Model year

2020 Forest River Cardinal

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Jul 6, 2020 to Jul 6, 2020.

Recall campaigns covering this model year1111 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2020 trailer
Severity index0.02020 trailers average 7.3
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2020 Forest River Cardinal peaked in 2020, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.75120201202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2020 Forest River Cardinal name structure

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

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

One recall campaign covers the 2020 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 2020 Forest River Cardinal
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
21V-988Dec 17, 2021Generator compartment may not be sealed properly, allowing carbon monoxide to enter the vehicleEquipment111Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2020 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 Jul 6, 2020Failure Jun 22, 2020200 milesLAS Vegas, NVBody

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT ANCHOR LEGS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT END OF THE RV INDEPENDENTLY LOWERED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A DEALER ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO FINDLAY RV (4530 BOULDER HWY, LAS VEGAS, NV 89121) WHERE THEY HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER EACH VISIT. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. *DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*DT*AS

    NHTSA complaint 11337763
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.