01 What makes it unique
DRV lists the 2025 Mobile Suites 44 HOUSTON at 20,215 lb dry. It prints no GVWR and no hitch weight for it.
It is 46' 0" long. DRV prints its tanks as 100 gal fresh, 75 gal grey, 50 gal black.
Among the 9 Mobile Suites floorplans DRV’s 2025 Mobile Suites brochure lists with a published dry weight, it is number 8 from the lightest, in a range from 16,600 lb (Mobile Suites 36 RSSB3) to 20,860 lb (Mobile Suites 44 ORLANDO). Every figure in that comparison is DRV’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from DRV’s 2025 Mobile Suites brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2025.
How the HOUSTON differs from the other eight Mobile Suites floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 20,215 lb: second-heaviest of nine, between the MANHATTAN (19,985 lb) and the ORLANDO (20,860 lb).
- Length, 46 ft: longest of nine, level with the NASHVILLE and ORLANDO; next is the MANHATTAN (44 ft 11 in).
Next to the MANHATTAN, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the HOUSTON is 230 lb heavier by dry weight and is 1 ft 1 in longer; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
Next to the ORLANDO, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the HOUSTON is 645 lb lighter by dry weight; the two publish the same length, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 46' 0"
- Exterior height
- Not published by DRV
- Exterior width
- Not published by DRV
- Interior height
- Not published by DRV
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 20,215 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by DRV
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- Not published by DRV
- Hitch weight
- Not published by DRV
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 100 gal
- Grey water
- 75 gal
- Black water
- 50 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Not stated per floorplan by DRV
- Tire size
- Not published by DRV
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by DRV
- Maker note
- Note: All lengths are measured from the pin box to the rear cap. All dry weights are estimates depending on options. For GVWR please visit our website.
- Dry weight label (as printed)
- Est. Dry Weight
- Tanks (as printed)
- ALL MODELS FEATURE: Fresh Tank - 100 gal., Gray Tank - 75 gal., Black Tank - 50 gal.
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
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
03 The Mobile Suites floorplan family
DRV’s 2025 Mobile Suites brochure lists 9 Mobile Suites floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Suites 36 RSSB3 | 38' 7" | — | Profiled |
| Mobile Suites 39 DBRS3 | 41' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Mobile Suites 41 RKDB | 43' 1" | — | Profiled |
| Mobile Suites 40 KSSB4 | 42' 3" | — | Profiled |
| Mobile Suites 41 FKRB | 43' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Mobile Suites 44 NASHVILLE | 46' 0" | — | Profiled |
| Mobile Suites 43 MANHATTAN | 44' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Mobile Suites 44 HOUSTON | 46' 0" | — | Profiled |
| Mobile Suites 44 ORLANDO | 46' 0" | — | Profiled |
DRV’s 2025 Mobile Suites brochure lists 9 Mobile Suites floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What DRV does not publish for the Mobile Suites 44 HOUSTON
DRV prints no cargo carrying capacity, GVWR, hitch weight, tire size, interior height, sleeping capacity for this model, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.
Read the label on the trailer
Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.
05 How it compares
19,985 lb dry and Not published by DRV GVWR, against this model’s 20,215 lb and Not published by DRV.
20,860 lb dry and Not published by DRV GVWR, against this model’s 20,215 lb and Not published by DRV.
06 Loading it for a trip
No source publishes a tongue weight for the Mobile Suites 44 HOUSTON, so its hitch load has to come from a scale ticket taken with the trailer hitched.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Mobile Suites 44 NASHVILLE, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 1 of the 5 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 20,215 lb vs 19,730 lb. They match on length, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Mobile Suites plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 20,215 | 8 of 9 | 16,600–20,860 |
| Length | 46 ft 0 in | 7–9 of 9 | 38 ft 7 in–46 ft 0 in |
Either side of it by dry weight: Mobile Suites 43 MANHATTAN is 230 lb lighter (19,985 lb dry); Mobile Suites 44 ORLANDO is 645 lb heavier (20,860 lb dry).
