01 What Highland Ridge publishes for the Range Lite Air
Highland Ridge RV, a subsidiary of Jayco, Inc. lists 4 Range Lite Air travel trailers in its 2024 Range Lite Air brochure. Highland Ridge prints a dry weight for every one profiled here, and each has a page of its own. It prints a GVWR for every one too. It prints a net carrying capacity for 4; on the 4 that carry both that and a GVWR, the dry weight plus the carrying capacity equals the GVWR exactly on 4. (How the data is verified.)
02 Highland Ridge Range Lite Air models
Highland Ridge Range Lite Air · 4 models
| Model | Dry weight | Cargo (CCC) | GVWR | Tongue | Length | Sleeps | On this site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Lite Air 16FBS | 3,915 lb | 1,080 lb | 4,995 lb | 425 lb | 20' 0" | — | Profiled |
| Range Lite Air 18RBS | 4,070 lb | 925 lb | 4,995 lb | 465 lb | 22' 7" | — | Profiled |
| Range Lite Air 17MDS | 4,250 lb | 1,050 lb | 5,300 lb | 410 lb | 23' 0" | — | Profiled |
| Range Lite Air 19MBH | 4,480 lb | 1,020 lb | 5,500 lb | 650 lb | 23' 6" | — | Profiled |
Read from Highland Ridge’s 2024 Range Lite Air brochure, 6 Nov 2026. “Not published” means the maker prints no figure; nothing is filled from another model, year or dealer.
03 Reading Highland Ridge’s figures
A maker’s published weight is for a base trailer; options and dealer-installed equipment add weight to any particular unit. The federal weight label inside the trailer carries its own unloaded weight, cargo carrying capacity and GVWR (49 CFR 567 and 571.120): read it on the unit itself before any towing decision.
05 Recalls
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns affecting this line. The earliest was reported 4 Aug 2022 and the most recent 30 Sep 2026.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 26V627000 | Equipment | A detached tank can become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| 3 Aug 2023 | 23V548000 | Structure | The lack of a secondary escape exit can prevent or delay occupants from exiting, increasing their risk of injury during an emergency. |
| 4 Aug 2022 | 22V573000 | Structure | An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury. |
Coverage is not complete: this list is a starting point, not a clearance (how it is built), so check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy and again before you tow.
This count covers the Range Lite Air name only; plain Range Lite counts on its own page.
06 Owner-reported problems
Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about this line for model years 2005 on. It was filed 22 Dec 2024. The breakdown below is what those owners actually reported, grouped by the component NHTSA assigned.
What gets reported
| Component group | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown or other | 1 | 100% |
Most recent reports
The 1 owner reports filed on this line, newest first. Wording is NHTSA’s summary of what the owner described.
| Filed | Component | Miles | What the owner reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 2024 | Unknown or other | — | The fresh water tank fell out the bottom of the RV while driving down the highway. The water tank was only about 2/3rds of the way full, driving an appropriate speed on well-maintained roads ([XXX] in Tacoma). Jayco (the parent company) had controversy in the past where they denied a warranty… |
How this count is drawn. A report is counted here only when NHTSA’s own model field names this line. What the owner typed in the description is never used to attribute a report: our line names are ordinary English words, and an owner writing “imagine my surprise when the axle went” or naming the state of Montana is not reporting a Grand Design Imagine or a Keystone Montana.
Read these as reports, not as findings. Complaints are submitted by owners and NHTSA does not verify them; no complaint here has been confirmed as a defect, and none of them is a recall. The sample is also self-selected — only owners motivated to file appear in it — so a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Use the pattern, not the total: a component that keeps recurring is worth inspecting on any used unit. File or search complaints at NHTSA.