Sportsmen Suspension

Sportsmen is recalling about 32 vehicles over a problem with the suspension. Overloaded axles may result in failure of the suspension or the axle, and/or tire blowouts, resulting in an increased risk of a crash or injury.

Campaign
14V141000
Manufacturer
KZRV, L.P.
Reported
25 March 2014
Vehicles
32
Built between
Nov 2013 – Feb 2014
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 May 2014
Repaired
88%
Unrepaired
4

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2013 and February 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2014 Sportsmen 290IKSSBuilt November 2013 to February 2014

Repair progress

4 of 32 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2015.

88% repaired — 28 of 32 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

KZRV, L.P. (KZ) is recalling certain 2014 Sportsmen, model S290lKSS, towable travel trailers manufactured November 4, 2013 through February 24, 2014. The affected trailers were built with axles not designed to accomodate the weight carrying capacity of the trailer.

What could happen

Overloaded axles may result in failure of the suspension or the axle, and/or tire blowouts, resulting in an increased risk of a crash or injury.

What gets fixed

KZRV, L.P. will notify owners, and dealers will replace the axles with ones that have the correct load capacity, free of charge. The recall began on May 2, 2014.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2013 to February 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA25 March 2014
  3. Owners notified2 May 2014
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2015 — 88% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 March 2014.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact KZRV L.P. at 1-800-768-4016.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
KZRV, L.P.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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