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Jayco · 2026–2027Jay Flight 180LK

A loft-kitchen couples floorplan at the lightest end of the MY2027 Jay Flight range: 3,555 lbs dry, 4,800 lbs GVWR, 22' 9" of exterior length, sleeping 4, from $26,168.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2027

3,555lb
Dry Weight
4,800lb
GVWR
1,245lb
Payload
22ft
Length
Sleeps 4 Loft-kitchen couples 30 gal fresh From $26,168

01 What makes it unique

The Jay Flight 180LK is the 15th-lightest of the 56 MY2027 Jay Flight floorplans this site carries from Jayco’s own 2027 model pages, with 14 plans below it and 41 above. Its 3,555 lbs dry and 4,800 lbs GVWR leave 1,245 lbs of cargo capacity — 26% of the loaded rating, which is the figure that actually decides what you can put in it.

Fresh water is the load most owners forget to count. The 30 gallon fresh tank weighs about 249 lbs full, which is 20% of this plan's 1,245 lbs of cargo capacity before a single bag goes in. Grey and black hold 20 and 20 gallons. Travelling with full fresh and empty waste tanks is the arrangement that leaves the most room for everything else.

It runs a single axle, as Jayco's own factory page for this floorplan reports.

How the 180LK differs from the other 122 Jay Flight floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2026–2027). How these ranks are worked out.

  • Dry tongue weight, 370 lb: nineteenth-lightest of 122, between the 175BHW and 175FQW (345 lb) and the 184BS (380 lb).
  • Black tank, 20 gal: shared with the 180LKW; of 121, fourteen smaller and 105 larger, nearest the 130RDW, 154BH and twelve others (19.9 gal) and the 210QBW, 331BTS and 340RLK (32.5 gal).
  • Dry weight, 3,555 lb: 22nd-lightest of 123, between the 184BS (3,350 lb) and the 178DBSW (3,615 lb).
  • Grey tank, 20 gal: shared with the 180LKW; of 118, seventeen smaller and 99 larger, nearest the 130BHW, 130RD and fourteen others (19.9 gal) and the 321BDS, 324BDS and five others (32.5 gal).
  • Cargo capacity, 1,245 lb: 23rd-smallest of 123, between the 175FQ (1,240 lb) and the 197MBW (1,250 lb).
  • Dry tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.4%: shared with the 140TB, 175BH and 26BH; of 122, sixteen smaller and 102 larger, nearest the 183RB (10.3%) and the 210QB, 225MLS and 32BHDS (10.5%).
  • Length, 22 ft 9 in: shared with the 180LKW; of 123, 21 shorter and 100 longer, nearest the 172DB and 172DBW (22 ft 5 in) and the 178DBS, 178DBSW and two others (23 ft 7 in).
  • GVWR, 4,800 lb: shared with the 178DBS and 178DBSW; of 123, 21 lower and 99 higher, nearest the 175BH and 175BHW (4,600 lb) and the 180LKW (4,950 lb).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 25.9%: 30th-largest of 123, between the 280BHSW (25.8%) and the 28RLS (26.3%).
  • Fresh tank, 30 gal: shared with the 130BH, 130BHW and 23 others; of 123, one smaller and 96 larger, nearest the 183RB (20 gal) and the 242BHS, 263RBS and 295BHS (38 gal).
  • Interior height, 6 ft 6 in: shared with the 130BH, 130BHW and 27 others; of 123, one lower and 92 taller, nearest the 183RB (6 ft 5 in) and the 40LSDL (6 ft 7 in).
  • Sleeping capacity, 4: shared with the 130BH, 130BHW and 23 others; of 110, five smaller and 79 larger, nearest the 140TB, 140TBW and three others (2) and the 174BH, 212QB and four others (5).
  • Exterior height, 10 ft 3 in: shared with the 197MBW and 225MLS; of 109, 41 lower and 65 taller, nearest the 175FQW, 180LKW and two others (10 ft 2 in) and the 235MBH, 242BHS and 263RBS (10 ft 4 in).

Next to the 184BS (2021–2024 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 180LK is 205 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 300 lb higher, has 95 lb more cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 10 lb lighter, is 1 ft 2 in longer, stands 10 in taller, has a grey tank 0.1 gal larger, has a black tank 0.1 gal larger and sleeps two fewer; the two publish the same interior height and fresh tank.

