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
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 (5,600 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).
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.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision V19RB | 23' 1" | — | Profiled |
| Vision V20RBS | 23' 10" | — | Profiled |
| Vision V23RLS | 26' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Vision V23BHS | 26' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Vision V22BHS | 26' 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
4,010 lb dry and 5,200 lb GVWR, against this model’s 4,440 lb and 5,600 lb.
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 plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 5,600 | 3–5 of 5 | 5,200–5,600 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 4,440 | 3 of 5 | 3,650–4,530 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,060 | 1 of 5 | 1,060–1,550 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 470 | 3 of 5 | 350–560 |
| Length | 26 ft 11 in | 4–5 of 5 | 23 ft 1 in–26 ft 11 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 31 | 2–5 of 5 | 30–31 |
| Black tank (gal) | 31 | 5 of 5 | 24–31 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Vision V23BHS matches it at 5,600 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Vision siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision V23RLS | 26 ft 11 in | — | 4,440 | 5,600 | 1,060 | 470 | 40 |
| Vision V23BHS | 26 ft 11 in | — | 4,450 | 5,600 | 1,150 | 520 | 40 |
| Vision V22BHS | 26 ft 9 in | — | 4,530 | 5,600 | 1,070 | 560 | 40 |
| Vision V20RBS | 23 ft 10 in | — | 4,010 | 5,200 | 1,190 | 350 | 40 |
| Vision V19RB | 23 ft 1 in | — | 3,650 | 5,200 | 1,550 | 350 | 40 |
All 5 Vision floorplans: Vision line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision V23RLS | 5,600 | 4,440 | — | 26 ft 11 in |
| Jay Flight SLX 232RB | 5,600 | 4,260 | 6 | 27 ft 2 in |
| Pause R12RB | 5,600 | 4,163 | — | 17 ft 0 in |
| Sportsmen Classic 230RB | 5,600 | 4,110 | 5 | 26 ft 8 in |
| Campsite Reserve 18LM | 5,595 | 4,504 | — | 23 ft 9 in |
| Cherokee Grey Wolf 17TH | 5,595 | 4,748 | — | 27 ft 0 in |
| Surveyor Legend 19BHLE | 5,608 | 3,777 | — | 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.
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 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 year | Manual |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Vision, Sportsmen, Spree, Spree Connect (PDF on www.kz-rv.com; the maker’s manual for this line) |
| 2015 | Vision, 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 year | Dry (UVW) | GVWR | Cargo (CCC) | Dry tongue | Length | Sleeps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,130 | 5,200 | 1,070 | 490 | 26' 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.