01 What KZ publishes for the Durango 1500
K. Z., Inc., of Shipshewana, Indiana, lists 9 Durango 1500 fifth wheels in its Durango 1500 brochure (filed in KZ’s 2018 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year). KZ prints a dry weight for every one profiled here, and each has a page of its own. It prints a GVWR for every one too. It prints a net carrying capacity for 9; on the 9 that carry both that and a GVWR, the dry weight plus the carrying capacity equals the GVWR exactly on 9. (How the data is verified.)
02 KZ Durango 1500 models
KZ Durango 1500 · 9 models
| Model | Dry weight | Cargo (CCC) | GVWR | Tongue | Length | Sleeps | On this site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durango 1500 D250RKS | 7,620 lb | 2,380 lb | 10,000 lb | 1,440 lb | 30' 2" | — | Profiled |
| Durango 1500 D251RLT | 7,810 lb | 2,190 lb | 10,000 lb | 1,420 lb | 28' 2" | — | Profiled |
| Durango 1500 D259RDD | 7,840 lb | 2,160 lb | 10,000 lb | 1,100 lb | 29' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Durango 1500 D280BHS | 8,400 lb | 2,100 lb | 10,500 lb | 1,620 lb | 33' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Durango 1500 D284RLT | 8,550 lb | 1,950 lb | 10,500 lb | 1,550 lb | 31' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Durango 1500 D277RLT | 8,600 lb | 1,900 lb | 10,500 lb | 1,450 lb | 31' 8" | — | Profiled |
| Durango 1500 D270RLD | 8,640 lb | 1,860 lb | 10,500 lb | 1,330 lb | 32' 8" | — | Profiled |
| Durango 1500 D281RLT | 8,990 lb | 2,510 lb | 11,500 lb | 1,550 lb | 33' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Durango 1500 D292BHT | 9,430 lb | 2,070 lb | 11,500 lb | 1,410 lb | 35' 11" | — | Profiled |
Read from KZ’s Durango 1500 brochure (filed in KZ’s 2018 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year), 6 Nov 2026. “Not published” means the maker prints no figure; nothing is filled from another model, year or dealer.
03 Reading KZ’s figures
A maker’s published weight is for a base trailer; options and dealer-installed equipment add weight to any particular unit. The federal weight label inside the trailer carries its own unloaded weight, cargo carrying capacity and GVWR (49 CFR 567 and 571.120): read it on the unit itself before any towing decision.
05 Recalls
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign affecting this line. The earliest was reported 27 Aug 2021 and the most recent 27 Aug 2021.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2021 | 21V670000 | Equipment | Increased propane pressure can enlarge the flames in gas appliances, increasing the risk of a fire. |
Coverage is not complete: this list is a starting point, not a clearance (how it is built), so check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy and again before you tow.
This count covers the Durango 1500 name only; plain Durango, Durango Gold and Durango Half Ton campaigns count on the Durango page.
06 Owner-reported problems
Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about this line for model years 2005 on. It was filed 7 Aug 2017. The breakdown below is what those owners actually reported, grouped by the component NHTSA assigned.
Safety outcomes in this set: 1 reported injury. These are the owner’s own account of what happened and have not been verified by NHTSA.
What gets reported
| Component group | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | 1 | 100% |
Most recent reports
The 1 owner reports filed on this line, newest first. Wording is NHTSA’s summary of what the owner described.
| Filed | Component | Miles | What the owner reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2017 | Equipment › Mechanical | — | As I was stepping out of MY 2013 kzrv Durango 1500, the step rivet broke and I fell onto the ground. Fortuneately, I was not injured except for some scrapes on my knees. I found out through a friend that a recall was issued by kzrv for rivet failures on quad steps. One of the rivets identified in… |
How this count is drawn. A report is counted here only when NHTSA’s own model field names this line. What the owner typed in the description is never used to attribute a report: our line names are ordinary English words, and an owner writing “imagine my surprise when the axle went” or naming the state of Montana is not reporting a Grand Design Imagine or a Keystone Montana.
Read these as reports, not as findings. Complaints are submitted by owners and NHTSA does not verify them; no complaint here has been confirmed as a defect, and none of them is a recall. The sample is also self-selected — only owners motivated to file appear in it — so a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Use the pattern, not the total: a component that keeps recurring is worth inspecting on any used unit. File or search complaints at NHTSA.