 0" | — | Profiled |
| Range Lite Air 18RBS | 22' 7" | — | Profiled |
| Range Lite Air 17MDS | 23' 0" | — | Profiled |
| Range Lite Air 19MBH | 23' 6" | — | Profiled |
Highland Ridge’s 2024 Range Lite Air brochure lists 4 Range Lite Air floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Highland Ridge does not publish for the Range Lite Air 16FBS
Highland Ridge prints no sleeping capacity for this model, so none is given. 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
4,070 lb dry and 4,995 lb GVWR, against this model’s 3,915 lb and 4,995 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 61-gallon fresh tank is about 506 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 47% of the Range Lite Air 16FBS’s 1,080 lb cargo capacity, leaving 574 lb. Across 4 Range Lite Air floorplans the water share runs 47% to 55%, and this plan’s is the lowest. Nearest on that share: Range Lite Air 17MDS at 48%. 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 Range Lite Air 17MDS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 20 ft 0 in vs 23 ft 0 in; dry weight 3,915 lb vs 4,250 lb; GVWR 4,995 lb vs 5,300 lb; cargo capacity 1,080 lb vs 1,050 lb; hitch weight 425 lb vs 410 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Range Lite Air plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 4,995 | 1–2 of 4 | 4,995–5,500 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 3,915 | 1 of 4 | 3,915–4,480 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,080 | 4 of 4 | 925–1,080 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 425 | 2 of 4 | 410–650 |
| Length | 20 ft 0 in | 1 of 4 | 20 ft 0 in–23 ft 6 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 30 | 1–3 of 4 | 30–32 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Range Lite Air 18RBS matches it at 4,995 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Range Lite Air siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Lite Air 16FBS | 20 ft 0 in | — | 3,915 | 4,995 | 1,080 | 425 | 61 |
| Range Lite Air 17MDS | 23 ft 0 in | — | 4,250 | 5,300 | 1,050 | 410 | 61 |
| Range Lite Air 18RBS | 22 ft 7 in | — | 4,070 | 4,995 | 925 | 465 | 61 |
| Range Lite Air 19MBH | 23 ft 6 in | — | 4,480 | 5,500 | 1,020 | 650 | 61 |
All 4 Range Lite Air floorplans: Range Lite Air line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Lite Air 16FBS | 4,995 | 3,915 | — | 20 ft 0 in |
| Colt 18MBS | 4,995 | 4,045 | 8 | 23 ft 7 in |
| Jay Feather 15MRB | 4,995 | 3,675 | 4 | 20 ft 2 in |
| Jay Flight 197MB | 4,995 | 3,965 | 8 | 23 ft 7 in |
| Prowler 1802MBS | 4,995 | 4,045 | 6 | 23 ft 7 in |
| Autumn Ridge 180BHS | 4,995 | 3,785 | 6 | 22 ft 2 in |
| Super Lite Maxx 16FBS | 4,995 | 3,915 | — | 20 ft 0 in |
Against the Range Lite Air 16FBS: the Colt 18MBS is 4 ft longer; the Jay Flight 197MB is 4 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Range Lite Air 16FBS
How much does the Range Lite Air 16FBS weigh?
3,915 lb dry; 4,995 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Range Lite Air 16FBS carry?
1,080 lb, 22% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 506 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Range Lite Air 16FBS?
425 lb as published, 11% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Range Lite Air 16FBS need?
A tow rating of at least 4,995 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Range Lite Air 16FBS?
Fresh 61, grey 30, black 30 gallons. Off hookups, the waste tanks fill first.
How long is the Range Lite Air 16FBS?
20' 0" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
12 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Range Lite Air 16FBS. Not published: sleeps, slide count, axle count, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: highlandridgerv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 3 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint (model years 2005 on) against the Range Lite Air line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
Too few reports to show a pattern. 1 complaint has been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. It covers 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 Range Lite Air line page.