01 What makes it unique
KZ lists the 2012 Coyote 22CT at 3,918 lb dry, a GVWR of 5,000 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,082 lb and a tongue weight of 498 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 23' 11" long and 10' 3" high. KZ prints its tanks as 25 gal fresh, 32 gal grey, 32 gal black.
Among the 11 Coyote floorplans KZ’s Coyote brochure (filed in KZ’s 2012 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 6 from the lightest, in a range from 2,890 lb (Coyote 15C) to 4,400 lb (Coyote 23CKS). Every figure in that comparison is KZ’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from KZ’s Coyote brochure (filed in KZ’s 2012 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year); model year 2012 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.
How the 22CT differs from the other ten Coyote floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Length, 23 ft 11 in: fourth-longest of eleven, between the 22CTS (23 ft 10 in) and the 23CFK (24 ft 10 in).
- Cargo capacity, 1,082 lb: fifth-largest of eleven, between the 20C (1,040 lb) and the CL232SS (1,106 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 21.6%: fifth-largest of eleven, between the CL232SS (20.1%) and the 22CP (22.2%).
- Tongue weight, 498 lb: fifth-heaviest of eleven, between the CL232SS (438 lb) and the 22CP (510 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.7%: fifth-largest of eleven, between the 23CKS (12%) and the 16C (13.3%).
- Dry weight, 3,918 lb: sixth-lightest of eleven, between the CL180 (3,675 lb) and the 22CTS (4,060 lb).
- Fresh tank, 25 gal: shared with the 15C, 16C and 20C; of eleven, one smaller and six larger, nearest the CL163 (20 gal) and the 22CP, 22CTS and four others (40 gal).
- GVWR, 5,000 lb: shared with the 22CTS; of eleven, five lower and four higher, nearest the 20C and CL180 (4,500 lb) and the 22CP and CL232SS (5,500 lb).
Next to the CL180, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 22CT is 243 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 500 lb higher, has 257 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 141 lb heavier, is 2 in longer and has a fresh tank 15 gal smaller; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, grey tank and black tank.
Next to the 22CTS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 22CT is 142 lb lighter by dry weight, has 142 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 52 lb lighter, is 1 in longer, stands 1 in lower, has a fresh tank 15 gal smaller, has a grey tank 7 gal larger and has a black tank 7 gal larger; the two publish the same GVWR and interior height.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 23' 11"
- Exterior height
- 10' 3"
- Exterior width
- 90"
- Interior height
- 78"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,918 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 5,000 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,082 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 498 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 25 gal
- Grey water
- 32 gal
- Black water
- 32 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- 14"
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by KZ
- Axle Weight*
- 3,420
- Refrigerator (cu. feet)
- 6
- LP Gas Cap. (lbs.)
- 40
- Furnace BTUs (1,000s)
- 20
- Model year source
- The brochure itself prints no model year; KZ files it under 2012 in its own brochure folder (kz-rv.com/brochures/2012/).
- Awning
- 14'
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
Drawn to scale
Weight budget
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.
Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (5,000 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (750 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).
03 The Coyote floorplan family
KZ’s Coyote brochure (filed in KZ’s 2012 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year) lists 11 Coyote floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote 15C | 17' 10" | — | Profiled |
| Coyote 16C | 18' ½" | — | Profiled |
| Coyote CL163 | 20' 2" | — | Profiled |
| Coyote 20C | 20' 9" | — | Profiled |
| Coyote CL180 | 23' 9" | — | Profiled |
| Coyote 22CT | 23' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Coyote 22CTS | 23' 10" | — | Profiled |
| Coyote 23CFK | 24' 10 ½" | — | Profiled |
| Coyote 22CP | 23' 8" | — | Profiled |
| Coyote CL232SS | 27' 2" | — | Profiled |
| Coyote 23CKS | 25' 3" | — | Profiled |
KZ’s Coyote brochure (filed in KZ’s 2012 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year) lists 11 Coyote floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What KZ does not publish for the Coyote 22CT
KZ prints no sleeping capacity for this model, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.
Read the label on the trailer
Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.
05 How it compares
3,675 lb dry and 4,500 lb GVWR, against this model’s 3,918 lb and 5,000 lb.
