01 What makes it unique
The 2903RL is the shortest and lightest Influence, built as a couples’ rear-living coach. A windowed rear living area sits behind a walk-around kitchen island, with a front master (a queen bed slide, optional king), a free-standing dinette, theater seating opposite a fireplace and 40-inch TV, and a rear tri-fold sofa — the whole rig held to about 34½ feet on three slide-outs. It carries the standard Influence package: a 16-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, gel-coat sidewalls and the 330-watt Influence Solar Package on the 101-inch wide-body platform inside a five-sided welded-aluminum cage, under a walk-on Thermal Roof, with a fully enclosed, heated underbelly.
Grand Design publishes a 15,000-pound GVWR against the 11,800-pound dry weight, leaving a 3,200-pound cargo capacity and a 2,190-pound dry pin — the lightest pin in the line. A single 15,000-BTU air conditioner and 81/106/53-gallon fresh/grey/black tanks are standard, with six-point auto-leveling and a third air conditioner with heat pump available. At a starting MSRP around $116,780, with street pricing below placard, the 2903RL is the Influence for buyers who want the wide-body platform and residential kitchen in the shortest, most maneuverable body, towable behind a properly rated three-quarter-ton or one-ton truck.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 34' 5"
- Exterior width
- 8' 5" (101″ wide-body)
- Exterior height
- 13' 5"
- Chassis
- 101″ wide-body · welded-aluminum five-sided cage
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 11,800 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 15,000 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 3,200 lbs
- Dry pin (hitch) weight
- 2,190 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 81 gal
- Grey water
- 106 gal
- Black water
- 53 gal
- Refrigerator
- 16 cu ft 12V
Construction
- Body cage
- Five-sided welded-aluminum cage
- Roof
- Walk-on · Thermal Roof R-40 (fiberglass + radiant foil, vented attic)
- Walls
- Fully laminated R-11 · welded-aluminum framed, rigid foam
- Main floor
- Triple-insulated R-45 (radiant foil + fiberglass)
- Underbelly
- Fully enclosed & heated (all-weather) · heated tanks
- Exterior
- Gel-coat sidewalls
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed) pin box
- Solar
- Influence Solar Package · 330W panel, controller, inverter prep
- Leveling
- 6-point hydraulic auto-leveling (optional)
Galley & systems
- Refrigerator
- 16 cu ft 12-volt residential
- Air conditioning
- 15,000 BTU
- Solar / electrical
- Influence Solar Package · 330W · inverter prep
- Water heater
- Gas / electric
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Slides
- 3
- Entries
- 1
- Awnings
- 2
- Primary bed
- Queen (king optional)
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
Loaded range: 15–25% of GVWR on the pin, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).
03 The Influence floorplan family
Influence is Grand Design's residential-style full-profile fifth wheel on the 101-inch wide-body platform that underpins the flagship Solitude, offered at a lower entry point — a cross-shop against Keystone's Cougar and Montana, Jayco's Eagle and North Point, with the Grand Design Reflection a step below. The 2026 line runs to seven floorplans, all profiled in full and linked below. The 2903RL on this page is highlighted.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2903RL | 34 ft | 4 | Rear living, kitchen island, front master |
| 3003RL | 34 ft | 4 | Rear living, kitchen island, big payload |
| 3203GK | 35 ft | 3 | Rear galley kitchen, private front bedroom |
| 3503GK | 38 ft | 4 | Rear galley kitchen, stretched living space |
| 3704BH | 40 ft | 8 | Private bunk room, quad slides, family |
| 3804DS | 42 ft | 6 | Two masters, two full baths, loft |
| 3904BH | 42 ft | 9 | Bunkhouse, outdoor kitchen, bath-and-a-half |
Influence is Grand Design's residential-style full-profile fifth wheel — the 101-inch wide-body platform that underpins the flagship Solitude, offered at a lower entry point. The 2026 line runs to seven floorplans, all profiled here in full. Every Influence rides the 101-inch wide-body platform inside a five-sided welded-aluminum cage, under a walk-on Thermal Roof (R-40, fiberglass and radiant foil over a vented attic), with fully laminated R-11 walls, a triple-insulated R-45 main floor and a fully enclosed, heated all-weather underbelly with heated tanks. The Influence Solar Package — a 330-watt panel with controller and inverter prep — a 16-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator and gel-coat sidewalls are standard, with six-point hydraulic auto-leveling and a third air conditioner with heat pump available. Dry weight, GVWR, CCC and pin are published per plan and each plan's dry weight plus CCC equals its GVWR exactly. Real loaded pin weights run higher — always weigh the loaded coach and confirm against your truck's payload and rear-axle ratings.
04 Notes on this floorplan
Rear living, kitchen island
A windowed rear living area behind a walk-around island kitchen, with a front master and a free-standing dinette — the couples’ layout in the shortest body.
