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2027 Jayco Jay Flight Bungalow402DLFT

A 41' 6" Jayco Jay Flight Bungalow destination trailer carrying a 13,700-pound GVWR on a 11,910-pound dry weight — 1,790 pounds of payload, a 1,445-pound dry tongue, and every figure on this page taken from Jayco’s own published record for the MY2027 402DLFT.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2027

11,910lb
Dry Weight
13,700lb
GVWR
1,445lb
Dry Tongue
41ft
Length
Sleeps 7 Destination Trailer · 41' 6" overall Built by · Jayco, Inc. Dry tongue · 1,445 lbs Record · Jayco factory, MY2027

01 What makes it unique

The Jayco Jay Flight Bungalow 402DLFT is a 41' 6" destination trailer in the MY2027 Jay Flight Bungalow roster. Jayco publishes a dry weight of 11,910 pounds against a 13,700-pound GVWR, and the two tie out exactly with the published 1,790-pound cargo carrying capacity — 11,910 + 1,790 = 13,700. That arithmetic is checked on every plan in this catalogue, and a plan whose own figures disagree is catalogued without a page rather than quietly reconciled.

The dry tongue weight is 1,445 pounds, or 12% of the dry weight. Tongue load transfers to the hitch and the rear axle, and a weight-distributing hitch redistributes it rather than removing it. Payload is 1,790 pounds, 13% of GVWR — that is the ceiling for water, propane, cargo and any dealer-fitted equipment combined. Fresh water alone at 52 gallons is about 432 pounds when full.

Tanks are 52 gallons fresh, 32.5 grey and 39 black. Interior height is 8' 11" and the exterior measures 8' 0" wide. Jayco publishes two exterior heights for this floorplan: 12' 10" at the roofline and 13' 1" with the air conditioner. Both are printed above, neither is derived from the other, and it is the taller figure that has to clear your garage. This page covers the MY2027 402DLFT only. Jayco’s figures move between model years — measured on one Jayco floorplan across five consecutive years, 20 of 28 published fields changed, including a 290-pound swing in dry hitch weight — so nothing here is carried over from a neighbouring year, and no year is shown that Jayco has not published for this code.

How the 402DLFT differs from the other 122 Jay Flight floorplans. Most distinctive first. Each rank counts only the siblings that publish that field, and a figure most of them share is left out. Not every one of these pages covers the same model years as this one (2027); each figure is the one its own page prints, so a rank compares pages, not one model year.

  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 13.1%: smallest of 123; next are the 401LOFT, 404LOFT and JAYLOFT (13.6%).
  • Dry weight, 11,910 lb: fifth-heaviest of 123, between the 404LOFT (11,750 lb) and the 40LOFT (11,925 lb).
  • GVWR, 13,700 lb: fifth-highest of 123, between the 404LOFT (13,600 lb) and the 40LOFT (13,950 lb).
  • Interior height, 8 ft 11 in: tallest of 123, level with the 404LOFT; next are the 401LOFT, 40DLFT and JAYLOFT (8 ft 10 in).
  • Exterior height, 12 ft 10 in: shared with the 401LOFT and 404LOFT; of 109, 104 lower and two taller, nearest the 40LOFT (12 ft 7 in) and the 40DLFT and JAYLOFT (12 ft 11 in).
  • Length, 41 ft 6 in: shared with the 40DLFT; of 123, 117 shorter and four longer, nearest the 40FKDS (41 ft) and the 40LSDL and JAYLOFT (41 ft 11 in).
  • Dry tongue weight, 1,445 lb: tenth-heaviest of 122, between the 34RSBS (1,325 lb) and the 401LOFT (1,465 lb).
  • Grey tank, 32.5 gal: shared with the 321BDS, 324BDS and four others; of 118, nineteen smaller and 92 larger, nearest the 180LK and 180LKW (20 gal) and the 21QB (33 gal).
  • Cargo capacity, 1,790 lb: 55th-largest of 123, between the 210QBW (1,780 lb) and the 295BHSW (1,795 lb).
  • Sleeping capacity, 7: shared with the 38BHDS and 40DLFT; of 110, 56 smaller and 51 larger, nearest the 170BH, 172DB and eighteen others (6) and the 178DBS, 178DBSW and eighteen others (8).
  • Dry tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.1%: shared with the 140TBW, 224BHW and 330TBS; of 122, 60 smaller and 58 larger, nearest the 29BHDB, 29RLDS and 334RTS (12%) and the 230FBS (12.2%).
  • Fresh tank, 52 gal: shared with the 200MKS, 210QB and 47 others; of 123, 30 smaller and 43 larger, nearest the 40LOFT (51 gal) and the 40FKDS (53 gal).

