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2027 Jayco Jay Flight Bungalow402RLTS

A 40' 6" Jayco Jay Flight Bungalow destination trailer carrying a 12,200-pound GVWR on a 10,485-pound dry weight — 1,715 pounds of payload, a 1,830-pound dry tongue, and every figure on this page taken from Jayco’s own published record for the MY2027 402RLTS.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2027

10,485lb
Dry Weight
12,200lb
GVWR
1,830lb
Dry Tongue
40ft
Length
Sleeps 4 Destination Trailer · 40' 6" overall Built by · Jayco, Inc. Dry tongue · 1,830 lbs Record · Jayco factory, MY2027

01 What makes it unique

The Jayco Jay Flight Bungalow 402RLTS is a 40' 6" destination trailer in the MY2027 Jay Flight Bungalow roster. Jayco publishes a dry weight of 10,485 pounds against a 12,200-pound GVWR, and the two tie out exactly with the published 1,715-pound cargo carrying capacity — 10,485 + 1,715 = 12,200. 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 1,830 pounds, or 17% 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 1,715 pounds, 14% 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' 0" and the exterior measures 8' 0" wide. Jayco publishes two exterior heights for this floorplan: 12' 1" at the roofline and 12' 7" 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 402RLTS 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 402RLTS 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.

  • Dry tongue weight, 1,830 lb: heaviest of 122; next is the JAYLOFT (1,775 lb).
  • Dry tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 17.5%: largest of 122, level with the 236TH; next is the 236THW (17%).
  • Dry weight, 10,485 lb: tenth-heaviest of 123, between the 401FLTS (10,355 lb) and the 40FKDS (10,510 lb).
  • GVWR, 12,200 lb: tenth-highest of 123, between the 401FLTS (12,000 lb) and the 40FKDS (13,000 lb).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 14.1%: shared with the 340RLK; of 123, five smaller and 116 larger, nearest the 401FLTS (13.7%) and the 40DLFT (14.3%).
  • Length, 40 ft 6 in: shared with the 38BHDS; of 123, 113 shorter and eight longer, nearest the 380DQS, 38FDDS and two others (40 ft 4 in) and the 40LOFT (40 ft 10 in).
  • Exterior height, 12 ft 1 in: shared with the 40RLTS; of 109, 99 lower and eight taller, nearest the 401FLTS and 40FKDS (12 ft) and the 255THW (12 ft 2 in).
  • Interior height, 8 ft: shared with the 263BHSW, 401FLTS and two others; of 123, 112 lower and six taller, nearest the 200MKS, 200MKSW and 77 others (6 ft 9 in) and the 255THW (8 ft 5 in).
  • 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).
  • Sleeping capacity, 4: shared with the 130BH, 130BHW and 22 others; of 110, five smaller and 80 larger, nearest the 140TB, 140TBW and three others (2) and the 174BH, 212QB and four others (5).
  • Cargo capacity, 1,715 lb: 61st-smallest of 123, between the 262RLS, 267BHSW and 324BDS (1,695 lb) and the 331BTS (1,720 lb).
  • 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 401FLTS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 402RLTS is 130 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 200 lb higher, has 70 lb more cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 315 lb heavier, is 2 in longer, stands 1 in taller and has a grey tank 6.5 gal smaller; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank, black tank and sleeping capacity.

Next to the 40FKDS (2021–2024 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 402RLTS is 25 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 800 lb lower, has 775 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 230 lb heavier, is 6 in shorter, stands 1 in taller, has a fresh tank 1 gal smaller and has a grey tank 45.5 gal smaller; the two publish the same interior height, black tank and sleeping capacity.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
40' 6"
Exterior width
8' 0"
Exterior height
12' 1"
Interior height
8' 0"
Exterior height (w/ A/C)
12' 7"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight
10,485 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
12,200 lbs
Net cargo / payload
1,715 lbs
Dry tongue weight
1,830 lbs

