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2015 Forest River Cardinal

Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues

Wheels is the leading concern among 11 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the highest complaint count among 7 Cardinal model years with reports.

Complaints by model year
  1. 11
Primary concernWheels6 reports · 55% of complaints
Owner complaints11Filed with NHTSA
Recall relationship1 safety recallNHTSA campaign records

What owners report most often

  1. Wheels6
  2. Structure3
  3. Suspension3
  4. Tires2
  5. Other or unspecified2
  6. Visibility/wiper1

Recalls and investigations

  1. Equipment, recreational vehicle/trailerJul 9, 2021

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2015 Coachmen Encore, 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada, 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire, 2011-2016 Forest River Blue Ridge, 2014-2019 Forest River Cardinal, 2014-2020 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2014-2021 Forest River Georgetown, 2019 Forest River Legacy, and 2017-2018 Forest River Riverstone recreational vehicles equipped with Hehr 6400 Series windows. The adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail.

    Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

    Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1380.

    Campaign 21V523000 on NHTSA.gov

Representative owner complaints: tires

2 reports, newest first. Show all

  1. Tires, May 27, 2016

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST TIRES, SIZE: ST235/80R16. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

  2. Tires, Dec 21, 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: ST235/80/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND DAMAGED THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAMPER. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD BUBBLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.