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2027 Grand Design Imagine AIM19MLA

A 22-foot Imagine AIM travel trailer that Grand Design lists at 4,361 lb unloaded, with a 6,395 lb GVWR, for 2027.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2027

4,361lb
Dry Weight
6,395lb
GVWR
478lb
Hitch Weight
22ft
Length
Sleeps 2 Travel Trailer · Imagine AIM Built by · Grand Design RV Model year · 2027

01 What makes it unique

Grand Design publishes an unloaded vehicle weight (UVW) of 4,361 lb and a GVWR of 6,395 lb for the 2027 Imagine AIM 19MLA, with a hitch weight of 478 lb. It does not publish a cargo carrying capacity on the floorplan page, 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.

It is 22' long, 10' 5" high and 8' wide, with 37 gal fresh, 45 gal grey and 37 gal black tanks as Grand Design lists them. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank adds roughly 307 lb before anything else is loaded.

Among the 6 Imagine AIM floorplans profiled from Grand Design’s 2027 pages, it is number 3 of 6 by unloaded weight, in a range from 3,547 lb to 5,361 lb. Every figure in that comparison comes from the same Grand Design page type for the same model year.

Every number on this page was read on 19 Oct 2026 from Grand Design’s own floorplan page for the Imagine AIM 19MLA, whose structured data names the model year 2027.

How the 19MLA differs from the other five Imagine AIM floorplans. Most distinctive first. Each rank counts only the siblings that publish that field, and a figure most of them share is left out.

  • Dry weight, 4,361 lb: third-lightest of six, between the 16MLA (3,813 lb) and the 20BHA (4,538 lb).
  • Tongue weight, 478 lb: third-heaviest of six, between the 20BHA (468 lb) and the 17MKA (525 lb).
  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11%: third-largest of six, between the 17MKA (10.6%) and the 15RBA (11.1%).
  • Length, 22 ft: third-longest of six, between the 17MKA (21 ft 8 in) and the 20BHA (23 ft 10 in).
  • Sleeping capacity, 2: smallest of six, level with the 17MKA; next are the 15RBA and 16MLA (3).
  • Exterior height, 10 ft 5 in: shared with the 20BHA; of six, two lower and two taller, nearest the 15RBA and 16MLA (10 ft 2 in) and the 17MKA and 21MBA (10 ft 10 in).

Next to the 16MLA, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 19MLA is 548 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 1,600 lb higher, has a tongue weight 46 lb heavier, is 2 ft 4 in longer, stands 3 in taller and sleeps one fewer; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 20BHA, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 19MLA is 177 lb lighter by dry weight, has a tongue weight 10 lb heavier, is 1 ft 10 in shorter and sleeps three fewer; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
22'
Exterior height
10' 5"
Exterior width
8'

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
4,361 lb
GVWR (max loaded)
6,395 lb
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
Not published by Grand Design
Hitch / tongue weight
478 lb

Capacities

Fresh water
37 gal
Grey water
45 gal
Black water
37 gal

Running gear

Hitch type
Bumper pull
Tire size
ST205/75R14 LRD
Axles
2

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
2
Refrigerator
4.30 cu. ft.

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

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the 19MLAScale outline of the 19MLA. Overall length 22' 0", overall height 10' 5", overall width 8' 0". 2 axles as published.end view8' 0"22' 0" overall length10' 5"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 19MLAHolding tank capacities: fresh 37 gallons, grey 45 gallons, black 37 gallons.Fresh37 galGrey45 galBlack37 gal

Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.

Towing it

Tow rating needed6,395 lb
Published tongue weight478 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb640–959 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed6,395 lb towed / 959 lb tongue
Payload check. Budget loaded, not dry: subtract the loaded range, every passenger, the bed and cab load and a weight-distributing hitch from the payload on your tow vehicle’s door-pillar placard (49 CFR 571.110 S4.3).

