By year
Owner complaints about K-Z vehicles peaked at 4 in 2006
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2002 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
K-Z
The complete NHTSA record for K-Z vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most K-Z recalls are filed by Kzrv, part of K-Z.
Owner complaints in the last five years016 on file in all, across 14 models
Recall campaigns70 in five years
Severity index6.3Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Tires draws the most owner complaints about K-Z vehicles, 48% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The NEW Vision has the most complaints of any K-Z model
Every K-Z model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW Vision | 1997 to 2007 | 9 | 11.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Coyote | 2003 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sportster | 2007 to 2018 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Montego BAY | 2007 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spree | 2012 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sportsmen | 1997 to 2018 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| NEW Vision Ultra Sport | 1999 to 2003 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| Sportsman | 1999 to 2001 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Ultra | 1999 to 2001 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Durango | 2007 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Escalade | 2007 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| JAG | 2007 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Sportsmen Sportster | 2004 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Stoneridge | 2009 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a K-Z product
- 17V-518 Aug 23, 2017
KZRV, L.P
Tires · 23 vehicles - 11V-022 Jan 24, 2011
Population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high…
Equipment · 1,798 vehicles - 10V-559 Nov 12, 2010
Plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat
Equipment · 552 vehicles - 09V-336 Aug 27, 2009
Fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak
Equipment · 230 vehicles - 08V-330 Jul 22, 2008
Fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak
Equipment · 332 vehicles - 07V-145 Mar 28, 2007
On certain travel and fifth wheel trailers equipped with hickory springs 'big easy triple steps,' an improper engagement of the bottom step pivot…
Structure · 285 vehicles - 02V-277-006 Nov 25, 2002
Certain fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers 1200lr and 1200rim with serial numbers…
Equipment · 245 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.