Next to the 178DBSW (2027 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 180LK is 60 lb lighter by dry weight, has 60 lb more cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 135 lb lighter, is 10 in shorter, stands 7 in taller, has a grey tank 20 gal smaller, has a black tank 20 gal smaller and sleeps four fewer; the two publish the same GVWR, interior height and fresh tank.

Specifications by model year

This floorplan has a published factory record for 2 model years here, 2026 to 2027. The specification does not hold still: dry weight runs from 3,555 lb (2027) to 3,560 lb (2026). Each year’s complete record is printed separately below, carrying only that year’s own published figures and source. Nothing is copied across from a neighbouring year.

Model yearDry (UVW)GVWRCargo (CCC)Dry tongueLengthSleepsTire size
20263,5604,8001,24037022' 9"up to 4ST225/75R15'E'
20273,5554,8001,24537022' 9"up to 4ST225/75R15'E'

Every row is that model year’s own record from Jayco’s model page for that year. Jayco titles its 2026 model page for this floorplan Jay Flight SLX 180LK. The figures in the tow-critical placard at the top of this page are the 2027 record from the source this catalogue originally profiled. On the weights, overall length and tire size, that record and Jayco’s own 2027 model page agree on every field both of them publish. Exterior height is not compared: Jayco publishes a bare height, a with-A/C height and a with-2nd-A/C height, and the single height row carried here cannot be matched to one of them, so no claim is made either way.

Full record for each model year

2026 180LK 3,560 lb dry · 4,800 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
22' 9"
Exterior width
8' 0"
Width, slides out
9' 1"
Exterior height
9' 6"
Exterior height (w/ A/C)
Not published
Interior height (main)
6' 6"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
3,560 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
4,800 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,240 lbs
Dry tongue weight
370 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
ST225/75R15'E'
Hitch type
Bumper pull
Model year of record
2026

Capacities

Fresh water
30 gal
Grey water
20 gal
Black water
20 gal
LP / propane
Not published

Galley & systems

Water heater
Tankless
Furnace output
19000 BTU
Outside storage compartments
2

Sleeping

Sleeps
up to 4

Not published for 2026 or any other model year on this page: LP / propane, optional; Furnace, auto-ignition.

Federal tire recalls naming this size. NHTSA’s recall file names ST225/75R15 in 2 tire recalls: 14T015000 (Dynamic Tire Corp., 2014; make TOWMAX STR; model ST); 17T014000 (Triangle Tire USA, 2017; make TRIANGLE; model TR643). A tire recall covers only the brands, lines and DOT date codes it lists, and this page does not know which brand of tire this trailer was built with, so read the brand and DOT code on your own sidewalls before relying on this list. Only 242 of NHTSA’s 788 tire recalls name a size in their summary, so a size with no match is not a clean record (NHTSA recall file, read 12 Oct 2026).

What changed for the 2026 model year

2026 is the earliest model year of the 180LK on this site, so there is no earlier record to set it against. Section 01 compares it with 2027.

Source for 2026. Specifications reflect the 2026 model year as published by Jayco on its own 2026 model page for this floorplan, which Jayco titles Jay Flight SLX 180LK, and are dry factory figures for a base unit. Options, dealer-installed equipment and cargo all add weight. A travel trailer puts its tongue load on the tow vehicle's hitch and through its rear axle, so the loaded tongue must be checked against the receiver's rating and the vehicle's payload, not against its tow rating. Dry weight plus cargo capacity ties out exactly to the published GVWR for this model year. CamperTrailers.com publishes verified manufacturer data and is not affiliated with Jayco, Inc.

Printable 2026 spec sheet (PDF)

2027 180LK 3,555 lb dry · 4,800 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
22' 9"
Exterior width
8' 0"
Width, slides out
9' 1"
Exterior height
9' 9"
Exterior height (w/ A/C)
10' 3"
Interior height (main)
6' 6"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
3,555 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
4,800 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,245 lbs
Dry tongue weight
370 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
ST225/75R15'E'
Hitch type
Bumper pull
Model year of record
2027

Capacities

Fresh water
30 gal
Grey water
20 gal
Black water
20 gal
LP / propane
20 lbs

Galley & systems

Water heater
Tankless
Furnace output
19000 BTU
Outside storage compartments
2

Sleeping

Sleeps
up to 4

Not published for 2027 or any other model year on this page: LP / propane, optional; Furnace, auto-ignition.

