What’s with the numbers

[LexGTS265ds]

I’ve noticed that many people, including dealers, when listing their motor homes for sale think their model number represents the length of the unit, but not so! For example, a Lexington 265DS is 28’0” not 26’5”, a Lexington 283TS is 30’6” not 28’3”, and a Lexington 295DS is 31’4” long, not 29’5”. My 2011 265DS is actually 27’ 11 3/4” not the 27’ listed in the Forest River brochures. I think 27’ was the length of the 255DS and was accidentally carried over to the 265DS.
Anyway, my question is where do they get these numbers from? The DS, TS, and S or SS indicate the number of slides, but the numbers….?

[bikendan]

There is no standard for the numbers.

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[greggcowan]

Originally Posted by bikendan

There is no standard for the numbers.

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I have always been told the number represents the interior length

[bikendan]

Originally Posted by greggcowan

I have always been told the number represents the interior length

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. As I said, there's no standard in the RV Industry.

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[GravelRider]

I found those numbers very frustrating when at the Hershey RV show. Sometimes the information about the campers were readily available, and sometimes not. The model number always seems to be in the ballpark of the length, but rarely the actual length. I just didn't get it.

However, one of the salesman told us that if it was a 3 digit number, that was the square footage of the interior of the unit, not the length. He also said "at least that's how we do it." He wasn't sure about all manufacturers.

Here's an article I found about it:

https://rvblogger.com/blog/understan...mbers-letters/

But, another manufacturer said theirs correspond to the unit length... But only roughly.

I do wish they would standardize the numbers.