Model year

2014 Forest River Cardinal

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017.

Recall campaigns covering this model year412k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2014 vehicle
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2014 Forest River Cardinal peaked in 2017, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.75120171201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2014 Forest River Cardinal name visibility and wipers

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

4 recall campaigns cover the 2014 Forest River Cardinal

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2014 Forest River Cardinal
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
21V-523Jul 9, 2021Adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may failEquipment825Part replacement
15V-273May 11, 2015In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being usedEquipment689Not stated
14V-449Jul 23, 2014Microwave may start on it's own and begin heating when unattendedEquipment1,041Repair or modification
13V-203May 17, 2013Due to a design change in the power awning motor assembly, the motor assembly screws may unknowingly shearEquipment9,526Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2014 Forest River Cardinal

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Mar 31, 2017Failure Mar 29, 2017200 milesLittleton, COVisibility/wiper

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE RV WAS BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY DETACHED FROM THE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON REACHING THEIR DESTINATION THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THE WINDOW WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

    NHTSA complaint 10969728
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.