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Forest River Cardinal

Every Forest River Cardinal model year on file, 2015 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years240 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years102015 to 2024
Recall campaigns14Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins11Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 11, 46% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

036912201511201620172018201920202021202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Structure leads the Forest River Cardinal complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
10
Wheels
9
Suspension
5
Tires
5
Visibility and wipers
1
Electrical system
1
Equipment
1
Latches and locks
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Forest River Cardinal model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Forest River Cardinal by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Not decoded0NoneNone103
2023Trailer10.0100002
2022Not decoded0NoneNone503
2021Trailer10.0100603
2020Trailer10.0100100
2019Trailer10.050100
2018Not decoded0NoneNone300
2017Trailer70.0350300
2016Trailer20.0200400
2015Trailer110.0550100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Forest River Cardinal

  • 24V-272 Apr 17, 2024
    LED backlight circuit board in the cooktop range may fail, causing the board to overheat
    Equipment · 4,480 vehicles
  • 24V-265 Apr 12, 2024
    Operator may utilize the rear towing hitch without locking the turning point fifth wheel hitch into the "Conventional Transport" position
    Trailer hitches · 100 vehicles
  • 22V-556 Jul 29, 2022
    Electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation
    Equipment · 49k vehicles
  • 22V-135 Mar 8, 2022
    Wire cord that connects to the back of the 50AMP shore power inlet may be loose
    Electrical system · 1,009 vehicles
  • 22V-004 Jan 7, 2022
    Due to a manufacturing issue, the tires may experience a belt separation
    Tires · 1,164 vehicles
  • 21V-988 Dec 17, 2021
    Generator compartment may not be sealed properly, allowing carbon monoxide to enter the vehicle
    Equipment · 111 vehicles
  • 21V-523 Jul 9, 2021
    Adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail
    Equipment · 825 vehicles
  • 21V-145 Mar 8, 2021
    Spare tire carrier may be installed incorrectly, allowing it to detach from the vehicle
    Equipment · 309 vehicles
  • 21V-141 Mar 5, 2021
    Furnace flue may become misaligned due to insufficient furnace hold screws that allow movement during travel
    Equipment · 21 vehicles
  • 20V-655 Oct 26, 2020
    Fresh air intake sleeve for the furnace is too short and does not have proper connection of the furnace to the exterior, allowing furnace exhaust…
    Equipment · 69 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.