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2004 Forest River Cardinal Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 10, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Dec 12, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Forest River Cardinal. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 10, 2010

WE HAVE A 2004 CARDINAL 5TH WHEEL THAT HAD KENDA TIRES LT23585R16 ON A SHORT TRIP WE BLEW A TIRE ON THE WAY TO N.H(7/27/10) AND ONE ON THE WAY BACK TO MA(8/3/10). WE WERE GOING THROUGH A TOLL 10MPH WHEN THE FIRST TIRE BLEW, THERE WAS A HUGE HOLE WITH PIECES OF THE BELT HANGING OUT.IT SEEMS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES THEY USE TO MAKE THE BELT WERE NOT GLUED TOGETHER PROPERLY OR THEY USED CHEAP PIECES AND THEY GAVE WAY. THESE TIRES ARE MADE AT A KENDA RUBBER FACTORY IN TAIWAN. THE SECOND TIRE BLEW WHEN WE WERE GOING THE SPEED LIMIT, THE TIRE SHREDDED INTO PIECES AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE CAMPER. THE TIRE HAS PLENTY OF TREAD AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE TIRE IS NOT MADE PROPERLY AND IS DEFECTIVE. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND THE COMPANY NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT .KENDA WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND IT WILL HAVE TO TAKE A DEATH AND A LAW SUIT FOR THEM TO ADMIT AND FIX THE PROBLEM. WE NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR FAMILY SAFE. IF YOU HAVE THESE TIRES TAKE THEM OFF.... *TR

NHTSA ID
10348444
Incident
Aug 3, 2010
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 12, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR DOES NOT WORK DUE TO A MANIFOLD CRACK. AS A RESULT, AMMONIA LEAKED OUT. THERE WAS A RECALL AND A TECHNICIAN CAME OUT AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE IN 2007. IN THE BEGINNING OF 2008, THE REFRIGERATOR STOPPED WORKING. DOMETIC STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE UNIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT WORKING DUE TO THE CRACK MANIFOLD THAT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE. UPDATED 2/9/09 *CN UPDATED 02/13/09. 8BJ

NHTSA ID
10251561
Incident
Jan 7, 2006

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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