Next to the 404LOFT (2026–2027 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 402DLFT is 160 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 100 lb higher, has 60 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 165 lb lighter, is 6 in shorter, has a grey tank 84.5 gal smaller and sleeps one fewer; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank and black tank.

Next to the 40LOFT (2021–2025 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 402DLFT is 15 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 250 lb lower, has 235 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 150 lb lighter, is 8 in longer, stands 3 in taller, has 2 ft 3 in more interior height, has a fresh tank 1 gal larger, has a grey tank 32.5 gal smaller and sleeps one fewer; the two publish the same black tank.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
41' 6"
Exterior width
8' 0"
Exterior height
12' 10"
Interior height
8' 11"
Exterior height (w/ A/C)
13' 1"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight
11,910 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
13,700 lbs
Net cargo / payload
1,790 lbs
Dry tongue weight
1,445 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
52 gal
Grey water
32.5 gal
Black water
39 gal
Water heater
Tankless

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
up to 7
Hitch type
Bumper pull

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

Weight budget

Loaded weight budget for the 402DLFTHorizontal bar. Dry weight 11,910 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,790 pounds, against a GVWR of 13,700 pounds. Dry tongue weight 1,445 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 13,700 lbsDry 11,910 lbsCargo capacity 1,790 lbsDry tongue weight 1,445 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the 402DLFTScale outline of the 402DLFT. Overall length 41' 6", overall height 12' 10", overall width 8' 0".end view8' 0"41' 6" overall length12' 10"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 402DLFTHolding tank capacities: fresh 52 gallons, grey 32.5 gallons, black 39 gallons.Fresh52 galGrey32.5 galBlack39 gal

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

Towing it

Tow rating needed13,700 lb
Published dry tongue weight1,445 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb1,445–2,055 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed13,700 lb towed / 2,055 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 (13,700 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (2,055 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). The range starts at the published dry figure, because loaded is never lighter than dry.

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

03 The Jay Flight Bungalow floorplan family

Jay Flight Bungalow is Jayco's destination-trailer roster inside the Jay Flight family — forty-foot-plus units built to be towed to a seasonal site and left there. Jayco's own floorplan index titles the roster a spacious destination travel trailer. It is a factory sub-roster of Jay Flight and is catalogued under the Jay Flight line hub. The 402DLFT on this page is highlighted; every other profiled plan links to its own page.

FloorplanFamilyTypeNominalSleepsNotable
401FLTS2027TT40 ft440' 4" · 8' 0" interior · sleeps 4
401LOFT2027TT42 ft842' 0" · 8' 10" interior · sleeps 8
404LOFT2027TT42 ft842' 0" · 8' 11" interior · sleeps 8
402RLTS2027TT40 ft440' 6" · 8' 0" interior · sleeps 4
402DLFT2027TT41 ft741' 6" · 8' 11" interior · sleeps 7

Rows are Jay Flight Bungalow floorplans profiled on this site, captured from Jayco's own MY2027 floorplan pages. Jay Flight travel trailers are a separate roster and are catalogued in their own section on the line hub.

04 Notes on this floorplan

Figures are Jayco’s own, and they tie out

Dry 11,910 lb + cargo 1,790 lb = GVWR 13,700 lb exactly. Nothing on this page is computed from the other two, estimated from the segment, or taken from a dealer listing.

Dry means empty, and you will not tow it empty

11,910 lb is the unit as built, before water, propane, batteries, cargo or dealer-installed options. Weigh the loaded trailer on a public scale before matching it to a tow vehicle.

Tongue load rides the rear axle

1,445 lb dry tongue transfers to the hitch and the rear axle. A weight-distributing hitch moves that load around; it does not make it disappear.

This is a destination trailer, and it tows like one

Jayco markets Bungalow for seasonal placement rather than touring. At this length and weight it is a heavy-duty tow even empty, many campgrounds cap the length they will take, and a unit left on a site still has to be moved twice a year. Check the site’s own length limit and your tow vehicle’s rating before committing.