Federal tire recalls naming this size. NHTSA’s recall file names ST225/75R15 in 2 tire recalls: 14T015000 (Dynamic Tire Corp., 2014; make TOWMAX STR; model ST); 17T014000 (Triangle Tire USA, 2017; make TRIANGLE; model TR643). A tire recall covers only the brands, lines and DOT date codes it lists, and this page does not know which brand of tire this trailer was built with, so read the brand and DOT code on your own sidewalls before relying on this list. Only 242 of NHTSA’s 788 tire recalls name a size in their summary, so a size with no match is not a clean record (NHTSA recall file, read 12 Oct 2026).

What changed for the 2027 model year

Between the 2026 and 2027 180LK, 3 of the 17 fields both records publish differ: dry weight, cargo capacity and exterior height. The other 14 match, including GVWR and dry tongue weight.

Field20262027Change
Dry / unit base weight (UVW)3,560 lbs3,555 lbs-5 lb
Net cargo / payload (CCC)1,240 lbs1,245 lbs+5 lb
Exterior height9' 6"9' 9"+3 in

Published for one of the two years only: height with A/C (2027: 10' 3"); propane (2027: 20 lbs).

Source for 2027. Specifications reflect the 2027 model year as published by Jayco on its own 2027 model page for this floorplan, and are dry factory figures for a base unit. Options, dealer-installed equipment and cargo all add weight. A travel trailer puts its tongue load on the tow vehicle's hitch and through its rear axle, so the loaded tongue must be checked against the receiver's rating and the vehicle's payload, not against its tow rating. Dry weight plus cargo capacity ties out exactly to the published GVWR for this model year. CamperTrailers.com publishes verified manufacturer data and is not affiliated with Jayco, Inc.

Printable 2027 spec sheet (PDF)

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
22' 9"
Exterior width
8' 0"
Exterior height
10' 3"
Interior height
6' 6"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight
3,555 lbs
GVWR (published)
4,800 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,245 lbs
Dry tongue weight
370 lbs
Hitch type
Bumper Pull

Capacities

Fresh water
30 gal
Grey water
20 gal
Black water
20 gal
Refrigerator
Not published

Layout & systems

Sleeps
4
Layout
Loft-kitchen couples
Slides
Not published
Axles
1
Awnings
13′
Doors
Not published
A/C
Not published
Tires
ST225/75R15'E'

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.

Federal tire recalls naming this size. NHTSA’s recall file names ST225/75R15 in 2 tire recalls: 14T015000 (Dynamic Tire Corp., 2014; make TOWMAX STR; model ST); 17T014000 (Triangle Tire USA, 2017; make TRIANGLE; model TR643). A tire recall covers only the brands, lines and DOT date codes it lists, and this page does not know which brand of tire this trailer was built with, so read the brand and DOT code on your own sidewalls before relying on this list. Only 242 of NHTSA’s 788 tire recalls name a size in their summary, so a size with no match is not a clean record (NHTSA recall file, read 12 Oct 2026).

* Marked rows are not published by the source for this floorplan, or the sources disagree. They are left blank rather than estimated from a sibling plan. Figures are base-unit as published for the 2027 model year; options change them. Confirm against the unit's own weight sticker before towing.

Drawn to scale

Weight budget

Loaded weight budget for the Jay Flight 180LKHorizontal bar. Dry weight 3,555 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,245 pounds, against a GVWR of 4,800 pounds. Dry tongue weight 370 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 4,800 lbsDry 3,555 lbsCargo capacity 1,245 lbsDry tongue weight 370 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the Jay Flight 180LKScale outline of the Jay Flight 180LK. Overall length 22' 9", overall height 10' 3", overall width 8' 0". 1 axle as published.end view8' 0"22' 9" overall length10' 3"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the Jay Flight 180LKHolding tank capacities: fresh 30 gallons, grey 20 gallons, black 20 gallons.Fresh30 galGrey20 galBlack20 gal

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

Towing it

Tow rating needed4,800 lb
Published dry tongue weight370 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb480–720 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed4,800 lb towed / 720 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 (4,800 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (720 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).

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

03 Jay Flight floorplan family

All 56 MY2027 Jay Flight floorplans this site carries, ordered lightest to heaviest by published dry weight. Jayco markets 2027 as the line's 25th-anniversary year. Floorplans whose code ends in W are built at Jayco's western plant and carry their own published figures — they are not duplicates of the eastern build.

FloorplanLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)Cargo (lb)
130BHW16' 1"42,4503,5001,050
130BH16' 1"42,4603,5001,040
130RDW16' 1"42,5303,500970
140TBW17' 6"22,5653,500935
170BHW21' 3"42,8803,750870
170FQW21' 5"42,9403,850910
170BH21' 3"63,0003,750750
170FQ21' 5"43,0603,850790
172DBW22' 5"63,1803,995815
175FQW22' 1"43,1904,5001,310
175BHW22' 3"63,2604,6001,340
175FQ22' 1"43,2604,5001,240
172DB22' 5"63,2703,995725
175BH22' 3"63,2854,6001,315
180LK22' 9"43,5554,8001,245
178DBSW23' 7"83,6154,8001,185
180LKW22' 9"43,6454,9501,305
178DBS23' 7"83,7304,8001,070
197MBW23' 7"83,9005,1501,250
197MB23' 7"83,9654,9951,030
250BHW27' 7"104,1006,0001,900
250BH27' 7"104,2006,0001,800
211MBW24' 6"84,2656,3002,035
210QB25' 8"64,2756,0001,725
210QBW25' 8"64,4206,2001,780
260BH29' 5"84,7506,5001,750
200MKSW24' 7"24,8406,5001,660
260BHW29' 5"104,9056,8001,895
200MKS24' 7"24,9656,5001,535
225MLSW27' 1"65,2206,9951,775
265TH30' 4"45,2608,5003,240
230FBS25' 10"45,2657,0001,735
225MLS27' 1"45,2806,9001,620
270BHSW31' 10"105,3807,0001,620
245BHSW28' 7"65,4607,0001,540
245BHS28' 7"85,5557,2001,645
270BHS31' 10"105,5907,0001,410
261BHSW30' 3"105,7657,6001,835
265MWS29' 10"65,7707,7001,930
261BHS30' 4"105,9757,6001,625
262RLS31' 1"66,2057,9001,695
263BHSW32' 7"106,2508,2001,950
262RLSW31' 1"66,2908,1001,810
280BHSW34' 1"106,3108,5002,190
263BHS32' 6"106,3358,2001,865
280BHS34' 1"106,5158,5001,985
335BHS37' 7"106,9259,0002,075
295TBS36' 10"97,1809,3002,120
270MKS33' 4"47,2609,3002,040
330TBS37' 7"107,2809,3002,020
290RLS34' 9"67,5759,6002,025
321BDS36' 4"117,8109,8001,990
333BTS37' 10"118,37510,5002,125
380DQS40' 4"88,43010,5002,070
325BHT38' 4"118,47510,6002,125
334RTS37' 10"88,65510,6001,945

Layout descriptions are decoded from Jayco's own floorplan-code suffixes (BH bunkhouse, MB Murphy bed, RLS rear living, QB queen bed, TBS two-bedroom slide, and so on). They describe the code, not a measured interior: this site publishes no interior dimensions for this line and therefore no floorplan diagrams.

04 Reading these numbers

Cargo capacity in context

GVWR minus dry weight is 1,245 lbs on this plan, 26% of the loaded rating. Across the 56 MY2027 Jay Flight floorplans this site carries, the same figure runs from 18% to 38%. Dry weight is a base-unit number: options, batteries and a full propane bottle all come out of the cargo figure, not the dry one.

Fresh-water capacity — sources disagree

Jayco's factory page lists 30.0 gallons of fresh water for the 180LK; until 2 Nov 2026 this page carried the RVUSA structured spec block's 55 gal instead. The table above and this page's water arithmetic now use Jayco's figure.

Eastern and western builds differ

Jayco builds this floorplan at two plants and publishes separate figures for each. The 180LK is 90 lbs lighter dry than the 180LKW (3,555 vs 3,645). Neither number is a typo for the other — check which build a given unit is.

What this page does not publish

Every figure on this page is from Jayco’s own 2027 model page for this floorplan, tongue weight, tire size and axle count included. Jayco publishes no room-by-room interior dimensions, which is why this page carries no floorplan diagram.

Sources: Jayco’s own same-year floorplan pages, against which the weights, tanks, sleeping capacity, tire size, length and height were checked on 2 Nov 2026 where one is on file; Jayco’s product copy for the fresh-tank and axle rule.

