2004 Forest River Cardinal Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2004 Forest River Cardinal, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Other / unspecified150.0%
- Tires & wheels150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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