2000 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL
1 recalls — 2 complaints
07V085000 Mar 5, 2007
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Defect Description
CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Consequence
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
FOREST RIVER WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STER... Read more
Complaint Statistics
2 total complaints
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER | 1 |
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
May 8, 2007
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE COMPANY DIDN'T RESOLVE THE DISPUTE AND REIMBURSE DAMAGED PROPERTY*CC UPDATE *TR
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Nov 19, 2003
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
LTR FM DONALD LUCAS (ND) RE THE DEFECTIVE SPARE TIRE HOLDING MECHANISM WHICH SLIDE OUT ON HIS 2000 CARDINAL FIFTH WHEEL RV. *MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM DESIGNED TO RETAIN THE SPARE TIRE. THE SYTEM DAMAGED THE SPARE TIRE SUCH THAT THE TIRE WAS CONSIDERED UNRELIA... Read more
FOREST RIVER CARDINAL — All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the FOREST RIVER CARDINAL across all model years (1997–2024).
48
Total Recalls
81
Total Complaints
0
Investigations
1
Reported Crashes
2
Reported Fires
0
Reported Deaths
FOREST RIVER CARDINAL — Year by Year
Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | View |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | View |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | View |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | View |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | View |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | View |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | View |
| 2017 | 3 | 11 | View |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | View |
| 2015 | 1 | 17 | View |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | View |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | View |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | View |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | View |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 | View |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | View |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 | View |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 | View |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | View |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | View |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | View |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | View |
| 2000 (current) | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | View |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | View |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | View |