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2027 Keystone Passport Classic160RBC

A 20-foot Passport Classic travel trailer that Keystone lists at 3,100 lb shipping weight with 1,200 lb of carrying capacity for 2027.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2027

3,100lb
Shipping Wt (Keystone)
1,200lb
Carrying Cap. (Keystone)
385lb
Hitch (Keystone)
20ft
Length
Sleeps 4 Travel Trailer Built by · Keystone RV Model year · 2027

01 What makes it unique

Keystone publishes three weights for the Passport Classic 160RBC: a shipping weight of 3,100 lb, a carrying capacity of 1,200 lb and a hitch weight of 385 lb. Those are Keystone’s own terms, and this page keeps them. Keystone does not call the first figure dry or unloaded weight, does not say the hitch figure is measured dry, and publishes no GVWR for any Passport Classic floorplan, so none of the three is renamed here and no loaded rating is worked out from them. The trailer’s own federal weight label, inside the door, is the document that carries its UVW, cargo capacity and GVWR.

Tank capacities are 21 gal fresh, 34 gal gray and 34 gal waste, as Keystone lists them. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank is roughly 174 lb on the road before anything else is loaded. The tire size Keystone lists is ST215/75R14D.

Against the 8 Passport Classic floorplans profiled here, this one is the 2nd by Keystone’s shipping weight, in a range from 3,000 lb (160BHC) to 5,823 lb (284QBC). Every figure in that comparison comes from the same Keystone page type for the same model year, so the comparison inside the series is like for like.

Every number on this page was read on 23 Oct 2026 from Keystone’s own floorplan page for the Passport Classic 160RBC. That page carries no model year, so the year comes from the roster page that links it, which lists the Passport Classic floorplans under the heading “2027 Floorplans”. Keystone notes that its website reflects the most recent production run and that features and specifications change during the year.

How the 160RBC differs from the other seven Passport Classic floorplans. Most distinctive first. Each rank counts only the siblings that publish that field, and a figure most of them share is left out.

  • Shipping weight (Keystone’s term), 3,100 lb: second-lightest of eight, between the 160BHC (3,000 lb) and the 190RDC (3,325 lb).
  • Hitch weight as a share of shipping weight, 12.4%: second-largest of eight, between the 180RBC (12.2%) and the 214BHC (12.5%).
  • Length, 20 ft 5 in: second-shortest of eight, between the 160BHC (20 ft 2 in) and the 190RDC (21 ft 11 in).
  • Carrying capacity (Keystone’s term), 1,200 lb: third-smallest of eight, between the 190RDC (1,045 lb) and the 260BHC (2,165 lb).
  • Hitch weight as Keystone lists it, 385 lb: third-lightest of eight, between the 190RDC (370 lb) and the 180RBC (505 lb).
  • Exterior height, 10 ft 4 in: lowest of eight, level with the 160BHC and 190RDC; next are the 180RBC, 210RKC and two others (10 ft 9 in).
  • Fresh tank, 21 gal: smallest of eight, level with the 160BHC and 190RDC; next are the 180RBC, 210RKC and three others (45 gal).
  • Sleeping capacity, 4: smallest of eight, level with the 180RBC, 190RDC and 210RKC; next are the 160BHC and 214BHC (6).

Next to the 160BHC, the nearest lighter floorplan by shipping weight, the 160RBC is 100 lb heavier by shipping weight, has 200 lb more carrying capacity, has a hitch weight 60 lb heavier, is 3 in longer and sleeps two fewer; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and grey tank.

Next to the 190RDC, the nearest heavier floorplan by shipping weight, the 160RBC is 225 lb lighter by shipping weight, has 155 lb more carrying capacity, has a hitch weight 15 lb heavier and is 1 ft 6 in shorter; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and sleeping capacity.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
20' 5"
Exterior height
10' 4"
Exterior width
Not published by Keystone

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
Not published by Keystone
GVWR (max loaded)
Not published by Keystone
Shipping weight (Keystone’s term)
3,100 lb
Carrying capacity (Keystone’s term)
1,200 lb
Hitch weight, as Keystone lists it
385 lb

Capacities

Fresh water
21 gal
Gray water
34 gal
Waste water
34 gal

Running gear

Hitch type
Bumper pull
Tire size
ST215/75R14D

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
4
Propane
20 lb
Refrigerator
8 cu ft

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.

