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2026 Grand Design Influence3003RL

A rear-living full-profile fifth wheel with the line’s biggest cargo capacity — dual opposing living slides, a center kitchen island and a 5,500-pound payload on a low-profile 12-foot-9 body.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

12,500lb
Dry Weight
18,000lb
GVWR
2,300lb
Pin Weight
34ft
Length
Sleeps 4 Full-Profile Fifth Wheel · Rear living, kitchen island, big payload Built by · Grand Design Construction · 101″ wide-body · welded-aluminum cage Starting MSRP · $114,808

01 What makes it unique

The 3003RL is the payload Influence: a rear living area on dual opposing slides behind a center kitchen island, with a front bedroom (a queen bed slide and front wardrobe with washer/dryer prep), a free-standing dinette, theater seating opposite a fireplace and entertainment center, and a tri-fold sofa. At about 35 feet on three slides and a lower 12-foot-9 exterior height, it sleeps four. The equipment is 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 an 18,000-pound GVWR against the 12,500-pound dry weight, leaving a 5,500-pound cargo capacity — the largest in the line by a wide margin — and a 2,300-pound dry pin. A 30,000-BTU air-conditioning rating and 83/106/53-gallon fresh/grey/black tanks are standard, with six-point auto-leveling available. At a starting MSRP around $114,808 — the lowest placard in the line — the 3003RL is the Influence for buyers who want to carry a lot of gear and water in a lower-profile rear-living coach, towed with a one-ton truck.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
34' 11"
Exterior width
8' 5" (101″ wide-body)
Exterior height
12' 9"
Chassis
101″ wide-body · welded-aluminum five-sided cage

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
12,500 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
18,000 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
5,500 lbs
Dry pin (hitch) weight
2,300 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
83 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
30,000 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)

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 3003RL on this page is highlighted.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
2903RL34 ft4Rear living, kitchen island, front master
3003RL34 ft4Rear living, kitchen island, big payload
3203GK35 ft3Rear galley kitchen, private front bedroom
3503GK38 ft4Rear galley kitchen, stretched living space
3704BH40 ft8Private bunk room, quad slides, family
3804DS42 ft6Two masters, two full baths, loft
3904BH42 ft9Bunkhouse, 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 What owners & reviewers report

Biggest cargo in the line

Its 5,500-pound CCC is far and away the largest Influence payload — genuine room for gear, water and a full family’s supplies.

Lower 12-foot-9 profile

A lower exterior height than the taller plans — easier in height-restricted spots and a lower center of gravity.

Rear living, dual opposing slides

A wide rear living area on two opposing slides behind a center island kitchen, with washer/dryer prep up front.

Wants a one-ton truck

An 18,000-pound-GVWR full-profile fifth wheel — confirm a properly rated one-ton truck’s payload and rear-axle rating.

SOURCING — ownership notes to be expanded with cited threads from owner communities & forums per the data plan

05 How it compares

↔ Cross-shop
Keystone Montana (rear-living)

Keystone’s luxury Montana — a full-profile rear-living cross-shop in the same tier.

← Lighter pin
Influence 2903RL

The 2903RL — the same rear-living format, shorter and lighter with a smaller cargo capacity.

↑ Step up
Grand Design Solitude

The flagship Solitude on the same platform — more length and luxury above the Influence.