CERTAIN TOWABLE TRAVEL TRAILERS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD

Mar 27, 2006 — Recall Campaign #06V081000

CERTAIN TOWABLE TRAVEL TRAILERS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, 'TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS.' THESE TRAILERS ARE MISSING THE TIRE INFORMATION PLACARD.

The recall was influenced by the Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance with about 2,483 units affected.

See recall notice

NHTSA Safety Recall Notice

06V081000

Manufacturer:	K.Z., Inc.
Recall date:	March 27, 2006
NHTSA Campaign #:	06V081000
Units affected:	2,483

Description:: CERTAIN TOWABLE TRAVEL TRAILERS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, 'TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS.' THESE TRAILERS ARE MISSING THE TIRE INFORMATION PLACARD.
Consequeces:: THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Corrective action:: OWNERS WILL BE SENT A PLACARD ALONG WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE MARCH 24, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KZRV AT 1-800-768-4016.
Notes:: CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Affects the following:

2006 KZRV COYOTE Complaints
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) KZ-RV; 2006 MONTEGO BAY, VID; [XXX] ON FEB 7TH OF THIS YEAR WE WERE RETURNING HOME FROM AN ANNUAL EVENT. DRIVING THROUGH THE DESERT (CA95 NORTH BOUND TO I-40), WE EXPERIENCED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AXLE FAILURE, WHEN 2 U-BOLTS THAT WERE HOLDING THE AXLE TO THE LEAF SPRINGS ON THE REAR AXLE (OF A TANDEM) FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A REASONABLY SAFE PLACE AFTER HAVING COMPLETED A SERIES OF DOWN HILL ?S? TURNS. WE WERE ABLE TO AFFECT REPAIRS VIA CONTACTING GOOD SAM ERS, WHICH WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A MOBILE MECHANIC/REPAIR SERVICE. WHILE WE WERE WAITING FOR THEM TO ARRIVE, I WALKED BACK THROUGH OUR PREVIOUS PATH OF TRAVEL TO LOCATE THE FAILED U-BOLTS. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE ONE OF THEM, AND FROM MY INSPECTION LOOKS TO BE THE FINAL ONE THAT WAS HOLDING THE AXLE TOGETHER BECAUSE IT HAD SHEARED CLEAN THROUGH. I BELIEVE THAT THE OTHER U-BOLT HAD DEPARTED ITS LOCATION SOMETIME IN THE PAST, MOST PROBABLY BECAUSE OF A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING/ASSEMBLY PRACTICE. ON THE FORWARD AXLE (UNTOUCHED FROM FACTORY DELIVERY), OF THE TANDEM, I FOUND THAT; ?NO WASHERS WERE USED ON THE U-BOLTS ?EQUAL LEG/THREAD LENGTH ON SIX OF THE POTENTIAL 8 LEGS ?ONE U-BOLT WAS SERIOUSLY FLAWED IN ITS ASSEMBLY OONE LEG WAS CROSS THREADED/STRIPPED AND HAD ONLY WHAT APPEARED TO BE ONE NUT WIDTH IN THREAD CONTACT. OTHE FORCE APPLIED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THIS U-BOLT, CAUSING A SEVERE DISTORTION IN THE ARC OF THE CLAMPING DEVICE, THERE BY STRESSING IT TO AN EXTREME LEVEL. I DOCUMENTED WITH PICTURES EVERY STEP, ALONG WITH THE FAILED U-BOLT THAT SHEARED. *TR;
2006 KZRV DURANGO Complaints