4,060 lb dry and 5,000 lb GVWR, against this model’s 3,918 lb and 5,000 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 25-gallon fresh tank is about 208 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 19% of the Coyote 22CT’s 1,082 lb cargo capacity, leaving 874 lb. Across 11 Coyote floorplans the water share runs 19% to 40%, and 9 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Coyote 23CFK at 19% and Coyote 20C at 20%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Coyote 20C, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 23 ft 11 in vs 20 ft 9 in; dry weight 3,918 lb vs 3,460 lb; GVWR 5,000 lb vs 4,500 lb; cargo capacity 1,082 lb vs 1,040 lb; hitch weight 498 lb vs 350 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Coyote plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 5,000 | 6–7 of 11 | 3,500–6,000 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 3,918 | 6 of 11 | 2,890–4,400 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,082 | 7 of 11 | 446–1,760 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 498 | 7 of 11 | 332–640 |
| Length | 23 ft 11 in | 8 of 11 | 17 ft 10 in–27 ft 2 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 25 | 2–5 of 11 | 20–40 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 32 | 3–11 of 11 | 25–32 |
| Black tank (gal) | 32 | 3–11 of 11 | 25–32 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Coyote CL180 is 500 lb lighter (4,500 lb GVWR); Coyote 22CTS matches it at 5,000 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Coyote siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote 22CT | 23 ft 11 in | — | 3,918 | 5,000 | 1,082 | 498 | 25 |
| Coyote 20C | 20 ft 9 in | — | 3,460 | 4,500 | 1,040 | 350 | 25 |
| Coyote 22CP | 23 ft 8 in | — | 4,280 | 5,500 | 1,220 | 510 | 40 |
| Coyote CL232SS | 27 ft 2 in | — | 4,394 | 5,500 | 1,106 | 438 | 40 |
| Coyote CL180 | 23 ft 9 in | — | 3,675 | 4,500 | 825 | 357 | 40 |
| Coyote 22CTS | 23 ft 10 in | — | 4,060 | 5,000 | 940 | 550 | 40 |
All 11 Coyote floorplans: Coyote line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry or base (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote 22CT | 5,000 | 3,918 | — | 23 ft 11 in |
| Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 19CB | 5,000 | 4,200 | — | 19 ft 2 in |
| Bambi 20FB | 5,000 | 3,900 | 4 | 20 ft 7 in |
| Bean Trailer Bean Squared | 5,000 | 3,500 | 3 | 16 ft 0 in |
| Caravel 20FB | 5,000 | 4,100 | 4 | 21 ft 0 in |
| Escape E211RB | 5,000 | 4,000 | 4 | 25 ft 2 in |
| SylvanSport VIRE | 5,000 | 3,670 | 2 | 19 ft 6 in |
Against the Coyote 22CT: the Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 19CB is 5 ft shorter; the Bambi 20FB is 3 ft shorter; the Bean Trailer Bean Squared is 8 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the Coyote 22CT
How much does the Coyote 22CT weigh?
3,918 lb dry; 5,000 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Coyote 22CT carry?
1,082 lb, 22% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 208 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Coyote 22CT?
498 lb as published, 13% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Coyote 22CT need?
A tow rating of at least 5,000 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Coyote 22CT?
Fresh 25, grey 32, black 32 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Coyote 22CT?
23' 11" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
12 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Coyote 22CT. Not published: sleeps, slide count, axle count, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: kz-rv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 2 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint (model years 2005 on) against the Coyote line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
Too few reports to show a pattern. 1 complaint has been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. It covers suspension.
Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Coyote line page.
Earlier model years
The record at the top of this page is the 22CT from 2012. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the 22CT, and those 4 years are, each from its own brochure printed here: 2006 to 2011. The figures change from year to year, so check the year on the trailer’s own label. A field a year’s brochure does not print reads “Not published” and is never filled from another year.
Full record for each earlier model year
2011 22CT 3,918 lb dry · 5,000 lb GVWR
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 23' 11"
- Exterior width
- 90"
- Exterior height
- 10' 3"
- Interior height
- 78"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,918 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 5,000 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,083 lbs
- Dry hitch weight
- 498 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- 14"
- Hitch type
- Not stated in this brochure
- Model year of record
- 2011
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 25 gal
- Grey water
- 32 gal
- Black water
- 32 gal
- Awning
- 14'
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- Axle Weight* (as printed)
- 3,420
- Furnace BTUs (1,000's) (as printed)
- 20
- LP Gas Cap. (lbs.) (as printed)
- 40
- Gas Water Heater (gal.) (as printed)
- 6
- Dry Hitch Weight footnote
- Brochure footnote: "This weight reflects the average unit weight for a 5 month period for each model."
- UVW (UnloadedVehicleWt.) footnote
- Brochure footnote: "This weight reflects the average unit weight for a 5 month period for each model."
Changed from 2010 to 2011 (only figures both brochures print): Dry weight (UVW) 3,780 → 3,918 lb (+138); GVWR 5,500 → 5,000 lb (−500); Cargo capacity 1,720 → 1,083 lb (−637); Dry hitch weight 520 → 498 lb (−22); Length 23' 7" → 23' 11". Unchanged: Fresh tank, Grey tank, Black tank, Tire size.
Source for 2011. Printed in KZ RV’s Coyote brochure (www.kz-rv.com). The document itself prints no model year; KZ RV files it under 2011 in its own brochure folder. The brochure’s own figures do not add up: 3,918 lb dry plus 1,083 lb cargo is 5,001 lb, against a printed GVWR of 5,000 lb. Both are printed as published; neither is corrected. Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
NHTSA record for 2011 Coyote
1 recall campaign filed with NHTSA names the Coyote for model year 2011:
- 17V749000 (reported 21 Nov 2017): Equipment
No owner complaint filed with NHTSA names the Coyote for model year 2011. NHTSA files recalls and complaints by line and model year, not by floorplan, so a campaign listed here may not affect every Coyote floorplan; the recall notice says which units it covers.
