NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Forest River Cardinal Recalls
The 2017 Forest River Cardinal has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 9, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Forest River Cardinal. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 7
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2017 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.
3 recalls on the 2017 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, 2019 Cardinal, 7 other models
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 2016 Cardinal
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 2016 Cardinal
2017 Forest River Cardinal complaints by year
NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2017 Forest River Cardinal, the newest on February 19, 2025.
In complaints about the 2017 Forest River Cardinal, the component group named most often is the tires (43%), followed by the structure (29%) and the wheels (29%).
None of the 2017 Forest River Cardinal's 3 recalls concerns the tires.
Component groups named in complaints
- Tires3
- Structure2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Wheels2
- Equipment1
- Suspension1
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2017 Forest River Cardinal peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 2. 57% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
The 7 complaints about the 2017 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 2017 Forest River models
Newest record on this page: February 19, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted