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Forest River Salem FSX

24 floorplansTravel trailer2019 (in production)Budget build tier

Forest River (Budget tier): Entry-price single-axle line: 2" wood-framed walls 16" on center with corrugated metal siding standard (fiberglass only in the Platinum package) — same caution tier as the FSX 178BHSK.

What one actually costs today: $28,000$56,100 across the line, new sticker or used estimate per model.

THE FLOORPLANS — 24
MODELYEARSLENGTHGVWRSLEEPSPRICE TODAYFINDING ONE
135ICE2026–16.0 ft3,865 lb2$29,500Findable
161QK2022–23.5 ft4,908 lb4Common
162RBS2026–23.2 ft5,610 lb4Findable
163RDSK2022–22.9 ft5,615 lb2Common
164FBLE2026–20.2 ft3,865 lb4$28,000Findable
167RBK2019–21.7 ft4,795 lb3$34,100Common
169RSK2022–23.0 ft5,635 lb4Common
170SS2019–2322.8 ft4,845 lb7Common
174DBLE2025–21.7 ft3,935 lb8Findable
175BHLE2024–20.2 ft3,840 lb6Common
176QBHK2022–2421.7 ft4,920 lb6Findable
177BH2019–21.8 ft4,770 lb6Common
178BHSK2020–22.9 ft5,645 lb8$37,000Common
179DBK2019–22.5 ft4,865 lb5$35,200Common
180ICE2026–23.8 ft5,600 lb6Findable
181RT2019–21.7 ft4,930 lb4Common
190RTK2023–25.4 ft9,715 lb8Common
191SS2024–24.8 ft7,490 lb6$28,200Common
210RT2019–2228.7 ft7,593 lb4Findable
233RBLE2023–28.3 ft7,520 lb4$38,300Common
260RTK2023–28.5 ft9,635 lb6Common
266BHLE2024–29.9 ft7,550 lb8Common
270RTK2021–32.3 ft9,851 lb6Common
290RTK2023–36.5 ft11,680 lb6$56,100Common
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.

  • 2018Introduced as 180RT
  • 2019Introduced as the FSX 167RB
  • 2019Introduced
  • 2019Introduced as 178BHS
  • 2019Introduced — UVW 3,224 lb; aggregator data lists a 3,980 lb GVWR for the debut year, which looks like a data error
  • 2019Became 181RT
  • 2019Introduced as 260RT
  • 2020Renamed 167RBK — UVW 3,004 lb, GVWR 4,745 lb, 345 lb tongue
  • 2020Introduced as 169RS
  • 2020Became 178BHSK with the kitchen slide
  • 2020GVWR 4,880 lb, 480 lb tongue, 38 gal fresh
  • 2020Introduced as 190RT
  • 2021Introduced
  • 2022Introduced
  • 2022Dropped from the Salem FSX (eastern) lineup for 2022 and 2023
  • 2022Became 169RSK
  • 2022UVW trimmed to 3,219 lb
  • 2022Final model year
  • 2023Sold as 164RBLE
  • 2023Final model year
  • 2023Became 190RTK; GVWR up to 9,715 lb
  • 2023Introduced
  • 2023Became 260RTK; GVWR up to 9,635 lb
  • 2024Returned to the catalogue
  • 2024Introduced
  • 2024Final model year
  • 2025Introduced
  • 2026Introduced with the ICE sub-series
  • 2026Introduced
  • 2026Rebadged 164FBLE
  • 2026UVW 3,354 lb, GVWR 4,795 lb, 395 lb tongue; 39 gal fresh water
  • 2026GVWR 4,865 lb, 465 lb tongue, 39 gal fresh
Which Salem FSX is the right one — if any?

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