2014 Kzrv Sportsmen Sportster Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2014 Kzrv Sportsmen Sportster, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure150.0%
- Other / unspecified150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KZ SPORTSMEN SPORTSTER TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF THE REAR RAMP LOADING DOOR WAS EXTREMELY SLIPPERY WHEN DRY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE GVWR IS 11,000LBS, THE HITCH WEIGHT IS 1650LBS,THE AXLES (2) ARE 4400LB RATED. THIS LEAVES THE AXLE WEIGHT 550 SHORT OF GVWR OF 11,000LBS. 4 OF THE FACTORY WHEELS HAVE CRACKED AND I REPLACED AT MY COST, I HAD TO REPLACE WHEEL BEARINGS ON BOTH AXLES ON THE RIGHT SIDE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MYSELF. I AM 77 YEARS OLD AND GETTING TOO OLD TO DO THIS KIND OF WORK. MY OUT OF POCKET COST ON TIRES, WHEELS AND WHEEL BEARINGS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS UNIT IS APPROXIMATELY $1250.00. I TRIED TO CALL KZ IN INDIANA ON PHONE NUMBER FURNISHED BY HUMPHREY RV SALES IN GRAND JUNCTION, CO, AND COULD GET NO ANSWER OR VOICE MAIL. I EMAILED KZ A MONTH AGO AND ASK IF THIS WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE OF COMPANY POLICY AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING BACK. I AM LUCKY I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO DO THE WORK MYSELF. I HAVE READ ONLINE FORUM THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER BRANDS OF TOY HAULERS. I SPENT 50 YEARS DRIVING AND OWNING TRUCKS AND KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT AXLE WEIGHTS. YOU WOULD NOT LET MAKERS OF 18 WHEELERS GET BY WITH UNDER RATED AXLES. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND NOT COST THE OWNERS OF THESE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT A SMALL FORTUNE. I DO NOT PULL THIS TRAILER OVER 70MPH AND KEEP AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES RIGHT AND KEEP THE WHEEL BEARINGS PACKED EACH YEAR AND ADD GREASE TO THE HUBS EVERY SIX MONTHS AS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THANK YOU-[XXX] *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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