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 (6,395 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (959 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 Imagine AIM floorplan family

Grand Design lists 6 Imagine AIM floorplans for 2027. 6 without an existing page here are profiled from Grand Design’s own floorplan pages, from 3,547 lb to 5,361 lb unloaded; the others link to their existing pages. Grand Design publishes UVW, GVWR and hitch weight for these trailers, and no cargo carrying capacity.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
15RBA19' 8"3Profiled
16MLA19' 8"3Profiled
19MLA22'2Profiled
20BHA23' 10"5Profiled
17MKA21' 8"2Profiled
21MBA24' 11"5Profiled

Grand Design lists 6 Imagine AIM floorplans for 2027. 6 are profiled here; the rest are catalogued with the reason against each.

04 Notes on this floorplan

What Grand Design does not publish for the Imagine AIM

No cargo carrying capacity appears on Grand Design’s floorplan pages for this series, so that row reads 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

Lighter
Imagine AIM 16MLA

3,813 lb UVW and 4,795 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 4,361 lb and 6,395 lb.

Heavier
Imagine AIM 20BHA

4,538 lb UVW and 6,395 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 4,361 lb and 6,395 lb.

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Imagine AIM 17MKA, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 3 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 22 ft 0 in vs 21 ft 8 in; dry weight 4,361 lb vs 4,945 lb; hitch weight 478 lb vs 525 lb. They match on sleeps, GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Imagine AIM plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)6,3953–6 of 64,795–6,395
Dry weight (lb)4,3613 of 63,547–5,361
Hitch weight (lb)4784 of 6392–560
Length22 ft 0 in4 of 619 ft 8 in–24 ft 11 in
Sleeps21–2 of 62–5

Either side of it by GVWR: Imagine AIM 17MKA matches it at 6,395 lb GVWR; Imagine AIM 20BHA matches it at 6,395 lb GVWR.

Nearest Imagine AIM siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Imagine AIM 19MLA22 ft 0 in24,3616,395—47837
Imagine AIM 17MKA21 ft 8 in24,9456,395—52537
Imagine AIM 20BHA23 ft 10 in54,5386,395—46837
Imagine AIM 16MLA19 ft 8 in33,8134,795—43237
Imagine AIM 21MBA24 ft 11 in55,3616,395—56037
Imagine AIM 15RBA19 ft 8 in33,5474,795—39237

All 6 Imagine AIM floorplans: Imagine AIM line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
19MLA6,3954,361222 ft 0 in
Airelume 2606,3994,399—28 ft 7 in
Jay Feather 19MRK6,4004,820223 ft 4 in
Range Lite 200MLM6,4004,935—23 ft 4 in
IBEX 19BRK6,3784,878—25 ft 0 in
Forest River No Boundaries NB20.46,4384,938424 ft 4 in
Puma Tracks 232UD6,4404,858—25 ft 9 in

Against the 19MLA: the Airelume 260 is 4 lb heavier and 7 ft longer; the Jay Feather 19MRK is 5 lb heavier and 1 ft longer; the Range Lite 200MLM is 5 lb heavier and 1 ft longer.

08 Common questions about the 19MLA

How much does the 19MLA weigh?

4,361 lb dry; 6,395 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

What is the tongue weight of the 19MLA?

478 lb as published, 11% of the dry weight (median across 1,116 travel trailers here: 12%).

What size tow vehicle does the 19MLA need?

A tow rating of at least 6,395 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the 19MLA sleep?

It is rated to sleep 2. 4 of the 6 Imagine AIM floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

What are the tank capacities on the 19MLA?

Fresh 37, grey 45, black 37 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the 19MLA?

22' overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

13 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 19MLA. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), interior height, slide count, awning, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.

11 NHTSA safety record

NHTSA holds 15 recall campaigns and 65 owner complaints against the Imagine line. They are counted separately: a recall is a confirmed defect with a remedy, a complaint one owner’s unverified account.

What to look at on a used one. Across the 65 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are tires (20%), suspension (18%) and structure (17%).

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 Imagine line page.