05 How it compares

↓ Step down
Jay Flight 175BH

3,285 lbs dry against this plan's 3,555, 22' 3" of length, sleeps 6, from $22,643. The nearest lighter floorplan in the MY2027 line.

↑ Step up
Jay Flight 180LKW

3,645 lbs dry, 4,950 lbs GVWR, sleeps 4, from $28,043. The nearest heavier floorplan — 90 lbs more trailer than this one.

↔ Other build
Jay Flight 180LKW

The same floorplan from Jayco's other plant: 3,645 lbs dry, 4,950 lbs GVWR, 30 gal fresh, from $28,043.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 30-gallon fresh tank is about 249 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 20% of the Jay Flight 180LK’s 1,245 lb cargo capacity, leaving 996 lb (249 lb per rated berth). Across 123 Jay Flight floorplans the water share runs 13% to 47%, and 113 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Jay Flight 197MBW at 20% and Jay Flight 175FQ at 20%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Jay Flight 180LKW, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 3,555 lb vs 3,645 lb; GVWR 4,800 lb vs 4,950 lb; cargo capacity 1,245 lb vs 1,305 lb; hitch weight 370 lb vs 415 lb. They match on length, sleeps, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Jay Flight plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)4,80022–24 of 1233,500–14,500
Dry weight (lb)3,55522 of 1232,450–12,430
Cargo capacity (lb)1,24523 of 123725–3,240
Hitch weight (lb)37019 of 123220–10,105
Length22 ft 9 in22–23 of 12316 ft 1 in–42 ft 0 in
Fresh tank (gal)302–27 of 12320–90
Grey tank (gal)2018–19 of 12319–117
Black tank (gal)2015–16 of 12319.9–78
Sleeps46–32 of 1232–14

Either side of it by GVWR: Jay Flight 178DBSW matches it at 4,800 lb GVWR; Jay Flight 180LKW is 150 lb heavier (4,950 lb GVWR).

Nearest Jay Flight siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Jay Flight 180LK22 ft 9 in43,5554,8001,24537030
Jay Flight 180LKW22 ft 9 in43,6454,9501,30541530
Jay Flight 175FQW22 ft 1 in43,1904,5001,31034530
Jay Flight 175FQ22 ft 1 in43,2604,5001,24030530
Jay Flight 175BH22 ft 3 in63,2854,6001,31534030
Jay Flight 184BS21 ft 7 in63,3504,5001,15038030

All 123 Jay Flight floorplans: Jay Flight line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
Jay Flight 180LK4,8003,555422 ft 9 in
Colt 17DBS4,8003,695823 ft 7 in
Imagine AIM 15RBA4,7953,547319 ft 8 in
Forest River r·pod RP-1804,7852,974—20 ft 0 in
Westbrook 16CC4,8153,149—20 ft 4 in
Wildcat 160BATH4,7593,489—22 ft 7 in
Jay Flight SLX 160LK4,7503,395421 ft 7 in

Against the Jay Flight 180LK: the Colt 17DBS sleeps 4 more; the Imagine AIM 15RBA is 5 lb lighter and 3 ft shorter and sleeps 1 fewer; the Forest River r·pod RP-180 is 15 lb lighter and 3 ft shorter.

08 Common questions about the Jay Flight 180LK

How much does the Jay Flight 180LK weigh?

3,555 lb dry; 4,800 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the Jay Flight 180LK carry?

1,245 lb, 26% of its GVWR (median across 855 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 249 lb of it.

What is the tongue weight of the Jay Flight 180LK?

370 lb dry, 10% of the dry weight (median across 1,205 travel trailers here: 12%).

What size tow vehicle does the Jay Flight 180LK need?

A tow rating of at least 4,800 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the Jay Flight 180LK sleep?

It is rated to sleep 4. 91 of the 123 Jay Flight floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

What are the tank capacities on the Jay Flight 180LK?

Fresh 30, grey 20, black 20 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the Jay Flight 180LK?

22' 9" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

15 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Jay Flight 180LK. Not published: slide count, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.

10 Manuals & documents

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

11 NHTSA safety record

NHTSA holds 25 recall campaigns and 75 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Jay Flight line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).

What to look at on a used one. Across the 75 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are equipment (43%), unknown or other (13%) and electrical system (11%).

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 Jay Flight line page.