Forest River Salem Cruise Lite
19 floorplansTravel trailer2014– (in production)Caution build tier
Forest River (Caution tier): Lightweight Salem spin-off on the same stick-and-tin construction — wood framing, corrugated metal siding standard (fiberglass only in the Platinum package) — generous content for the money, thin durability.
What one actually costs today: $13,900–$56,000 across the line, new sticker or used estimate per model.
THE FLOORPLANS: 19
| MODEL | YEARS | LENGTH | GVWR | SLEEPS | PRICE TODAY | FINDING ONE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19DBXL | 2019– | 24.7 ft | 7,520 lb | 6 | $33,100 | Common |
| 22VERANDA | 2025– | 34.6 ft | 9,765 lb | 5 | $56,000 | Findable |
| 23ZEN | 2026– | 31.1 ft | 7,830 lb | 4 | $51,200 | Findable |
| 24RLXL | 2020– | 28.9 ft | 7,550 lb | 6 | $44,300 | Common |
| 24VIEW | 2024–25 | 29.9 ft | 7,640 lb | 6 | $30,700used est. | Findable |
| 24ZEN | 2025– | 29.9 ft | 7,640 lb | 6 | $47,700 | Findable |
| 25ICE | 2025– | 29.8 ft | 7,735 lb | 6 | $45,600 | Findable |
| 26ICE | 2024– | 32.8 ft | 7,785 lb | 10 | $45,700 | Common |
| 28ICE | 2026– | 31.9 ft | 7,770 lb | 8 | $48,700 | Findable |
| 28VBXL | 2021– | 33.6 ft | 7,790 lb | 10 | $49,000 | Common |
| 171RBXL | 2016– | 22.7 ft | 7,521 lb | 4 | $31,900 | Common |
| 210RBXL | 2019– | 25.5 ft | 7,543 lb | 4 | $38,600 | Common |
| 240BHXL | 2020– | 28.8 ft | 7,570 lb | 8 | $44,600 | Common |
| 241BHXL | 2026– | 28.9 ft | 7,610 lb | 7 | $43,800 | Findable |
| 241QBXL | 2014–21 | 26.9 ft | 7,499 lb | 4 | $13,900used est. | Common |
| 261BHXL | 2014– | 28.7 ft | 7,545 lb | 8 | $34,600 | Common |
| 263BHXL | 2016– | 31.8 ft | 7,682 lb | 7 | $48,100 | Common |
| 265RTXL | 2026– | 32.2 ft | 11,150 lb | 5 | $48,800 | Findable |
| 273QBXL | 2016– | 33.3 ft | 7,680 lb | 10 | $48,500 | Common |
THE LINE, YEAR BY YEAR
Assembled from eight-plus model years of brochures, floorplan by floorplan. This is the part a spec sheet can't tell you: which years changed, and which year is the buy.
- 2014Introduced as 241QBXL (carried over from the 2013 241QB)
- 2014Introduced
- 2015UVW 4,284 lb, GVWR 7,426 lb, 426 lb tongue
- 2016Introduced
- 2016Introduced on the Salem Cruise Lite (eastern) side — UVW 5,816 lb, GVWR 7,644 lb
- 2018Revised to UVW 4,173 lb, GVWR 7,499 lb, 499 lb tongue
- 2018UVW up to 5,854 lb, GVWR 7,682 lb
- 2019Introduced
- 2020Introduced
- 2020Heavier build listed at 5,885 lb UVW / 7,736 lb GVWR / 736 lb tongue
- 2021Introduced
- 2021Final model year — dropped from the 2022 Cruise Lite lineup
- 2023Not offered
- 2024Returned to the lineup
- 2024Introduced
- 2024Introduced as part of the new ICE cold-weather series
- 2024Aggregator sheets show a substantially heavier 6,440 lb dry / 7,768 lb GVWR build for this year only
- 2025Introduced
- 2025Final model year - became 24ZEN
- 2025Introduced as 24ZEN, replacing the 2024-25 24VIEW
- 2026Introduced
- 2026Hitch weight revised to 700 lb
- 2026Offered as a west-coast dealer-stock plan
- 2026Camp kitchen standard
- 2026Introduced as a regional dealer-stock-only plan
- 2026Still in the lineup with a camp kitchen standard
- 2026Retro/Metal redesign, Versa furniture, JBL audio; back to 5,854 lb / 7,682 lb
- 2026Introduced as a west-coast dealer-stock plan
- 2026UVW 5,975 lb / GVWR 7,680 lb
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