K-Z: recalls by model and year

Name: K-Z recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
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NHTSA lists 7 vehicle recall campaigns for K-Z. The register has 3 model lines of the make, model years 1997 to 2018. NHTSA has 8 complaints on file for these model lines.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Model lines

3 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

K-Z: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
New Vision	8	4	8	1.0	Tires
Sportsmen	9	5	0	0.0
New Vision Ultra Sport	5	2	0	0.0

This table compares the model lines of K-Z only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 7.

17V518000Received 23 Aug 2017. 23 units.
Tires
Defect, in the NHTSA record
KZRV, L.P. (KZRV) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Sportsmen and Sportster recreational trailers. The tires may rub against the steel enclosure housing for the sewer hose, causing premature tire wear.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Premature tire wear, may result in sudden tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
KZRV will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the sewer hose enclosure, free of charge. The recall began on August 30, 2017. Owners may contact KZRV customer service at 1-800-768-4016, extension 154 or 153. KZRV's number for this recall is KZ-2017-05.
Report filed by KZRV, L.P.. Manufacturer campaign number KZ-2017-05. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Aug 2017. The campaign has 4 make, model and year entries.
11V022000Received 24 Jan 2011. 1,798 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kzrv is recalling certain towable travel trailers equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. The response times of the sensor algorithm and thermal switch devices to stop power are not sufficient.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The sensing algorithm or thermal switch installed to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected due to a possible hydrogen gas leak may not shut off in sufficient time to prevent a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Kzrv is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional information. The safety recall began on march 3, 2011. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101.
Report filed by KZRV, L.P.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Mar 2011. The campaign has 23 make, model and year entries.
10V559000Received 12 Nov 2010. 552 units.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kzrv is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could result in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Kzrv is working with dimplex and will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on february 17, 2011. Owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539.
Report filed by KZRV, L.P.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Feb 2011. The campaign has 12 make, model and year entries.
09V336000Received 27 Aug 2009. 230 units.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kzrv is recalling model year 2001-2003 recreational trailers equipped with norcold model 1200lrim refrigerators, manufactured from march 1, 2001 to december 31, 2002, with serial numbers between 1273701 and 1536607, non-consecutively. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. If a leak occurs and the refrigerator continues to be operated after solution circulation has ceased the heat source could generate very high temperatures. At such high temperatures, the cooling unit could rupture.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If a leak occurs and the unit is continues to operate, hydrogen gas may be expelled and can be ignited, resulting in a fire, possibly causing serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Kzrv is working with norcold and will notify owners and the vehicle's refrigerator will be repaired free of charge (please see 09e-027). Owners may contact norcold's recall center at 1-800-767-9101.
Report filed by KZRV, L.P.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Sep 2009. The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.
08V330000Received 22 Jul 2008. 332 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kzrv is recalling 332 my 1999-2001 travel trailers equipped with norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Kzrv is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e030). Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767- 9101 or kzrv at 1-800-768-4016.
Report filed by KZRV, L.P.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Aug 2008. The campaign has 12 make, model and year entries.

The list shows the newest 5 of 7 campaigns.

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Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name K-Z vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2002, with 1 campaign.

Complaints about K-Z vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2007, with 4 complaints.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

K-Z: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Tires	555.6	5
Equipment	222.2	2
Structure	111.1	1
Suspension	111.1	1

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. K-Z: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/k-z/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 3,465

Manufacturers in the recall file: K.Z. INC.; KZRV, L.P..

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which K-Z model line has the most recall campaigns?: The Sportsmen: 5 campaigns for 9 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
Which K-Z model line has the most complaints?: The New Vision: 8 complaints for 8 model years. A line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints.
Which components do the complaints about K-Z vehicles name?: Tires: 5 component mentions. Equipment: 2 component mentions. Structure: 1 component mention.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for K-Z?: 3,465 units in 7 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.