01 What makes it unique
The 3532SP is the line’s side-patio plan — the "SP" is a fold-down deck that swings out from the roadside wall to add an elevated private patio off the living area, a feature no other Montana luxury floorplan offers. Inside it is a king-bed couples’ layout with a pull-down storage pantry, an L-shaped hide-a-bed sofa and powered theater seating across a fireplace, and a private front bedroom.
It rides on the full Montana luxury build and ships with the triple-15,000-BTU CX3 air-conditioning package and a 20-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator among its highlighted features. The 14,405-pound dry weight and 2,730-pound dry pin place it mid-pack on weight; the GVWR and payload shown are flagged — the 2026 structured payload was not separately published, so the figures carry forward the plan’s 16,500-pound rating pending plan-specific confirmation.
At an MSRP near $125,878 it slots between the rear-living couples’ plans and the larger four-slide coaches. It is the Montana for a buyer who wants an outdoor living space built into the coach — a patio plan in a class that almost never offers one.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 39' 2"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 13' 4"
- Interior height
- 7' 0"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 14,405 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 16,500* lbs
- Net cargo / payload
- 2,095* lbs
- Dry pin weight
- 2,730 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 70 gal
- Grey water
- 88 gal
- Black water
- 49 gal
- Refrigerator
- 18 cu ft
Construction
- Frame
- 12" I-beam · z-frame
- Walls
- 2" laminated fiberglass · lauan
- Roof
- Alpha TPO · walkable, 5" rafters
- Underbelly
- Four-Season · heated, 0° tested
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed)
- Suspension
- MORryde® CRE3000 · wet bolts
- Cooling
- Coleman Mach 15K · 50A
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- 3-burner recessed
- Refrigerator
- 18 cu ft
- A/C
- Triple 15K Coleman Mach (CX3 package)
- Water heater
- Quick-recovery · gas/electric
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Slides
- 3
- Hitch type
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed)
- Primary bed
- King
Verified specs, drawn to scale
Original graphics built from this floorplan’s own verified figures.
Loaded weight budget
Size, drawn to scale
Holding tanks
These graphics are generated from the same verified record that builds the table above, and are published under this site’s own licence — nothing here is traced from, or derived from, a manufacturer drawing or photo. Where a figure is not published for this plan, the graphic that would need it is omitted rather than estimated. The full record is in the published dataset.
What it takes to tow this
Built from this floorplan’s verified weights. We publish the trailer side only.
We do not publish tow ratings for specific trucks. A single model can vary by thousands of pounds depending on engine, axle ratio, cab, drivetrain and package — the only authoritative figure is the one on your own door jamb. Loaded pin percentages are industry convention for fifth wheels (15–25% of loaded weight), not a measurement of this unit. Hitch classes are not used here as a rating: SAE J684 covers trailers to 10,000 lb GVWR and does not define Class V, and capacity boundaries differ between manufacturers — read the rating stamped on your hitch. On this plan the convention band’s low end fell below the published dry figure, so the range starts at the published dry weight instead — loaded is never lighter than dry. The GVWR marked * is derived from published dry weight plus published cargo capacity, not printed as a single figure by the source.
03 The Montana floorplan family
Montana is Keystone's flagship luxury fifth wheel and the best-selling luxury fifth wheel in North America. The line runs to fifteen floorplans for 2026; the six highest-demand layouts are profiled here in full, and the rest — along with the lighter, lower-profile Montana High Country sub-line — are catalogued on the line hub. The 3532SP on this page is highlighted; each other profiled plan links to its own page.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3123RL | 35 ft | 4 | Rear-living entry, kitchen island |
| 3100RL | 36 ft | 4 | New-2026 widebody, rear-living couples |
| 3231CK | 37 ft | 4 | Rear living, kitchen island + dual pantries |
| 3531RE | 39 ft | 4 | Rear entertainment, glass-door pantry |
| 3532SP | 39 ft | 4 | Side patio, king bed, theater seating |
| 3795FK | 40 ft | 6 | Front raised kitchen, rear full bath, sleeps 6 |
| 3623EB | 40 ft | 4 | Rear living, bike garage, four slides |
| 3761FL | 41 ft | 6 | Front living, bath-and-a-half, 5 slides |
| 3781RL | 41 ft | 4 | Best-selling rear living, kitchen island |
| 3857BR | 41 ft | 8 | Middle bunkroom + loft, family |
| 3901RK | 42 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen, bath-and-a-half, front master |
| 3915TB | 43 ft | 6 | Two full baths, bunkroom + loft |
| 3941FO | 43 ft | 6 | Front office full-timer, outside kitchen |
Montana is the best-selling luxury fifth wheel in North America and Keystone's flagship towable. The full line runs to fifteen floorplans for 2026, plus the lighter, lower-profile Montana High Country sub-line catalogued separately on the hub. Body specifications (lengths, heights, payload, tanks, refrigerator, sleeping, slides and A/C) are RVUSA-verified against the 2026 structured spec records, each page fp-slug and title checked; pin (hitch) weights are from the same records. Montana publishes a 18,000-pound GVWR across the luxury line; the lighter three-slide 3123RL entry carries a derived 16,580-pound GVWR, and the new widebody 3100RL has its dry weight and GVWR flagged as derived. 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
Fold-down side patio
A swing-out roadside deck — the only patio in the Montana luxury line, an elevated private outdoor living space off the lounge.
