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Forest River XLR Nitro Fifth Wheel Toy Haulers 40BAR13

Fifth wheelbuilt 2027– (in production)Mixed build tierFindable on the used market
WHAT ONE COSTS
price not published

The maker never published an MSRP for this floorplan. Unknown is not cheap. Treat any asking price against comparable models, not against zero.

WHAT IT WEIGHS BEHIND YOUR TRUCK
~18,185 lbestimated as towed, for 2 people

dry weight 16,134 lb + fresh water (150 gal, full) 1,251 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 around20,210 lb (10% margin)
GVWR (the sticker maximum)21,000 lb
Tongue weight, loaded~3,860 lb (21%)
WHICH TOW VEHICLES IT FITS: 13 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 40BAR13's published weights held steady. Fifth wheels also need a pickup bed and are held to the fifth-wheel rating where published.

VEHICLETOW RATINGVERDICT
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax, max tow) '24-2622,500 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
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, gooseneck) '20-2222,800 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
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
The 82it doesn't fit

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

THE SPECS
Length45.6 ft
Height (incl. A/C)13.5 ft
Width8.5 ft
GVWR21,000 lb
Dry weight16,134 lb
Dry tongue weight3,425 lb
Sleeps7
Slide-outs3
Fresh water150 gal
Grey water137 gal
Black water40 gal

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

WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP
  • Single electric queen bed, garage(Permanent)
HOW IT'S BUILT: 4/5
WallsAluminum / metal van
FrameAluminum
RoofStandard
UnderbellyEnclosed

Forest River (Mixed tier): Forest River's XLR Nitro is a heavy, full-size fifth-wheel toy hauler line (13K-21K lb GVWR) with fully enclosed radiant-foil underbellies, laminated aluminum-framed walls and a one-piece roof membrane.

FINDING ONE

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

OUR TAKE

GVWR not published; estimated as UVW (16,134 lb) + CCC (4,866 lb) = 21,000 lb. Three slide-outs. Sleeps count not published. Sleeping data added by a later pass: Published sleeping capacity differs by source: 7 / 8 (7 at www.rvingplanet.com, 8 at www.rvingplanet.com). The lower figure is recorded. The higher ones are "sleeps up to" maxima that count convertible seating; this catalogue lists those separately as beds rather than folding them into one number. Confirms prior finding exactly. On the single mfg-aggregate page, individual stock-listing hrefs all resolve to '.../xlr-nitro-40bar13-...' (correct floorplan confirmed per href) yet alternate between 'sleeps up to 7' and 'sleeps up to 8' across different stock/year units -- a real, persistent internal inconsistency at this dealer, not a scraping artifact. Collected from a census gap: this line had no catalogue record at all. tier, bn and mat are the collecting pass's editorial read, not inherited from siblings. Slide-out count added by a later pass: raw curl fetch, img alt: 'The XLR Nitro 40BAR13 floorplan is a toy hauler that has one entry and three slide outs'

OTHER XLR NITRO FIFTH WHEEL TOY HAULERS FLOORPLANS
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Data compiled from dealer and aggregator listings, retrieved 2026-09.