| Nearest Mobile Suites siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Suites 44 HOUSTON | 46 ft 0 in | — | 20,215 | — | — | — | 100 |
| Mobile Suites 44 NASHVILLE | 46 ft 0 in | — | 19,730 | — | — | — | 100 |
| Mobile Suites 44 ORLANDO | 46 ft 0 in | — | 20,860 | — | — | — | 100 |
| Mobile Suites 43 MANHATTAN | 44 ft 11 in | — | 19,985 | — | — | — | 100 |
| Mobile Suites 41 FKRB | 43 ft 6 in | — | 19,440 | — | — | — | 100 |
| Mobile Suites 41 RKDB | 43 ft 1 in | — | 18,220 | — | — | — | 100 |
All 9 Mobile Suites floorplans: Mobile Suites line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by dry weight | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Suites 44 HOUSTON | — | 20,215 | — | 46 ft 0 in |
| Ambition 399THX | 21,000 | 17,130 | — | 45 ft 7 in |
| Beacon 42RDB | 18,500 | 16,400 | — | 42 ft 6 in |
| XLR Thunderbolt 422AMP | — | 16,364 | — | 44 ft 6 in |
| Vilano 377FL | 18,500 | 15,600 | — | 42 ft 6 in |
| Sportster X 3914X | 20,000 | 14,620 | 9 | 44 ft 5 in |
| Salem Villa 42ZEN | — | 14,404 | — | 44 ft 11 in |
Against the Mobile Suites 44 HOUSTON: the Ambition 399THX is 3,085 lb lighter; the Beacon 42RDB is 3,815 lb lighter and 4 ft shorter; the XLR Thunderbolt 422AMP is 3,851 lb lighter and 2 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the Mobile Suites 44 HOUSTON
What are the tank capacities on the Mobile Suites 44 HOUSTON?
Fresh 100, grey 75, black 50 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Mobile Suites 44 HOUSTON?
46' 0" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
5 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Mobile Suites 44 HOUSTON. Not published: GVWR, cargo capacity (CCC), hitch weight, exterior height, exterior width, interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: library.rvusa.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 15 recall campaigns and 27 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Mobile Suites line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
What to look at on a used one. Across the 27 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are wheels (22%), service brakes (15%) and structure (15%).
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 Mobile Suites line page.
Earlier model years
The record at the top of this page is the 44 HOUSTON from 2025. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the 44 HOUSTON, and those 2 years are, each from its own brochure printed here: 2022 to 2023. The figures change from year to year, so check the year on the trailer’s own label. A field a year’s brochure does not print reads “Not published” and is never filled from another year.
Full record for each earlier model year
2023 44 HOUSTON 20,300 lb dry
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 46' 0"
- Exterior width
- Not published
- Exterior height
- Not published
- Interior height
- Not published
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 20,300 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- Not published
- Dry hitch weight
- Not published
Running gear
- Tire size
- Not published
- Hitch type
- Not stated in this brochure
- Model year of record
- 2023
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 100 gal
- Grey water
- 75 gal
- Black water
- 50 gal
- Awning
- Not published
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- Tanks (as printed)
- ALL MODELS FEATURE: Fresh Tank - 100 gal., Gray Tank - 75 gal., Black Tank - 50 gal. (p20)
- Maker note
- Note: All lengths are measured from the pin box to the rear cap. All dry weights are estimates depending on options. For GVWR please visit our website.
- Dry weight label (as printed)
- Est. Dry
- Hitch type
- Not stated per floorplan by DRV
Changed from 2022 to 2023 (only figures both brochures print): Length 44' 2" → 46' 0". Unchanged: Dry weight (UVW), Fresh tank, Grey tank, Black tank.
Source for 2023. Printed in DRV’s Mobile Suites brochure (library.rvusa.com). The document prints the 2023 model year itself. Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
NHTSA record for 2023 Mobile Suites
No recall campaign in NHTSA’s files names the Mobile Suites for model year 2023.
No owner complaint filed with NHTSA names the Mobile Suites for model year 2023. NHTSA files recalls and complaints by line and model year, not by floorplan, so a campaign listed here may not affect every Mobile Suites floorplan; the recall notice says which units it covers.
2022 44 HOUSTON 20,300 lb dry
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 44' 2"
- Exterior width
- Not published
- Exterior height
- Not published
- Interior height
- Not published
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 20,300 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- Not published
- Dry hitch weight
- Not published
Running gear
- Tire size
- Not published
- Hitch type
- Not stated in this brochure
- Model year of record
- 2022
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 100 gal
- Grey water
- 75 gal
- Black water
- 50 gal
- Awning
- Not published
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- Tanks (as printed)
- ALL MODELS FEATURE: Fresh Tank - 100 gal., Gray Tank - 75 gal., Black Tank - 50 gal. (p11)
- Maker note
- Note: All lengths are measured from the pin box to the rear cap. All dry weights are estimates depending on options. For GVWR please visit our website.
- Dry weight label (as printed)
- Est. Dry
- Hitch type
- Not stated per floorplan by DRV
Source for 2022. Printed in DRV’s Mobile Suites brochure (library.rvusa.com). The document prints the 2022 model year itself. Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
NHTSA record for 2022 Mobile Suites
2 recall campaigns filed with NHTSA name the Mobile Suites for model year 2022:
1 owner complaint filed with NHTSA names the Mobile Suites for model year 2022. Each one is set out on the Mobile Suites year-by-year record. NHTSA files recalls and complaints by line and model year, not by floorplan, so a campaign listed here may not affect every Mobile Suites floorplan; the recall notice says which units it covers.