2010 22CT 3,780 lb dry · 5,500 lb GVWR
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 23' 7"
- Exterior width
- 90"
- Exterior height
- 8' 11"
- Interior height
- 78"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,780 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 5,500 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,720 lbs
- Dry hitch weight
- 520 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- 14"
- Hitch type
- Not stated in this brochure
- Model year of record
- 2010
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 25 gal
- Grey water
- 32 gal
- Black water
- 32 gal
- Awning
- 14'
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- Axle Weight (as printed)
- 3260
- Furnace Size (BTUs) (1000s) (as printed)
- 20
- LP Gas Capacity (lbs.) (as printed)
- 40
- Exterior height label as printed
- Exterior Height w/o A/C
Changed from 2009 to 2010 (only figures both brochures print): Dry weight (UVW) 3,920 → 3,780 lb (−140); GVWR 5,000 → 5,500 lb (+500); Cargo capacity 1,080 → 1,720 lb (+640); Dry hitch weight 511 → 520 lb (+9); Fresh tank 32 → 25 gal (−7); Grey tank 30 → 32 gal (+2); Black tank 30 → 32 gal (+2). Unchanged: Length, Tire size.
Source for 2010. Printed in KZ RV’s Coyote brochure (www.kz-rv.com). The document itself prints no model year; KZ RV files it under 2010 in its own brochure folder. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (3,780 + 1,720 = 5,500 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
NHTSA record for 2010 Coyote
1 recall campaign filed with NHTSA names the Coyote for model year 2010:
- 17V749000 (reported 21 Nov 2017): Equipment
No owner complaint filed with NHTSA names the Coyote for model year 2010. NHTSA files recalls and complaints by line and model year, not by floorplan, so a campaign listed here may not affect every Coyote floorplan; the recall notice says which units it covers.
2009 22CT 3,920 lb dry · 5,000 lb GVWR
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 23' 7"
- Exterior width
- 96"
- Exterior height
- 8' 11"
- Interior height
- 78"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,920 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 5,000 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,080 lbs
- Dry hitch weight
- 511 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- 14"
- Hitch type
- Not stated in this brochure
- Model year of record
- 2009
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 32 gal
- Grey water
- 30 gal
- Black water
- 30 gal
- Awning
- Not published
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- Axle Weight (as printed)
- 3409
- Furnace Size (BTUs) (1000s) (as printed)
- 20
- LP Gas Capacity (lbs.) (as printed)
- 40
- Laminated Sidewalls, Floors (R-7) (as printed)
- 1 1/2"
- Awning as printed (no unit mark; not transcribed)
- 14
- Exterior height label as printed
- Exterior Height w/o A/C
Changed from 2006 to 2009 (only figures both brochures print): Dry weight (UVW) 3,650 → 3,920 lb (+270); GVWR 6,000 → 5,000 lb (−1,000); Cargo capacity 2,350 → 1,080 lb (−1,270); Dry hitch weight 470 → 511 lb (+41); Fresh tank 30 → 32 gal (+2); Grey tank 32 → 30 gal (−2); Black tank 32 → 30 gal (−2); Length 23' 4" → 23' 7". Unchanged: Tire size.
Source for 2009. Printed in KZ RV’s Coyote brochure (www.kz-rv.com). The document itself prints no model year; KZ RV files it under 2009 in its own brochure folder. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (3,920 + 1,080 = 5,000 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
NHTSA record for 2009 Coyote
1 recall campaign filed with NHTSA names the Coyote for model year 2009:
- 17V749000 (reported 21 Nov 2017): Equipment
No owner complaint filed with NHTSA names the Coyote for model year 2009. NHTSA files recalls and complaints by line and model year, not by floorplan, so a campaign listed here may not affect every Coyote floorplan; the recall notice says which units it covers.
2006 22CT 3,650 lb dry · 6,000 lb GVWR
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 23' 4"
- Exterior width
- 96"
- Exterior height
- 121"
- Interior height
- 78"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,650 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 6,000 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,350 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 470 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- 14"
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Model year of record
- 2006
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 30 gal
- Grey water
- 32 gal
- Black water
- 32 gal
- Awning
- Not published
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- 10
As printed in this brochure
- Dry Axle Wt. (as printed)
- 3180
- LPG Gas Cap. (lbs.) (as printed)
- 40
- Weight Cap. on Fold-Out Beds (lbs.) (as printed)
- 1000
- Furnace BTU’s (1000’s) (as printed)
- 20
- Awning Size (optional) (as printed)
- 14'
- Exterior height label as printed
- Exterior Height (w/ A/C)
Source for 2006. Printed in KZ RV’s Coyote brochure (www.kz-rv.com). The document itself prints no model year; KZ RV files it under 2006 in its own brochure folder. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (3,650 + 2,350 = 6,000 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
NHTSA record for 2006 Coyote
2 recall campaigns filed with NHTSA name the Coyote for model year 2006:
1 owner complaint filed with NHTSA names the Coyote for model year 2006. NHTSA files recalls and complaints by line and model year, not by floorplan, so a campaign listed here may not affect every Coyote floorplan; the recall notice says which units it covers.