Triple A/C + 20 cu ft 12V fridge
Ships with the CX3 triple-15K air package and a 20-cubic-foot 12-volt residential refrigerator among standard highlights.
Pull-down pantry + theater seating
A pull-down storage pantry with an L-shaped hide-a-bed and powered theater seating across a fireplace — a lounge-first main room.
GVWR / payload flagged
Dry weight, pin, length and features are 2026-verified; the GVWR and payload are flagged pending plan-specific factory confirmation — weigh the loaded coach.
05 How it compares
A similar-size rear-entertainment plan — trades the side patio for a rear lounge wall and a floor-to-ceiling pantry.
A four-slide plan with a rear bike garage — more interior room and gear storage at a higher weight.
Grand Design’s mid fifth wheel — a lighter alternative, though without a patio option.
06 Loading it for a trip
This floorplan carries its water comfortably. A full 70-gallon fresh tank is roughly 28% of the 2,095-pound cargo capacity, leaving the 3532SP with a usable gear budget even when you tow full.
| Weight budget | Figure | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo capacity as published (CCC) | 2,095 lb | Everything you add: gear, water, propane, batteries, food, people’s belongings. |
| Fresh tank filled (70 gal × 8.34 lb) | −584 lb | Water is the heaviest thing most owners add, and it is added first. |
| Cargo budget left with a full fresh tank | 1,511 lb | 28% of this plan’s capacity is spent before a single bag is loaded. |
| Per sleeping position, water aboard | 378 lb | A rough share of what is left across the 4 berths this plan sleeps. |
The published dry pin weight of 2,730 pounds is 19% of this floorplan’s 14,405-pound dry weight. Fifth-wheel pin weight rides in the bed of the truck, so it comes off payload rather than off tow rating — and it rises with the trailer as you load it, not in proportion to what you put over the axles.
Nothing above changes the ceiling. Loaded to its 16,500-pound GVWR the 3532SP is towing 2,095 pounds more than its 14,405-pound dry figure, and that is the number your vehicle has to be rated for — not the brochure weight.
Tank balance is generous here: 70 gallons of fresh against 88 grey and 49 black, so waste capacity keeps pace with supply and the fresh tank is the constraint that ends a dry stay.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Ranked by GVWR, the 3532SP sits 2 of 13 in the Montana line: 16,500 pounds against a line that runs from 16,480 to 18,000 pounds. That position is the useful thing to know, because the plans immediately either side of it are the real alternatives.
Either side of it in the same line: Montana 3531RE is 20 pounds lighter at 16,480 lb GVWR; and Montana 3123RL is 80 pounds heavier at 16,580 lb GVWR.
| Comparable fifth wheels | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3532SP | 16,500 | 14,405 | 4 | 39 ft 2 in |
| Columbus 377DS | 16,480 | 14,339 | — | 42 ft 7 in |
| Puma Mesa 377DS | 16,480 | 14,339 | — | 42 ft 7 in |
| Sandstorm 3300 | 16,555 | 10,879 | — | 36 ft 10 in |
| Sabre 36DBB | 16,425 | 13,243 | 8 | 43 ft 2 in |
| Momentum 320G | 16,400 | 13,100 | 6 | 36 ft 3 in |
| Pinnacle 32RLTS | 16,600 | 13,545 | 4 | 36 ft 5 in |
Against the 3532SP: the Columbus 377DS is 20 lb lighter and 3 ft longer; the Puma Mesa 377DS is 20 lb lighter and 3 ft longer; the Sandstorm 3300 is 55 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter. Those are differences in the published numbers only — what they cost, how they are built and how they live are separate questions each of those pages answers on its own terms.
