2013 Forest River Cardinal
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2013 Forest River Cardinal. Newest first.
Forest River Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Georgetown, Sunseeker, Forester, Cross Country, Pathfinder, Cardinal, Blue Ridge, Cedar Creek, and Brookstone recreational vehicles manufactured March 11, 2013, through April 26, 2013 and equipped with certain Frigidaire Convection Microwave models CFMV152CLB and CFMV154CLS. The…
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the microwave starts on its own and there are contents inside, a fire could result.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will repair the membrane/keypad component, free of charge. The recall began in February 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-353-7383.
Forest River is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Forest River models Blue Ridge, Cardinal, Cherokee, Columbus, EVO, Georgetown, Flagstaff, Forester, Lexington, Puma, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandpiper, Sandstorm, Sierra, Stealth, Sunseeker, Wildcat, Wildwood, Work and Play and XLR; Coachmen models Brookstone, Catalina, Chaparral, Concord, Encounter…
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the motor assembly screws shear, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the vehicle is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Forest River will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with motors of a different design. The safety recall began on July 29, 2013. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-574-389-4600 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.
Owner complaints
2 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Structure › Body
TL* the contact owns a 2013 forest river cardinal. The contact stated that the seals on the top and side of the camper detached due to water. The contact mentioned that water was entering the camper and damaged the interior. The camper was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the seals…
TL* the contact owns a 2013 forest river cardinal. The contact stated that the seals on the top and side of the camper detached due to water. The contact mentioned that water was entering the camper and damaged the interior. The camper was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the seals needed to be replaced. The camper was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin and failure mileage were not provided. updated 05/05/17*lj the consumer stated the manufacturer offered to pay for the cost of the parts only. Updated 09/22/2017*js
- Electrical system › Wiring
Prior to leaving for a trip I plugged our cardinal 3550rl in to an ac outlet to run the fridge. The morning of our departure I found that the 2 rear slide rooms had deployed overnight on their own and would not retract. The slide room pump had run all night and burned the pump out so badly that we…
Prior to leaving for a trip I plugged our cardinal 3550rl in to an ac outlet to run the fridge. The morning of our departure I found that the 2 rear slide rooms had deployed overnight on their own and would not retract. The slide room pump had run all night and burned the pump out so badly that we could not manually retract the rooms or the landing gear. The transmission fluid was scorched and could have caught fire during the night according to our tech. This could have been catastrophic given the rigs location . I would have lost 2 trucks a boat and 2 pets along with the trailer.upon further investigation it was found that 2 wire spades in the interior control panel had vibrated off and were very loose fitting causing a short. Imagine this happening while you are on the road and the rooms deploy in traffic! There were no inline fuses, breakers or other fail-safes to prevent this from happening. In our opinion this was caused by sloppy workmanship and poor engineering design. I have contacted the manufacturer but was stonewalled and never got a call back that was requested from a manager. Contact - forest river, elkhart in 573-533-5934 ## vin failed ## 2012 forest river cardinal 3550 RL ##
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