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2016 KZVision V23RLS

A 26-foot travel trailer that KZ lists at 4,440 lb dry, with a 5,600 lb GVWR, for 2016.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2016

4,440lb
Dry Weight
5,600lb
GVWR
470lb
Hitch Weight
26ft
Length
Travel trailer · KZ Built by · KZ RV Model year · 2016

01 What makes it unique

KZ lists the 2016 Vision V23RLS at 4,440 lb dry, a GVWR of 5,600 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,060 lb and a tongue weight of 470 lb. KZ’s own figures do not add up — a conflict, stated not resolved: 4,440 lb dry plus 1,060 lb carrying capacity is 5,500 lb, against a printed GVWR of 5,600 lb. All three are shown as KZ prints them and none is corrected; the federal label on the trailer is the one to trust.

It is 26' 11" long and 119" high. KZ prints its tanks as 40 gal fresh, 31 gal grey, 31 gal black.

Among the 5 Vision floorplans KZ’s Vision brochure (filed in KZ’s 2016 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 3 from the lightest, in a range from 3,650 lb (Vision V19RB) to 4,530 lb (Vision V22BHS). 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 Vision brochure (filed in KZ’s 2016 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year); model year 2016 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.

How the V23RLS differs from the other four Vision floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

  • Cargo capacity, 1,060 lb: smallest of five; next is the V22BHS (1,070 lb).
  • Black tank, 31 gal: largest of five; next is the V19RB (30 gal).
  • Dry weight, 4,440 lb: third-lightest of five, between the V20RBS (4,010 lb) and the V23BHS (4,450 lb).
  • Tongue weight, 470 lb: third-lightest of five, between the V19RB and V20RBS (350 lb) and the V23BHS (520 lb).
  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.6%: third-smallest of five, between the V19RB (9.6%) and the V23BHS (11.7%).
  • Length, 26 ft 11 in: longest of five, level with the V23BHS; next is the V22BHS (26 ft 9 in).

Next to the V20RBS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the V23RLS is 430 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 400 lb higher, has 130 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 120 lb heavier, is 3 ft 1 in longer and has a black tank 7 gal larger; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank and grey tank.

Next to the V23BHS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the V23RLS is 10 lb lighter by dry weight, has 90 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 50 lb lighter and has a black tank 7 gal larger; the two publish the same GVWR, length, exterior height, interior height, fresh tank and grey tank.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
26' 11"
Exterior height
119"
Exterior width
90"
Interior height
78"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
4,440 lb
GVWR (max loaded)
5,600 lb
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,060 lb
Hitch / tongue weight
470 lb

Capacities

Fresh water
40 gal
Grey water
31 gal
Black water
31 gal

Running gear

Hitch type
Bumper pull
Tire size
14"

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
Not published by KZ
Dry Axle Weight*
3,970
Refrigerator (cu. feet)
6
Water Heater Cap. (gal. G/E w/DSI)
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 2016 in its own brochure folder (kz-rv.com/brochures/2016/).
Awning
16'

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

Loaded weight budget for the Vision V23RLSHorizontal bar. Dry weight 4,440 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,060 pounds, against a GVWR of 5,600 pounds. Tongue weight 470 pounds on the same scale. The published dry weight plus cargo capacity comes to 5,500 pounds, which does not equal the published GVWR.GVWR 5,600 lbsDry 4,440 lbsCargo capacity 1,060 lbsTongue weight 470 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the Vision V23RLSScale outline of the Vision V23RLS. Overall length 26' 11", overall height 9' 11", overall width 7' 6".end view7' 6"26' 11" overall length9' 11"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the Vision V23RLSHolding tank capacities: fresh 40 gallons, grey 31 gallons, black 31 gallons.Fresh40 galGrey31 galBlack31 gal
Source conflict, shown not resolved. Published dry weight plus cargo capacity is 5,500 lbs; the published GVWR is 5,600 lbs. The bar is drawn to the larger so the gap shows. Treat the GVWR as the ceiling. All such plans: published figures that disagree.

Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.

Towing it

Tow rating needed5,600 lb
Published tongue weight470 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb560–840 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed5,600 lb towed / 840 lb tongue
Payload check. Budget loaded, not dry: subtract the loaded range, every passenger, the bed and cab load and a weight-distributing hitch from the payload on your tow vehicle’s door-pillar placard (49 CFR 571.110 S4.3).

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 (5,600 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (840 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern. This floorplan’s published dry weight plus cargo capacity comes to 5,500 lb, which is not its published GVWR; the check uses the published GVWR.

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).

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

03 The Vision floorplan family

KZ’s Vision brochure (filed in KZ’s 2016 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year) lists 5 Vision floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
Vision V19RB23' 1"—Profiled
Vision V20RBS23' 10"—Profiled
Vision V23RLS26' 11"—Profiled
Vision V23BHS26' 11"—Profiled
Vision V22BHS26' 9"—Profiled

KZ’s Vision brochure (filed in KZ’s 2016 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year) lists 5 Vision floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.

04 Notes on this floorplan

What KZ does not publish for the Vision V23RLS

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

Lighter
KZ Vision V20RBS

4,010 lb dry and 5,200 lb GVWR, against this model’s 4,440 lb and 5,600 lb.