Those are the nearest fifth wheels from other lines by weight — one per line, picked by proximity on that figure and nothing else. They are listed so the same tow vehicle can be checked against real alternatives, not because they are equivalent inside; layout, build and price diverge sharply across that group.
For scale, the Montana floorplans profiled here run 12,881 to 15,644 pounds dry and 35 to 43 feet of exterior length across 13 plans. Where a floorplan falls in that spread usually says more about which vehicle can tow it, and which site it fits, than the layout name does.
Every profiled floorplan in this line, with the full weight table, is on the Montana line hub.
08 Common questions about the 3532SP
How much does the 3532SP weigh?
It leaves the factory at 14,405 pounds dry, and its manufacturer-set loaded ceiling (GVWR) is 16,500 pounds. Real towing weight lands between the two and depends entirely on what you load. Use the GVWR when matching a tow vehicle; the dry figure is only useful for comparing floorplans against each other.
How much can the 3532SP carry?
Cargo carrying capacity is 2,095 pounds. That is the whole budget: water, propane, batteries, gear and everything you bring. Filling the 70-gallon fresh tank uses about 584 pounds of that.
What is the pin weight of the 3532SP?
The published dry pin weight is 2,730 pounds. It is measured empty; loaded, it runs higher, and it comes out of your tow vehicle’s payload rather than its tow rating.
What size tow vehicle does the 3532SP need?
Your vehicle needs a tow rating of at least 16,500 pounds — this floorplan’s GVWR — and enough payload left over for the hitch load, passengers and anything in the bed. This site does not publish tow ratings for specific vehicles, because one truck model varies by thousands of pounds across engine, axle ratio, cab and package. The figure that governs is the payload sticker on your own door jamb.
How many people does the 3532SP sleep?
It is rated to sleep 4. Rated sleeping positions include convertible furniture, so count the beds against how you actually travel rather than against the number.
What are the tank capacities on the 3532SP?
Fresh 70 gallons, grey 88 gallons, black 49 gallons. Tank sizes set how long the floorplan can sit away from hookups, and the smallest of the three is what ends the stay.
How long is the 3532SP?
Exterior length is 39' 2". Measure against your site length and your storage before committing — the exterior figure is the one that has to fit, and it includes the tongue or pin box.
Every figure in these answers is read from this page’s verified specification table. Where the manufacturer publishes nothing, the question is not answered rather than estimated.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
This catalog tracks 18 specification fields per floorplan. Named sources publish 16 of them for the 3532SP. The rest are not shown, because the alternative is reading a figure across from a sibling floorplan or from what the segment usually does — and a number nobody published is worth less than an admitted gap.
Not published for this floorplan: tire specification, awning. If you find one of these in a manufacturer document for this plan, it belongs on this page.
The completeness figure at the foot of this page (88%) measures the same thing on the full field set: it is a measurement of how much this floorplan’s manufacturer publishes, not of how much research went into the page.
Values on this page carrying an asterisk were derived by arithmetic from published figures, or come from a single source, rather than being printed directly by the manufacturer. The flag travels with the number into the downloadable spec sheet.
How every figure here was sourced and checked is set out on the methodology page.
11 NHTSA safety record
This floorplan belongs to the Montana line, and NHTSA holds 34 recall campaigns and 154 owner complaints against that line. They are separate records and are not added together — a recall is a manufacturer-confirmed defect with a remedy; a complaint is one owner’s account, which NHTSA does not verify.
What to look at on a used one. Across the 154 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are tires (32%), structure (17%) and equipment (16%). That is where owners of this family have had trouble, so it is where an inspection is worth the time.
Recall coverage is not complete — our harvest of NHTSA’s recall API ran 1,556 queries, of which 0 failed and 242 returned an explicit zero. A line can still be under-reported where NHTSA files a roster under a parent name, or where a match rests on the wording of the recall rather than its model field. Complaints come from the complete bulk file but are unverified and self-selected: a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Montana line page.