ON MAY 25 I WAS TRAVELING ON US 71 APROX. 6 MILES SOUTH ON NEOSHO,MO WHEN I HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT ON MY 2006 28.5' FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. BY THE TIME I GOT PULLED TO THE SHOULDER THE TIRE TREAD HAD CAME APART AND DONE OVER $1200.00 DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER. I PUT SPARE ON AND DROVE TO THE TOWN OF NEOSHO'S WAL-MART AND PURCHASED A NEW GOODYEAR CLASS D TRAILER TIRE AND HAD IT PUT ON GROUND AND THEY DISPOSED OF THE SHREDDED ONE. MY INS. AGENT WHEN LOOKING AT MY CLAIM SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THE TIRE IN FRONT OF THE NEW TIRE WAS BAD ALSO, SO I TOOK THE CAMPER TO THE TIRE SHOP WHERE HE SAID THAT ALL WERE SEPARATED AND ONE WAS READY TO BLOW. HE SAID HE COULD GET THAT BRAND BUT DIDN'T RECOMMEND THEM AS THEY WASN'T GOOD TIRES BUT CHEAP AND SAID THEIR WASN'T ANY PLACE TO GET THEM WARRANETED SO I BOUGHT 3 MORE GOODYEARS TO MATCH. THESE TIRES CANT HAVE OVER 3000 MILES ON THEM. I KEPT THE TIRES IN CASE THEY NEED TO BE CHECKED. ALSO THE BRAND IS NANKANG SIZE ST225/75R15 DOT # WEHH239440402 (X2) AND THE OTHER ENDS WITH 03 AND OF COURSE THE ONE LEFT AT WAL-MART THAT WE DON'T KNOW THE #'S. I THINK THESE TIRE SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD AS LIVES COULD BE LOST WITH THESE CHEAP TIRE. THE MANUFACTURE OF THE 5TH WHEEL IS KZ DURANGO SER# & IS A 2006 MODEL. IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR;
2006 KZRV FRONTIER Complaints
I HAD PICKED UP MY TRAILER FRIDAY EVENING FROM THE DEALER FOLLOWING SOME WARRANTY WORK. I DROVE STRAIGHT THROUGH FROM MARTINSVILLE TO RICHMOND, ABOUT A 4 HOUR DRIVE WITH NO STOPS. AVERAGE HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN VERIFIED IN ALL 4 TIRES WHEN THE TRAILER WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALER 6 DAYS EARLIER. A CHECK OF THE REMAINING TIRES THIS MORNING SHOW ALL AT 50 PSI (+/-1 PSI). WHEN I GOT HOME I FOUND THE LEFT FRONT TRAILER TIRE BLOWN. I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE IT WHILE DRIVING, NOT SURE AT WHAT POINT IN THE TRIP IT BLEW. THE TRAILER DID FEEL A LITTLE "LOOSE" BUT OTHERWISE PULLED OK. THE TRAILER IS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD AND WITH VERY FEW MILES ON IT. MOST OF OUR TRIPS ARE IN STATE. I WOULD ESTIMATE NO MORE THAN 5,000 TOTAL MILES. THE BLOWN TIRE HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND UNDERCARRIAGE. NANKANG LOADMAX RADIAL, ST205/75R15, TUBELESS, LOAD RANGE C DOT WEUL 070 1005 N7. *TR;
2006 KZRV SPORTSMEN Complaints
TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE HANGING ON MY RV AS A SPARE. IT HAD APPROX 100 ROAD MILES ON IT. PURCHASED IN 5/09. DROVE FROM PLACE OF INSTALLATION, (I10 S BOUND ENTRY, EVERGREEN, AL) TO MY HOME (CANTONMENT, FL) AND THEN MOVED IT TO SPARE POSITION (5/09) WHERE IT HAS REMAINED. PURCHASED AS A NEW TIRE AFTER HAVING A BLOWOUT ON THE INTERSTATE. THE STEEL BELTS LOOK ALMOST LIKE A STRAIGHT LINE WAS DRAWN AND THEN CUT. THEY BLEW IN SUCH A PERFECT LINE., NOT RAGGED AS A NORMAL BLOWOUT. I MOVED IT TO SPARE AS THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE RV REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND THEY WERE DIFF BRAND AND LOAD RANGE. *TR;