Heavier
KZ Vision V23BHS

4,450 lb dry and 5,600 lb GVWR, against this model’s 4,440 lb and 5,600 lb.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 40-gallon fresh tank is about 332 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 31% of the Vision V23RLS’s 1,060 lb cargo capacity, leaving 728 lb. Across 5 Vision floorplans the water share runs 21% to 31%, and this plan’s is the highest. Nearest on that share: Vision V22BHS at 31%. 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 Vision V23BHS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 4,440 lb vs 4,450 lb; cargo capacity 1,060 lb vs 1,150 lb; hitch weight 470 lb vs 520 lb; black tank 31 gal vs 24 gal. They match on length, GVWR, fresh tank and grey tank.

Vision plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)5,6003–5 of 55,200–5,600
Dry weight (lb)4,4403 of 53,650–4,530
Cargo capacity (lb)1,0601 of 51,060–1,550
Hitch weight (lb)4703 of 5350–560
Length26 ft 11 in4–5 of 523 ft 1 in–26 ft 11 in
Grey tank (gal)312–5 of 530–31
Black tank (gal)315 of 524–31

Either side of it by GVWR: Vision V23BHS matches it at 5,600 lb GVWR.

Nearest Vision siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Vision V23RLS26 ft 11 in—4,4405,6001,06047040
Vision V23BHS26 ft 11 in—4,4505,6001,15052040
Vision V22BHS26 ft 9 in—4,5305,6001,07056040
Vision V20RBS23 ft 10 in—4,0105,2001,19035040
Vision V19RB23 ft 1 in—3,6505,2001,55035040

All 5 Vision floorplans: Vision line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
Vision V23RLS5,6004,440—26 ft 11 in
Jay Flight SLX 232RB5,6004,260627 ft 2 in
Pause R12RB5,6004,163—17 ft 0 in
Sportsmen Classic 230RB5,6004,110526 ft 8 in
Campsite Reserve 18LM5,5954,504—23 ft 9 in
Cherokee Grey Wolf 17TH5,5954,748—27 ft 0 in
Surveyor Legend 19BHLE5,6083,777—23 ft 7 in

Against the Vision V23RLS: the Pause R12RB is 10 ft shorter.

08 Common questions about the Vision V23RLS

How much does the Vision V23RLS weigh?

4,440 lb dry; 5,600 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the Vision V23RLS carry?

1,060 lb, 19% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 332 lb of it.

What is the tongue weight of the Vision V23RLS?

470 lb as published, 11% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).

What size tow vehicle does the Vision V23RLS need?

A tow rating of at least 5,600 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

What are the tank capacities on the Vision V23RLS?

Fresh 40, grey 31, black 31 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the Vision V23RLS?

26' 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 Vision V23RLS. Not published: sleeps, slide count, axle count, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).

Sourcing rules: methodology.

11 NHTSA safety record

NHTSA holds 1 recall campaign against the Vision line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).

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 Vision line page.

Owner’s manuals

The maker’s own owner’s manual for each model year on this page, linked where the maker publishes it. Each link goes to the maker’s file, labelled as the maker labels it; a year with no manual of its own is not filled from another year.

Model yearManual
2016Vision, Sportsmen, Spree, Spree Connect (PDF on www.kz-rv.com; the maker’s manual for this line)
2015Vision, Sportsmen, Spree, & Spree Connect (PDF on www.kz-rv.com; the maker’s manual for this line)

Earlier model years

The record at the top of this page is the V23RLS from 2016. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the V23RLS, and that year is printed here: 2015. 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.

Model yearDry (UVW)GVWRCargo (CCC)Dry tongueLengthSleeps
20154,1305,2001,07049026' 11"Not published

Full record for each earlier model year

2015 V23RLS 4,130 lb dry · 5,200 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
26' 11"
Exterior width
90"
Exterior height
119"
Interior height
78"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
4,130 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
5,200 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,070 lbs
Dry tongue weight
490 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
13"
Hitch type
Bumper pull
Model year of record
2015

Capacities

Fresh water
40 gal
Grey water
31 gal
Black water
31 gal
Awning
16'

Sleeping

Sleeps
Not published

As printed in this brochure

Dry Axle Weight* (as printed)
3,640
Refrigerator (cu. feet) (as printed)
6
Water Heater Cap. (gal. G/E w/DSI) (as printed)
6
LP Gas Cap. (lbs.) (as printed)
40
Furnace BTUs (1,000s) (as printed)
20
Exterior height label as printed
Exterior Height w/ A/C
UVW (Unloaded Vehicle Weight) footnote
Brochure footnote: "This weight reflects the rolling average unit weight for each model."
Dry Hitch Weight footnote
Brochure footnote: "This weight reflects the rolling average unit weight for each model."

Source for 2015. Printed in KZ RV’s Vision brochure (www.kz-rv.com). The document itself prints no model year; KZ RV files it under 2015 in its own brochure folder. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (4,130 + 1,070 = 5,200 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.

NHTSA record for 2015 Vision

1 recall campaign filed with NHTSA names the Vision for model year 2015:

  • 17V749000 (reported 21 Nov 2017): Equipment

No owner complaint filed with NHTSA names the Vision for model year 2015. NHTSA files recalls and complaints by line and model year, not by floorplan, so a campaign listed here may not affect every Vision floorplan; the recall notice says which units it covers.