What this page does not publish

Jayco’s factory spec table for this floorplan carries no slide count, no bed size, no refrigerator or air-conditioner spec, no tire size and no MSRP. Those rows are absent here rather than filled from a sibling floorplan or a second source. Jayco’s published awning length is held in this catalogue’s saved copy of the factory page but not printed, because the catalogue tracks no awning field to print it into.

05 How it compares

↓ Lighter in this line
Jay Flight Bungalow 404LOFT

Dry 11,750 lb against this plan’s 11,910 lb — 160 lb less to tow.

↕ Whole line
Jayco Jay Flight Bungalow line hub

Every Jay Flight Bungalow floorplan catalogued here, with the plans this site refuses to publish and the reason for each.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 52-gallon fresh tank is about 432 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 24% of the 402DLFT’s 1,790 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,358 lb (194 lb per rated berth). Across 123 Jay Flight floorplans the water share runs 13% to 47%, and 81 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Jay Flight 250BH at 24% and Jay Flight 197MB at 24%. 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 Jay Flight 401LOFT, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 41 ft 6 in vs 42 ft 0 in; sleeps 7 vs 8; dry weight 11,910 lb vs 11,575 lb; GVWR 13,700 lb vs 13,400 lb; cargo capacity 1,790 lb vs 1,825 lb; hitch weight 1,445 lb vs 1,465 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Jay Flight plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)13,700119 of 1233,500–14,500
Dry weight (lb)11,910119 of 1232,450–12,430
Cargo capacity (lb)1,79069 of 123725–3,240
Hitch weight (lb)1,445113 of 123220–10,105
Length41 ft 6 in118–119 of 12316 ft 1 in–42 ft 0 in
Fresh tank (gal)5231–80 of 12320–90
Grey tank (gal)32.520–26 of 12319–117
Black tank (gal)3920–100 of 12319.9–78
Sleeps762–64 of 1232–14

Either side of it by GVWR: Jay Flight 404LOFT is 100 lb lighter (13,600 lb GVWR); Jay Flight 40LOFT is 250 lb heavier (13,950 lb GVWR).

Nearest Jay Flight siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Jay Flight 402DLFT41 ft 6 in711,91013,7001,7901,44552
Jay Flight 401LOFT42 ft 0 in811,57513,4001,8251,46552
Jay Flight 40DLFT41 ft 6 in712,43014,5002,0701,55052
Jay Flight 40RLTS40 ft 4 in411,56013,5001,9401,63052
Jay Flight 40LOFT40 ft 10 in811,92513,9502,0251,59551
Jay Flight 402RLTS40 ft 6 in410,48512,2001,7151,83052

All 123 Jay Flight floorplans: Jay Flight line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
402DLFT13,70011,910741 ft 6 in
Aurora Destination Series 44CONDO13,71112,711—44 ft 10 in
Vengeance Rogue 32L13213,62010,219—39 ft 11 in
Cherokee Timberwolf 39NA13,61411,805—42 ft 8 in
Sandstorm 260013,5709,129—34 ft 9 in
Sandpiper Destination / Sierra Destination 389HBFL13,51011,774—39 ft 11 in
Nightfall 28N13,5008,393—34 ft 2 in

Against the 402DLFT: the Aurora Destination Series 44CONDO is 11 lb heavier and 3 ft longer; the Vengeance Rogue 32L132 is 80 lb lighter and 2 ft shorter; the Cherokee Timberwolf 39NA is 86 lb lighter and 1 ft longer.

08 Common questions about the 402DLFT

How much does the 402DLFT weigh?

11,910 lb dry; 13,700 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the 402DLFT carry?

1,790 lb, 13% of its GVWR (median across 986 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 432 lb of it.

What is the tongue weight of the 402DLFT?

1,445 lb dry, 12% of the dry weight (median across 1,213 travel trailers here: 12%).

What size tow vehicle does the 402DLFT need?

A tow rating of at least 13,700 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the 402DLFT sleep?

It is rated to sleep up to 7. 59 of the 123 Jay Flight floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

What are the tank capacities on the 402DLFT?

Fresh 52, grey 32.5, black 39 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the 402DLFT?

41' 6" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

12 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 402DLFT. Not published: slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, 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. 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 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.