NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Forest River Cardinal Recalls
The 2013 Forest River Cardinal has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 23, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Forest River Cardinal. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 2
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2013 Forest River Cardinal, the 17-character VIN is on a plate near the entry door, inside a cabinet, or on the trailer tongue for a towable.
2 recalls on the 2013 Forest River Cardinal
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- Campaign
- 14V449000
- Reported
- July 23, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,041
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Cardinal, 6 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 13V203000
- Reported
- May 17, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,526
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Cardinal, 25 other models
2013 Forest River Cardinal complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2013 Forest River Cardinal, the newest on March 1, 2017.
In complaints about the 2013 Forest River Cardinal, the component group named most often is the electrical system (50%), followed by the structure (50%).
None of the 2013 Forest River Cardinal's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System1
- Structure1
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Forest River Cardinal peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 2 complaints about the 2013 Forest River Cardinal are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Forest River Cardinal by model year
Other 2013 Forest River models
Newest record on this page: March 1, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted