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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Forest River Cardinal Recalls

The 2015 Forest River Cardinal has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 9, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Forest River Cardinal. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
11

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2015 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.

1 recall on the 2015 Forest River Cardinal

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Campaign
21V523000
Reported
July 9, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 825
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2014, 2016–2017, 2019 Cardinal, 7 other models

21V523000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Forest River Cardinal complaints by year

NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2015 Forest River Cardinal, the newest on September 29, 2017.

In complaints about the 2015 Forest River Cardinal, the component group named most often is the wheels (55%), followed by the structure (27%) and the suspension (27%).

The 2015 Forest River Cardinal's only recall does not concern the wheels.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Wheels6
  • Structure3
  • Suspension3
  • Tires2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Visibility/Wiper1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Forest River Cardinal received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20157
20162
20172

Complaints about the 2015 Forest River Cardinal peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 7. 100% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

The 11 complaints about the 2015 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 2015 Forest River models

Newest record on this page: July 9, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted