NHTSA campaign 07V145000
K-Z Recall 07V-145: BOTTOM STEP PIVOT ARM/HICKORY SPRINGS
NHTSA recall 07V145000 was reported by KZRV, L.P. on March 28, 2007, with 285 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the K-Z Durango, K-Z Escalade, K-Z JAG and more for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on March 21, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 07V145000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V145000 (also written 07V-145 or 07V145)
- Filed by
- KZRV, L.P.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 285 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V145000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
K-Z
K-Z Durango
- 2007 · Vehicles built February 9, 2007 – February 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
K-Z Escalade
- 2007 · Vehicles built February 9, 2007 – February 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
K-Z JAG
- 2007 · Vehicles built February 9, 2007 – February 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
K-Z Montego Bay
- 2007 · Vehicles built February 9, 2007 – February 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
K-Z New Vision
- 2007 · Vehicles built February 9, 2007 – February 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
K-Z Sportsmen
- 2007 · Vehicles built February 9, 2007 – February 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
K-Z Sportster
- 2007 · Vehicles built February 9, 2007 – February 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V145000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRAVEL AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH HICKORY SPRINGS 'BIG EASY TRIPLE STEPS,' AN IMPROPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE BOTTOM STEP PIVOT ARM WITH THE FORMED STOP EDGE OF THE MIDDLE STEP SUPPORT BRACKET CAN RESULT IN THE BOTTOM STEP ROTATING TO AN UNSAFE DOWNWARD ANGLE.
Safety consequence
A PERSON COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE STEP GIVE WAY WHILE BEING USED TO ENTER OR EXIT THE TRAILER.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRAILERS FOR THE MANUFACTURING DATE STICKER TO VERIFY THE DATE OF PRODUCTION OF THE STEP AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL WELD STOCK TO EACH SIDE OF THE LOWER (TRIPLE) STEP STOP EDGES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 21, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KZRV AT 1-800-768-4016.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V145000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.