03 The Passport Classic floorplan family

Keystone lists 13 Passport Classic floorplans for 2027. 8 have a complete Keystone figure set and no existing page here, and are profiled, from 3,000 lb to 5,823 lb shipping weight; the others are catalogued on this page with the reason against each. Keystone publishes shipping weight, carrying capacity and hitch weight for these trailers, and no GVWR.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
160BHC20' 2"6Profiled
160RBC20' 5"4Profiled
190RDC21' 11"4Profiled
180RBCWE22' 4"4Catalogued · West edition of 180RBC, a separately published floorplan; catalogued, not profiled (convention of the shipped Keystone pages)
180RBC22' 4"4Profiled
214BHC25' 4"6Profiled
214BHCWE25' 4"6Catalogued · West edition of 214BHC, a separately published floorplan; catalogued, not profiled (convention of the shipped Keystone pages)
210RKCWE25' 5"4Catalogued · West edition of 210RKC, a separately published floorplan; catalogued, not profiled (convention of the shipped Keystone pages)
210RKC25' 5"4Profiled
260BHCWE30' 4"8Catalogued · West edition of 260BHC, a separately published floorplan; catalogued, not profiled (convention of the shipped Keystone pages)
260BHC30' 4"8Profiled
284QBC32' 9"10Profiled
284QBCWE32' 9"10Catalogued · West edition of 284QBC, a separately published floorplan; catalogued, not profiled (convention of the shipped Keystone pages)

Keystone lists 13 Passport Classic floorplans for 2027. 8 are profiled here; the rest are catalogued with the reason against each.

04 Notes on this floorplan

What Keystone does not publish for the Passport Classic

No GVWR, no unloaded (dry) weight under that name, no dry hitch weight and no exterior width appear on Keystone’s floorplan pages for this series, so those rows read as not published. Nothing is filled from a sibling floorplan, 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). On a Passport Classic those figures come from the trailer, not from this page, and they govern the towing decision.

05 How it compares

Lighter
Passport Classic 160BHC

3,000 lb shipping weight against this plan’s 3,100 lb (Keystone’s figures, same series, same model year).

Heavier
Passport Classic 190RDC

3,325 lb shipping weight and 1,045 lb carrying capacity, against this plan’s 3,100 lb and 1,200 lb.

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Passport Classic 190RDC, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 2 of the 5 fields both publish (this plan first): length 20 ft 5 in vs 21 ft 11 in; hitch weight 385 lb vs 370 lb. They match on sleeps, fresh tank and grey tank.

Passport Classic plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
Hitch weight (lb)3853 of 8325–670
Length20 ft 5 in2 of 820 ft 2 in–32 ft 9 in
Fresh tank (gal)211–3 of 821–45
Grey tank (gal)341–6 of 834–68
Sleeps41–4 of 84–10
Nearest Passport Classic siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Passport Classic 160RBC20 ft 5 in4———38521
Passport Classic 190RDC21 ft 11 in4———37021
Passport Classic 160BHC20 ft 2 in6———32521
Passport Classic 180RBC22 ft 4 in4———50545
Passport Classic 214BHC25 ft 4 in6———54545
Passport Classic 210RKC25 ft 5 in4———53545

All 8 Passport Classic floorplans: Passport Classic line hub.

08 Common questions about the 160RBC

What is the tongue weight of the 160RBC?

385 lb as published.

How many people does the 160RBC sleep?

It is rated to sleep 4. 4 of the 8 Passport Classic floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

What are the tank capacities on the 160RBC?

Fresh 21, grey 34 gallons.

How long is the 160RBC?

20' 5" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

8 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 160RBC. Not published: dry weight, GVWR, cargo capacity (CCC), exterior width, interior height, black tank, slide count, axle count, awning, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.

11 NHTSA safety record

NHTSA holds 27 recall campaigns and 12 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Passport 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 12 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are unknown or other (25%), equipment (17%) and electrical system (8%).

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 Passport line page.