2012 Kzrv Sportsmen 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 2012 Kzrv Sportsmen, 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
- Brakes133.3%
- Engine133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
2012 KZRV SPORTSMEN TRAILER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SLIDE AND BRAKES MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDE WAS DIFFICULT TO SLIDE OUT AND WOULD NOT GO IN. ALSO, THREE OF THE BRAKE CABLES WERE COMPLETELY CUT THROUGH AND THE FOURTH ONE, ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS CUT ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH EXCEPT FOR TWO WIRES OF THE CABLE. IT WAS ENOUGH WIRE FOR ELECTRICITY TO FLOW TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, TO BUILD-UP EXCESSIVE HEAT. THREE OF THE BRAKES PADS LOOKED COMPLETELY NEW, AND THE FOURTH ONE HAD COMPLETELY BURNED OFF. ALSO, THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED. IN AUGUST, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED WHEEL COVERS TO PUT ON THE TIRES. HE DISCOVERED THE COVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WOULD NOT GO ON. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS CATCHING, SO HE LOOKED UNDER THE CAMPER TO SEE WHAT WAS CATCHING THE COVER AND TO HIS DISMAY, THE WHEEL WELLS OF BOTH THE RIGHT SIDE WHEELS WERE COMPLETELY TORN OUT, INCLUDING ALL OF THE COVER, AND INSULATION. THE PLASTIC FROM THE TORN WHEEL WELL WAS APPROXIMATELY 12-14 INCHES LONG, WHICH WAS STOPPING THE COVER FROM GOING ON.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
2012 KZRV SPORTSMEN TRAILER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SLIDE AND BRAKES MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDE WAS DIFFICULT TO SLIDE OUT AND WOULD NOT GO IN. ALSO, THREE OF THE BRAKE CABLES WERE COMPLETELY CUT THROUGH AND THE FOURTH ONE, ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS CUT ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH EXCEPT FOR TWO WIRES OF THE CABLE. IT WAS ENOUGH WIRE FOR ELECTRICITY TO FLOW TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, TO BUILD-UP EXCESSIVE HEAT. THREE OF THE BRAKES PADS LOOKED COMPLETELY NEW, AND THE FOURTH ONE HAD COMPLETELY BURNED OFF. ALSO, THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED. IN AUGUST, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED WHEEL COVERS TO PUT ON THE TIRES. HE DISCOVERED THE COVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WOULD NOT GO ON. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS CATCHING, SO HE LOOKED UNDER THE CAMPER TO SEE WHAT WAS CATCHING THE COVER AND TO HIS DISMAY, THE WHEEL WELLS OF BOTH THE RIGHT SIDE WHEELS WERE COMPLETELY TORN OUT, INCLUDING ALL OF THE COVER, AND INSULATION. THE PLASTIC FROM THE TORN WHEEL WELL WAS APPROXIMATELY 12-14 INCHES LONG, WHICH WAS STOPPING THE COVER FROM GOING ON.*JB
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
2012 KZRV SPORTSMEN TRAILER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SLIDE AND BRAKES MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDE WAS DIFFICULT TO SLIDE OUT AND WOULD NOT GO IN. ALSO, THREE OF THE BRAKE CABLES WERE COMPLETELY CUT THROUGH AND THE FOURTH ONE, ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS CUT ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH EXCEPT FOR TWO WIRES OF THE CABLE. IT WAS ENOUGH WIRE FOR ELECTRICITY TO FLOW TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, TO BUILD-UP EXCESSIVE HEAT. THREE OF THE BRAKES PADS LOOKED COMPLETELY NEW, AND THE FOURTH ONE HAD COMPLETELY BURNED OFF. ALSO, THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED. IN AUGUST, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED WHEEL COVERS TO PUT ON THE TIRES. HE DISCOVERED THE COVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WOULD NOT GO ON. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS CATCHING, SO HE LOOKED UNDER THE CAMPER TO SEE WHAT WAS CATCHING THE COVER AND TO HIS DISMAY, THE WHEEL WELLS OF BOTH THE RIGHT SIDE WHEELS WERE COMPLETELY TORN OUT, INCLUDING ALL OF THE COVER, AND INSULATION. THE PLASTIC FROM THE TORN WHEEL WELL WAS APPROXIMATELY 12-14 INCHES LONG, WHICH WAS STOPPING THE COVER FROM GOING ON.*JB
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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