NHTSA vehicle safety data

2019 Forest River Cardinal Recalls & Complaints

The 2019 Forest River Cardinal has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Forest River dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2019 Forest River Cardinal. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2019 Forest River Cardinal owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2019 Forest River Cardinal, describing incidents dated December 14, 2023.

Most-cited components

Structure 1 complaint
Unknown or Other 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #11570369 · Filed February 6, 2024
Rv fiberglass is cracking and delaminating because of frame is given to much think they call it frame flexing the fifthwheel hitch Has a lot of frame flexing in it now where before had very little I feel like something is come unwelded and is loose with the hitch contacted Forest River about it they…

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Window Adhesive Failure

NHTSA #21V523000 · Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer · NHTSA notice

Reported July 9, 2021 · Forest River, Inc.

Potentially affected: 825 vehicles

Repair completion: 37.09% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Forest River campaign 51-1380 · Owners notified September 2, 2021

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Coachmen Cross Country, 2015 Coachmen Encore, 2016-2020 Coachmen Mirada, 2018-2021 Coachmen Sportscoach, 2019-2021 Forest River Berkshire, 2011-2016 Forest River Blue Ridge, 2014-2019 Forest River Cardinal, 2014-2020 Forest River Cedar Creek, 2014-2021 Forest River Georgetown, 2019 Forest River Legacy, and 2017-2018 Forest River Riverstone recreational vehicles equipped with Hehr 6400 Series windows. The adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail.

Safety consequence

Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-825-8600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1380.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2019 Forest River Cardinal. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2019 Forest River Cardinal.

Structure; Unknown or Other

ODI #11570369

Incident: December 14, 2023 · Filed: February 6, 2024

Rv fiberglass is cracking and delaminating because of frame is given to much think they call it frame flexing the fifthwheel hitch Has a lot of frame flexing in it now where before had very little I feel like something is come unwelded and is loose with the hitch contacted Forest River about it they basically told me I was on my own my warranty went out in 2020 this was a $65,000 fifthwheel and have structure failure with and they don’t want to help you or talk to you about it I thought well ok maybe I am one in a million but after researching this somebody should have made lippert frames do a recall on these there all over the internet with the same problems different manufacturers but same frame I contacted them a year when all of this started and they did the same thing then try to brush it off as owners fault please I need some help on this issue

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