Forest River Cardinal
Owners filed 61 complaints across 26 model years of the Forest River Cardinal. The 2015 drew the most (11).
Which Forest River Cardinal years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Forest River Cardinal model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Forest River Cardinal model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Structure | Routine | |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2015 | 11 | 1 | — | — | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Visibility/Wiper | Routine | |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System › Wiring | Routine | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | Tires | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | Equipment | Routine | |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Equipment | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Equipment | Routine | |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | Equipment | Routine | |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Routine | |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Structure › Frame and Members › Underbody Shields | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.