2024 Forest River Cardinal

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly24V265000

Filed Apr 12, 2024100 vehiclesForest River, Inc.

Defect. Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Cardinal and Wildcat Fifth Wheels trailers. The operator may utilize the rear towing hitch without locking the turning point fifth wheel hitch into the "Conventional Transport" position.

Risk. Towing while in a different position can cause the upper front structure to break and the pin box to separate from the vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Dealers will install a warning label to the hitch and rear wall of the vehicle, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 6, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-296-7700. Forest River's number for this recall is 15-1755.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2015

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2024 — this page	0	1	0	Routine
2023	1	0	0	Routine
2022	0	5	0	Routine
2021	1	6	0	Routine
2020	1	1	0	Routine
2019	1	1	0	Routine
2018	0	3	0	Routine
2017	7	3	0	Routine
2016	2	4	0	Routine
2015	11	1	0	Routine
2014	1	4	0	Routine
2013	2	2	0	Routine
2012	1	0	0	Routine
2010	3	0	0	Routine
2009	5	1	0	Routine
2008	1	0	0	Routine
2006	7	1	0	Routine
2005	6	2	1	Routine
2004	2	2	0	Routine
2003	1	3	0	Routine
2002	1	2	0	Routine
2001	1	2	1	Routine
2000	2	1	0	Routine
1999	2	1	1	Routine
1998	2	1	0	Routine
1997	0	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 12, 2024. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.