The defect
KZRV, L.P. (KZRV) is recalling certain model year 2015 KZ-RV Gold, Goldrush, Goldrush Klondike, and Prestige, 2014-2015 Goldrush Discovery, 2013-2015 Goldrush Nugget and 2012-2015 Stoneridge recreational vehicles manufactured May 27, 2011, to December 8, 2014. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.
The risk
If the rivet shears causing the quad step to fail, the step user may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
The remedy
KZRV will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective rivets, free of charge. The recall began on April 24, 2015. Owners may contact KZRV customer service at 1-800-768-4016.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| KZ-RV Gold | 2015 |
| KZ-RV Goldrush | 2015 |
| KZ-RV Goldrush Discovery | 2014, 2015 |
| KZ-RV Goldrush Klondike | 2015 |
| KZ-RV Goldrush Nugget | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| KZ-RV Prestige | 2015 |
| KZ-RV Stoneridge | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| KZ-RV Gold | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| KZ-RV Goldrush | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| KZ-RV Goldrush Discovery | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| KZ-RV Goldrush Discovery | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| KZ-RV Goldrush Klondike | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| KZ-RV Goldrush Nugget | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| KZ-RV Goldrush Nugget | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| KZ-RV Goldrush Nugget | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| KZ-RV Prestige | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| KZ-RV Stoneridge | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| KZ-RV Stoneridge | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| KZ-RV Stoneridge | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| KZ-RV Stoneridge | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; KZRV, L.P. filed 51 campaigns in all.
| 15V890000 31 Dec 2015 | Compass Conversions, LLC |
| 15V880000 28 Dec 2015 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 15V877000 23 Dec 2015 | Entegra Coach |
| 15V875000 23 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V872000 23 Dec 2015 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 15V860000 22 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V856000 21 Dec 2015 | Starcraft RV |
| 15V857000 21 Dec 2015 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015