01 What makes it unique
Grand Design publishes an unloaded vehicle weight (UVW) of 5,361 lb and a GVWR of 6,395 lb for the 2027 Imagine AIM 21MBA, with a hitch weight of 560 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 24' 11" long, 10' 10" 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 6 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 21MBA, whose structured data names the model year 2027.
How the 21MBA 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, 5,361 lb: heaviest of six; next is the 17MKA (4,945 lb).
- Tongue weight, 560 lb: heaviest of six; next is the 17MKA (525 lb).
- Length, 24 ft 11 in: longest of six; next is the 20BHA (23 ft 10 in).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.4%: second-smallest of six, between the 20BHA (10.3%) and the 17MKA (10.6%).
- Exterior height, 10 ft 10 in: tallest of six, level with the 17MKA; next are the 19MLA and 20BHA (10 ft 5 in).
- Sleeping capacity, 5: largest of six, level with the 20BHA; next are the 15RBA and 16MLA (3).
Next to the 17MKA, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 21MBA is 416 lb heavier by dry weight, has a tongue weight 35 lb heavier, is 3 ft 3 in longer and sleeps three more; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank and slide-out count.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 24' 11"
- Exterior height
- 10' 10"
- Exterior width
- 8'
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 5,361 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 6,395 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- Not published by Grand Design
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 560 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 37 gal
- Grey water
- 45 gal
- Black water
- 37 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST215/75R14 LRD
- Axles
- 2
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 5
- Slide-outs
- 1
- Refrigerator
- 10 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
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 (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.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15RBA | 19' 8" | 3 | Profiled |
| 16MLA | 19' 8" | 3 | Profiled |
| 19MLA | 22' | 2 | Profiled |
| 20BHA | 23' 10" | 5 | Profiled |
| 17MKA | 21' 8" | 2 | Profiled |
| 21MBA | 24' 11" | 5 | Profiled |
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
4,945 lb UVW and 6,395 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 5,361 lb and 6,395 lb.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Imagine AIM 20BHA, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 3 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 24 ft 11 in vs 23 ft 10 in; dry weight 5,361 lb vs 4,538 lb; hitch weight 560 lb vs 468 lb. They match on sleeps, GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Imagine AIM plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 6,395 | 3–6 of 6 | 4,795–6,395 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 5,361 | 6 of 6 | 3,547–5,361 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 560 | 6 of 6 | 392–560 |
| Length | 24 ft 11 in | 6 of 6 | 19 ft 8 in–24 ft 11 in |
| Sleeps | 5 | 5–6 of 6 | 2–5 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Imagine AIM 20BHA matches it at 6,395 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Imagine AIM siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imagine AIM 21MBA | 24 ft 11 in | 5 | 5,361 | 6,395 | — | 560 | 37 |
| Imagine AIM 20BHA | 23 ft 10 in | 5 | 4,538 | 6,395 | — | 468 | 37 |
| Imagine AIM 17MKA | 21 ft 8 in | 2 | 4,945 | 6,395 | — | 525 | 37 |
| Imagine AIM 19MLA | 22 ft 0 in | 2 | 4,361 | 6,395 | — | 478 | 37 |
| Imagine AIM 16MLA | 19 ft 8 in | 3 | 3,813 | 4,795 | — | 432 | 37 |
| Imagine AIM 15RBA | 19 ft 8 in | 3 | 3,547 | 4,795 | — | 392 | 37 |
All 6 Imagine AIM floorplans: Imagine AIM line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21MBA | 6,395 | 5,361 | 5 | 24 ft 11 in |
| Airelume 260 | 6,399 | 4,399 | — | 28 ft 7 in |
| Jay Feather 19MRK | 6,400 | 4,820 | 2 | 23 ft 4 in |
| Range Lite 200MLM | 6,400 | 4,935 | — | 23 ft 4 in |
| IBEX 19BRK | 6,378 | 4,878 | — | 25 ft 0 in |
| Forest River No Boundaries NB20.4 | 6,438 | 4,938 | 4 | 24 ft 4 in |
| Puma Tracks 232UD | 6,440 | 4,858 | — | 25 ft 9 in |
Against the 21MBA: the Airelume 260 is 4 lb heavier and 4 ft longer; the Jay Feather 19MRK is 5 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter and sleeps 3 fewer; the Range Lite 200MLM is 5 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the 21MBA
How much does the 21MBA weigh?
5,361 lb dry; 6,395 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
What is the tongue weight of the 21MBA?
560 lb as published, 10% of the dry weight (median across 1,116 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 21MBA 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 21MBA sleep?
It is rated to sleep 5. No other Imagine AIM floorplan here is rated for more.
What are the tank capacities on the 21MBA?
Fresh 37, grey 45, black 37 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 21MBA?
24' 11" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
14 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 21MBA. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), interior height, awning, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: granddesignrv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
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.