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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2016 Forest River Cardinal Recalls

The 2016 Forest River Cardinal has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 9, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Forest River Cardinal. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2016 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.

4 recalls on the 2016 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 2014–2015, 2017, 2019 Cardinal, 7 other models

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

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
17V336000
Reported
May 24, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 17
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
49 CFR Part 567, certification label
Same campaign
also 2017 Cardinal

17V336000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
16V258000
Reported
April 29, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 38
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 2017 Cardinal

16V258000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
15V860000
Reported
December 22, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 14
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
49 CFR Part 567, certification label
Same campaign
only the 2016 Forest River Cardinal

15V860000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2016 Forest River Cardinal complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2016 Forest River Cardinal, the newest on August 17, 2018.

In complaints about the 2016 Forest River Cardinal, the component group named most often is the electrical system (50%), followed by the structure (50%) and the wheels (50%).

None of the 2016 Forest River Cardinal's 4 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System1
  • Structure1
  • Unknown Or Other1
  • Wheels1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2016 Forest River Cardinal received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20171
20181

Complaints about the 2016 Forest River Cardinal peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 1. 100% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2016 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 2016 Forest River models

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