Capacities

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

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
up to 4
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 402RLTSHorizontal bar. Dry weight 10,485 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,715 pounds, against a GVWR of 12,200 pounds. Dry tongue weight 1,830 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 12,200 lbsDry 10,485 lbsCargo capacity 1,715 lbsDry tongue weight 1,830 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the 402RLTSScale outline of the 402RLTS. Overall length 40' 6", overall height 12' 1", overall width 8' 0".end view8' 0"40' 6" overall length12' 1"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 402RLTSHolding 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 needed12,200 lb
Published dry tongue weight1,830 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb1,830–1,830 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed12,200 lb towed / 1,830 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 (12,200 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,830 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 402RLTS 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 10,485 lb + cargo 1,715 lb = GVWR 12,200 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

10,485 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

1,830 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 401FLTS

Dry 10,355 lb against this plan’s 10,485 lb — 130 lb less to tow.

↑ Heavier in this line
Jay Flight Bungalow JAYLOFT

Dry 11,395 lb against this plan’s 10,485 lb — 910 lb more 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), 25% of the 402RLTS’s 1,715 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,283 lb (321 lb per rated berth). Across 123 Jay Flight floorplans the water share runs 13% to 47%, and 73 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Jay Flight 331BTS at 25% and Jay Flight 31QBDS at 25%. 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 401FLTS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 40 ft 6 in vs 40 ft 4 in; dry weight 10,485 lb vs 10,355 lb; GVWR 12,200 lb vs 12,000 lb; cargo capacity 1,715 lb vs 1,645 lb; hitch weight 1,830 lb vs 1,515 lb; grey tank 32.5 gal vs 39 gal. They match on sleeps, fresh tank and black tank.

Jay Flight plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)12,200114 of 1233,500–14,500
Dry weight (lb)10,485114 of 1232,450–12,430
Cargo capacity (lb)1,71561 of 123725–3,240
Hitch weight (lb)1,830122 of 123220–10,105
Length40 ft 6 in114–115 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
Sleeps46–31 of 1232–14

Either side of it by GVWR: Jay Flight 401FLTS is 200 lb lighter (12,000 lb GVWR); Jay Flight 40FKDS is 800 lb heavier (13,000 lb GVWR).

Nearest Jay Flight siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Jay Flight 402RLTS40 ft 6 in410,48512,2001,7151,83052
Jay Flight 401FLTS40 ft 4 in410,35512,0001,6451,51552
Jay Flight 40RLTS40 ft 4 in411,56013,5001,9401,63052
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

All 123 Jay Flight floorplans: Jay Flight line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
402RLTS12,20010,485440 ft 6 in
Open Range Travel Trailer 338BHS12,20010,260—39 ft 6 in
Cherokee Timberwolf Black Label 27MDKBL12,33410,534—35 ft 11 in
Momentum 30MAV12,0008,400636 ft 11 in
Puma Vista 39DBT12,00010,162—42 ft 4 in
Eagle 312BHOK11,99510,015838 ft 8 in
Reflection 345RLTS11,99510,275638 ft 10 in

Against the 402RLTS: the Open Range Travel Trailer 338BHS is 1 ft shorter; the Cherokee Timberwolf Black Label 27MDKBL is 134 lb heavier and 5 ft shorter; the Momentum 30MAV is 200 lb lighter and 4 ft shorter and sleeps 2 more.

08 Common questions about the 402RLTS

How much does the 402RLTS weigh?

10,485 lb dry; 12,200 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the 402RLTS carry?

1,715 lb, 14% 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 402RLTS?

1,830 lb dry, 17% of the dry weight (median across 1,213 travel trailers here: 12%).

What size tow vehicle does the 402RLTS need?

A tow rating of at least 12,200 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the 402RLTS sleep?

It is rated to sleep up to 4. 92 of the 123 Jay Flight floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

What are the tank capacities on the 402RLTS?

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

How long is the 402RLTS?

40' 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 402RLTS. 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.