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2027 Forest River Impression315MB

a 38-foot fifth wheel that leaves the factory at 10,338 lbs dry and is rated to carry 2,875 lbs of cargo.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2027

10,338lb
Dry Weight
2,875lb
Cargo Capacity
1,935lb
Pin Weight
38ft
Length
2,875 lb cargo Fifth Wheel · Fifth Wheels Built by · Forest River Model year · 2027

01 What makes it unique

The Impression 315MB leaves Forest River's factory at 10,338 lbs dry with 2,875 lbs of cargo capacity. Forest River publishes no GVWR for this line, so the loaded rating is not quoted on this page and is not computed from the other two figures. What the cargo number covers is defined by the factory: fresh water, gear, food, batteries and every dealer-installed accessory come out of it. Fresh water is 8.3 lb per gallon, so filling the 57-gallon fresh tank spends 473 lbs of the 2,875 lbs before anything else goes in.

Forest River’s 2027 floorplan drawing for the 315MB shows, at the front, a 60-by-80 queen bed with Versa Tilt technology between wardrobes, a wardrobe with washer/dryer prep and a docking station. Mid-coach: a bath with a walk-in shower with skylight, and a mid bunk room with a 30-by-74 flip-down upper bunk over a 60-by-74 Versa queen in a slide, a desk, a wardrobe and a loft above with a 60-by-74 bed and a loft cubby. At the rear: a kitchen slide with a microwave, a 12-volt fridge and hidden storage, a kitchen island, an entertainment center, a tri-fold sofa and a table in a second slide, and a pantry and a desk/storage across the rear. It draws a 18-foot awning. Outside it labels two exterior mini fridges, unobstructed pass-through storage and a 2-inch receiver hitch. Layouts change with options; check the unit itself.

Pin weight is 1,935 lbs, 19% of the dry weight as published; it rises as the trailer is loaded and comes off the truck’s payload, not its towing rating, so check it against the payload on your own door sticker (pin weight and payload).

Off hookups: 92 gallons of grey and black capacity against 57 gallons of fresh water, so fresh water runs out first (tank sizes by length).

Against the rest of the Impression roster this is the 3rd of 10 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 7,568 lbs to 13,824 lbs. It sits in the lighter third of the line.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 10,338 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 11,776 lbs. Forest River publishes no loaded rating for this line, so the ceiling is the one on the trailer’s own weight label (how to read trailer weights).

Forest River’s line listing and this floorplan’s own factory page agree on all 4 shared figures. No GVWR is published for this line, so dry plus cargo has no rating to check against. A missing row means Forest River does not publish that figure (how figures are verified).

Forest River publishes no written floorplan description for this plan; the layout described above is read off Forest River’s own floorplan drawing for this model year. 315MB is an Impression designation, and this site does not decode the code itself into a layout claim.

How the 315MB differs from the other nine Impression floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

  • Dry weight, 10,338 lb: third-lightest of ten, between the 235RW (8,073 lb) and the 301ML (10,443 lb).
  • Cargo capacity, 2,875 lb: fourth-smallest of ten, between the 37MB2B (2,477 lb) and the 318RL (2,967 lb).
  • Pin weight, 1,935 lb: fourth-lightest of ten, between the 360MYR (1,885 lb) and the 301ML (1,995 lb).
  • Pin weight as a share of dry weight, 18.7%: fourth-largest of ten, between the 36BR3 (18.3%) and the 318RL (19%).
  • Length, 38 ft: fourth-shortest of ten, between the 301ML (35 ft 8 in) and the 318RL (38 ft 11 in).
  • Grey tank, 62 gal: fourth-largest of ten, between the 235RW, 301ML and three others (60 gal) and the 360MYR and 44STAY (90 gal).
  • Exterior height, 13 ft 2 in: shared with the 235RW and 301ML; of ten, two lower and five taller, nearest the 36BR3 (13 ft 1 in) and the 318RL and 360MYR (13 ft 4 in).
  • Black tank, 30 gal: smallest of ten, level with the 235RW, 301ML and two others; next is the 242RD (32 gal).

Next to the 235RW, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 315MB is 2,265 lb heavier by dry weight, has 622 lb less cargo capacity, has a pin weight 565 lb heavier, is 9 ft 1 in longer and has a grey tank 2 gal larger; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.

Next to the 301ML, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 315MB is 105 lb lighter by dry weight, has 677 lb less cargo capacity, has a pin weight 60 lb lighter, is 2 ft 4 in longer and has a grey tank 2 gal larger; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
38' 0"
Exterior height
13' 2"
Exterior width
96"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
10,338 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
Not published by Forest River for this line
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
2,875 lbs
Hitch / pin weight
1,935 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
57 gal
Grey water
62 gal
Black water
30 gal

Running gear

Hitch type
Fifth wheel (pin box)
Axles
Not published by Forest River
Tires
Not published by Forest River

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
Not published by Forest River
Awnings
18'

How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: fifth wheel pin weight and payload; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.

Drawn to scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the 315MBScale outline of the 315MB. Overall length 38' 0", overall height 13' 2", overall width 8' 0".end view8' 0"38' 0" overall length13' 2"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 315MBHolding tank capacities: fresh 57 gallons, grey 62 gallons, black 30 gallons.Fresh57 galGrey62 galBlack30 gal

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

03 The Impression floorplan family

Impression spans a wider range than most fifth-wheel lines: the lightest plan leaves the factory under 7,600 lb dry with a 1,485 lb pin, and the heaviest is a 44-foot coach. That range crosses a real towing boundary, so the plan number matters more here than the badge does. As with Vibe, Forest River publishes no GVWR for any Impression floorplan - dry weight, cargo capacity and pin weight are published, and the rating is not.

FloorplanNominalDry weight (lb)Cargo, CCC (lb)Notable
242RD30' 5"7,5682,427Fifth Wheels
235RW28' 11"8,0733,497Fifth Wheels
315MB38' 0"10,3382,875Fifth Wheels
301ML35' 8"10,4433,552Fifth Wheels
318RL38' 11"11,1532,967Fifth Wheels
36BR341' 10"11,7882,367Fifth Wheels
360MYR42' 11"12,3383,547Fifth Wheels
44STAY44' 0"13,8243,546Fifth Wheels

Impression is Forest River's mid-size to full-size fifth-wheel line, eight floorplans for 2027. Forest River publishes dry weight, cargo capacity, pin weight, all three exterior dimensions, all three tank capacities and awning size for every plan - and no GVWR for any of them, so that column is absent from this line's tables rather than computed or taken from a dealer listing. Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are also not published in this channel.

04 Notes on this floorplan

What Forest River does not publish for this line

Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are not in Forest River’s specification channel for Impression, so this page does not publish them and does not estimate them (how figures are verified).

There is no factory GVWR for this trailer

Forest River publishes dry weight, cargo capacity and pin weight for every Impression floorplan and publishes no GVWR for any of them. The factory's own glossary defines cargo capacity as GVWR minus UVW, which means the rating can be worked out - and a figure you worked out is not a figure the manufacturer published, so this page does not print one. Use the weight label on the trailer itself, which every Forest River unit carries.

Weigh it before you tow it

Forest River calls its unloaded weight an estimated average for a standard build, and options and dealer add-ons change it, so weigh your own trailer loaded the way you travel (how figures are verified).

05 How it compares

Lighter
Impression 235RW

8,073 lbs dry against this plan's 10,338 lbs, a difference of 2,265 lbs.

Heavier
Impression 301ML

10,443 lbs dry, 105 lbs more than this plan, and 3,552 lbs of cargo capacity against this one's 2,875 lbs.

Most cargo in the line
Impression 301ML

3,552 lbs of cargo capacity, the highest of the 10 Impression floorplans profiled here. If payload rather than length is the binding constraint, that is the plan to compare against.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 57-gallon fresh tank is about 473 lb of water, 16% of the 315MB’s 2,875 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,402 lb. Across 10 Impression floorplans the water share runs 13% to 20%, and 3 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Impression 318RL at 16% and Impression 37MB2B at 19%.

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Impression 318RL, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 38 ft 0 in vs 38 ft 11 in; dry weight 10,338 lb vs 11,153 lb; cargo capacity 2,875 lb vs 2,967 lb; hitch weight 1,935 lb vs 2,120 lb; grey tank 62 gal vs 60 gal. They match on fresh tank and black tank.

Impression plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
Dry weight (lb)10,3383 of 107,568–13,824
Cargo capacity (lb)2,8754 of 102,367–3,552
Hitch weight (lb)1,9354 of 101,370–2,290
Length38 ft 0 in4 of 1028 ft 11 in–44 ft 0 in
Grey tank (gal)627 of 1030–110
Black tank (gal)301–5 of 1030–60

Either side of it by dry weight: Impression 235RW is 2,265 lb lighter (8,073 lb dry); Impression 301ML is 105 lb heavier (10,443 lb dry).

Nearest Impression siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Impression 315MB38 ft 0 in—10,338—2,8751,93557
Impression 318RL38 ft 11 in—11,153—2,9672,12057
Impression 301ML35 ft 8 in—10,443—3,5521,99557
Impression 36BR341 ft 10 in—11,788—2,3672,15557
Impression 235RW28 ft 11 in—8,073—3,4971,37057
Impression 37MB2B43 ft 0 in—13,023—2,4772,29057

All 10 Impression floorplans: Impression line hub.

Other lines, nearest by dry weightGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
315MB—10,338—38 ft 0 in
Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels R371RK—10,350—36 ft 10 in
Wildcat 32LIVE13,50010,363—36 ft 5 in
Cherokee Arctic Wolf 343MB13,66510,398—37 ft 11 in
Sandstorm 280015,71910,419—32 ft 3 in
Columbus 340RG12,87010,464—34 ft 8 in
Cardinal 33CHEF13,88510,558—38 ft 3 in

Against the 315MB: the Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels R371RK is 12 lb heavier and 1 ft shorter; the Wildcat 32LIVE is 25 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter; the Cherokee Arctic Wolf 343MB is 60 lb heavier.

08 Common questions about the 315MB

How much can the 315MB carry?

2,875 lb. A full fresh tank uses 473 lb of it.

What is the pin weight of the 315MB?

1,935 lb as published, 19% of the dry weight (median across 406 fifth wheels here: 19%).

What are the tank capacities on the 315MB?

Fresh 57, grey 62, black 30 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the 315MB?

38' 0" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

10 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 315MB. Not published: GVWR, interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.

10 Manuals & documents

Sources: forestriverinc.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.

11 NHTSA safety record

NHTSA holds 10 recall campaigns and 6 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Impression line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).

Too few reports to show a pattern. 6 complaints have been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. They cover unknown or other, electrical system and suspension.

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 Impression line page.