Lightest Influence
At about 34½ feet and an 11,800-pound dry weight it is the most maneuverable coach in the line, with the lightest 2,190-pound pin.
Standard solar and 16-cu-ft 12V fridge
Carries the standard Influence list — 330-watt solar, a 16-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator and gel-coat sidewalls — on the 101-inch wide-body platform.
Wants a three-quarter-ton+ truck
A 15,000-pound-GVWR full-profile fifth wheel — confirm a properly rated three-quarter-ton or one-ton truck’s payload and rear-axle rating.
05 How it compares
Keystone’s mainstream-luxury full-profile fifth wheel — a comparable rear-living cross-shop at a similar length.
The Grand Design Reflection — a lighter, shorter half-ton-plus fifth wheel a step below Influence.
The flagship Solitude on the same 101-inch wide-body platform — longer, heavier and more luxurious.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 81-gallon fresh tank is about 676 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 21% of the 2903RL’s 3,200 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,524 lb (631 lb per rated berth). Across 7 Influence floorplans the water share runs 13% to 34%, and 3 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Influence 3203GK at 17% and Influence 3503GK at 23%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Influence 3503GK, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 34 ft 5 in vs 38 ft 3 in; dry weight 11,800 lb vs 13,868 lb; GVWR 15,000 lb vs 16,800 lb; cargo capacity 3,200 lb vs 2,932 lb; dry hitch weight 2,190 lb vs 2,670 lb. They match on sleeps, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Influence plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 15,000 | 1 of 7 | 15,000–19,000 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 11,800 | 1 of 7 | 11,800–16,000 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 3,200 | 4 of 7 | 2,002–5,500 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 2,190 | 1 of 7 | 2,190–2,911 |
| Length | 34 ft 5 in | 1 of 7 | 34 ft 5 in–42 ft 8 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 81 | 1–4 of 7 | 81–83 |
| Black tank (gal) | 53 | 1–4 of 7 | 53–106 |
| Sleeps | 4 | 2–4 of 7 | 3–9 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Influence 3203GK is 1,800 lb heavier (16,800 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Influence siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influence 2903RL | 34 ft 5 in | 4 | 11,800 | 15,000 | 3,200 | 2,190 | 81 |
| Influence 3503GK | 38 ft 3 in | 4 | 13,868 | 16,800 | 2,932 | 2,670 | 81 |
| Influence 3003RL | 34 ft 11 in | 4 | 12,500 | 18,000 | 5,500 | 2,300 | 83 |
| Influence 3203GK | 35 ft 11 in | 3 | 12,712 | 16,800 | 4,088 | 2,471 | 81 |
| Influence 3804DS | 42 ft 6 in | 6 | 14,603 | 19,000 | 4,397 | 2,911 | 83 |
| Influence 3904BH | 42 ft 8 in | 9 | 16,000 | 19,000 | 3,000 | 2,700 | 83 |
All 7 Influence floorplans: Influence line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2903RL | 15,000 | 11,800 | 4 | 34 ft 5 in |
| Avenue 35RKS | 14,995 | 11,300 | 6 | 36 ft 10 in |
| Model Z 2810 | 14,995 | 11,894 | 6 | 34 ft 9 in |
| Eagle 357MDOK | 14,995 | 13,030 | — | 41 ft 11 in |
| Reflection 360FLS | 14,995 | 12,388 | 6 | 39 ft 2 in |
| Wildcat 402BEDS | 14,800 | 12,353 | 8 | 42 ft 3 in |
| Montana High Country 295RL | 15,203 | 11,595 | 6 | 34 ft 0 in |
Against the 2903RL: the Avenue 35RKS is 5 lb lighter and 2 ft longer and sleeps 2 more; the Model Z 2810 is 5 lb lighter and sleeps 2 more; the Eagle 357MDOK is 5 lb lighter and 8 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the 2903RL
How much does the 2903RL weigh?
11,800 lb dry; 15,000 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 2903RL carry?
3,200 lb, 21% of its GVWR (median across 307 fifth wheels here: 19%). A full fresh tank uses 676 lb of it.
What is the pin weight of the 2903RL?
2,190 lb dry, 19% of the dry weight (median across 386 fifth wheels here: 19%).
What size tow vehicle does the 2903RL need?
A tow rating of at least 15,000 lb, plus payload for the loaded pin weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 2903RL sleep?
It is rated to sleep 4. 3 of the 7 Influence floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 2903RL?
Fresh 81, grey 106, black 53 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 2903RL?
34' 5" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
16 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 2903RL. Not published: interior height, tire specification.
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
No recall campaign or owner complaint in our NHTSA data names the Influence line. Read that as no result found, not as a clean record.
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 Influence line page.