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Forest River Salem FSX 30VC

Travel trailerbuilt 2026–26Caution build tierFindable on the used market
WHAT ONE COSTS
$37,000est. used (2026, 1 yr old; from 22 priced floorplans of this line)
WHAT IT WEIGHS BEHIND YOUR TRUCK
~9,588 lbestimated as towed, for 2 people

dry weight 8,338 lb + fresh water (54 gal, full) 450 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb. Brochure dry weight omits water, propane, batteries and your gear; this estimate doesn't.

You want a tow rating around10,655 lb (10% margin)
GVWR (the sticker maximum)11,505 lb
Tongue weight, loaded~1,501 lb (16%: high, eats payload)
Cargo capacity3,167 lb
WHICH TOW VEHICLES IT FITS: 33 OF 95

Judged the way the app judges: estimated loaded weight against each vehicle's rating less a 10% margin, per model year, because the 30VC's published weights held steady.

VEHICLETOW RATINGVERDICT
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 1500 (6.2 V8, max tow) '19-2613,300 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax, max tow) '24-2622,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '20-2318,510 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '11-1918,100 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '20-2636,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '11-1923,300 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (max tow) '14-1812,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado EV (4WT) '24-2612,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '24-2613,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '11-1411,300 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '15-2013,200 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '21-2314,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, gooseneck) '20-2222,800 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, tow pkg) '17-1918,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel) '11-1616,600 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel, gooseneck) '23-2623,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '20-2237,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '11-1621,600 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '17-1932,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-2638,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-450 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-2640,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
GMC Sierra EV '24-2612,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Nissan Titan XD (Cummins diesel) '16-1912,710 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 1500 (3.0 Hurricane, max tow) '25-2611,610 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi eTorque, max tow) '19-2412,750 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins HO) '19-2620,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins) '11-1817,980 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins DRW, gooseneck) '13-1831,210 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '25-2636,610 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '19-2437,090 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Rivian R1T '22-2611,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Tesla Cybertruck '24-2611,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Toyota Tundra (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '22-2612,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
The 62it doesn't fit

These verdicts assume 2 people aboard with typical gear. See the margin for your truck and your crew →

THE SPECS
Length36.8 ft
Height (incl. A/C)11.5 ft
Width8.0 ft
GVWR11,505 lb
Dry weight8,338 lb
Dry tongue weight1,305 lb
Cargo capacity3,167 lb
Sleeps4
Slide-outs1
Fresh water54 gal
Grey water86 gal
Black water43 gal

A missing row means the maker never published that figure: unknown, not zero.

WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP
  • 1× Front custom king bed(Permanent)—
  • 2× Mid bunk beds(Permanent)—
  • 1× L-shaped sofa in garage(Convertible)—
HOW IT'S BUILT: 1/5
WallsWood frame + siding
FrameWood
RoofWalk-on
UnderbellyOpen

Forest River (Caution tier): Forest River's price-leader travel trailer - single-axle wood-framed boxes plus a toy-hauler branch, cheap to buy and thin where it counts.

FINDING ONE

Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: Forest River is a volume manufacturer; only one model year. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.

OUR TAKE

GVWR derived from published UVW + CCC; the page does not state GVWR directly. Sleeps 4 is the published dealer figure and is kept as published, though the layout (king plus two bunks plus a sofa) would seat more; layout confirmed against rvguide's structured fields (Number Of King Size Beds 1, Number Of Bunk Beds 2). tier, bn and mat inherited from the 24 Salem FSX records already in the catalog (tier 24/24, mat 22/24 agreement); they are line-level properties, not read for this floorplan. Weights, dimensions and tanks are read from the manufacturer's spec table (src). Sleeps and bed layout from a separate research pass (conf med). Production span is what the census observed: seen in MY2026, and the line is served through MY2027. Absence from the newest year closes the span rather than leaving it open; it is not by itself proof of discontinuation. Slide-out count added by a later pass: img alt text: 'toy hauler that has one entry and one slide out.' Raw HTML.

OTHER SALEM FSX FLOORPLANS
135ICE · 3,865 lb · sleeps 2161QK · 4,908 lb · sleeps 4162RBS · 5,610 lb · sleeps 4163RDSK · 5,615 lb · sleeps 2164FBLE · 3,865 lb · sleeps 4167RBK · 4,795 lb · sleeps 3169RSK · 5,635 lb · sleeps 4170SS · 4,845 lb · sleeps 7174DBLE · 3,935 lb · sleeps 8175BHLE · 3,840 lb · sleeps 6176QBHK · 4,920 lb · sleeps 6177BH · 4,770 lb · sleeps 6177ICE · 5,600 lb · sleeps 3178BH · 5,535 lb · sleeps 7the whole line →
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Is the 30VC your #1, or just a spec sheet?

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Data compiled from dealer and aggregator listings, retrieved 2026-09.