01 What Venture RV for the Stratus publishes
Venture RV, a division of K. Z., Inc., of Shipshewana, Indiana, lists 11 Stratus ultra-lite travel trailers for 2027. Venture RV prints a dry weight for every one it profiles here, and each has a page of its own. It prints a GVWR for 0 of them. Venture RV prints no cargo carrying capacity for any Stratus floorplan, and this site does not compute one. (How the data is verified.)
02 Venture RV Stratus models
Venture RV Stratus · 11 models
| Model | Dry weight | Cargo (CCC) | GVWR | Tongue | Length | Sleeps | On this site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratus SR211VBH | 5,420 lb | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | 26' 3" | 8 | Profiled |
| Stratus SR231VRK | 5,790 lb | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | 27' | 2 | Profiled |
| Stratus SR241VRK | 5,870 lb | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | 28' | 4 | Profiled |
| Stratus SR251VRL | 5,870 lb | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | 29' 9" | 4 | Profiled |
| Stratus SR261VRB | 6,550 lb | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | 31' 11" | 6 | Profiled |
| Stratus SR281VBH | 6,650 lb | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | 31' 11" | 10 | Profiled |
| Stratus SR291VQB | 6,950 lb | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | 33' 11" | 10 | Profiled |
| Stratus SR262VFK | 7,120 lb | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | 31' 11" | 2 | Profiled |
| Stratus SR282VFD | 7,420 lb | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | 33' 11" | 4 | Profiled |
| Stratus SR242VRB | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | 29' 9" | 2 | Catalogued · Venture RV prints its UVW as TBD |
| Stratus SR271VRK | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | Not published by Venture RV | 32' 8" | 4 | Catalogued · Venture RV prints its UVW as TBD |
Read from Venture RV’s 2027 Stratus brochure, 5 Nov 2026. “Not published” means the maker prints no figure; nothing is filled from another model, year or dealer.
03 Reading Venture RV’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 5 recall campaigns affecting this line. The earliest was reported 26 May 2021 and the most recent 2 May 2022.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2022 | 22V289000 | Equipment | A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire. |
| 16 Mar 2022 | 22V161000 | Equipment | Trailer separation from the tow vehicle can increase the risk of a crash. |
| 15 Oct 2021 | 21V814000 | Electrical system | The wrong amperage circuit breaker may not provide adequate circuit protection, increasing the risk of a fire. |
| 27 Aug 2021 | 21V670000 | Equipment | Increased propane pressure can enlarge the flames in gas appliances, increasing the risk of a fire. |
| 26 May 2021 | 21V397000 | Equipment | Inadequate wiring protection can increase 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.
NHTSA files Venture RV’s lines under KZRV, Venture’s parent company. This count covers the KZRV Stratus only, not the Dodge Stratus car.
06 Owner-reported problems
Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about this line for model years 2005 on. It was filed 9 Jun 2023. The breakdown below is what those owners actually reported, grouped by the component NHTSA assigned.
What gets reported
| Component group | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tires | 3 | 100% |
Most recent reports
The 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2023 | Tires | — | Hi , My wife and I purchased a 2021 Venture Stratus in December 2020 from Stoltfus RV located at 1335 Wilmington PikeWest Chester, PA 19382. Since our purchase, we have traveled from our home in Wilmington, De. to Cave Creek, Az 3 times (and return),Wilmington, De. to Mebane, N.C. 2 times (and… |
| 9 Jun 2023 | Tires | — | Hi , My wife and I purchased a 2021 Venture Stratus in December 2020 from Stoltfus RV located at 1335 Wilmington PikeWest Chester, PA 19382. Since our purchase, we have traveled from our home in Wilmington, De. to Cave Creek, Az 3 times (and return),Wilmington, De. to Mebane, N.C. 2 times (and… |
| 9 Jun 2023 | Tires | — | well as a new wheel to serve as a second spare. So at this point, the trailer has 1 original tire, original spare and two new tires. The next day, just outside Vail, Co, a third tire blew (passenger side rear), I called a tow truck and the tow truck driver took me to a tire store Given 3 of the… |
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.