2005 Cardinal Towables Caf29ts problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires:tread/Belt (1) · Tires (1) · Structure:frame And Members (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2011-04-09 · Structure:frame And Members“various rv companies used frames made by 'lippert components' during production in the mid 2005 era. there is an issue of these frames cracking in the area of the axles. a catastrophic failure would result in loss on control. lippert is aware of this issue, issued 'lip sheet-0315 rev a' to document the repairs. there should be a recall to inspe…”
2008-08-22 · Unknown Or Other“ref. dometic national recall 08e-032. i have tried to get resolution of the refrigerator fire hazard under recall for my 2005 5th wheel rv. i have contacted three (3) recommended vendor svc. agents but to no avail. none will perform the work for the fee offered by dometic. normally, the required safety kit is easily installed on most ref. units…”
2007-08-14 · Tires · 45,508 mi“tl*the contact owns a 2005 cardinal towables caf29ts. while driving 60 mph, the front passenger side tire blew out. the contact pulled over and replaced the tire with a spare. the undercarriage and the thunder walls of the vehicle were damaged. the vehicle has kenda tires, size lt235/85r16 (na). the vin was verified, but appears to be invalid.…”
2007-08-09 · Tires:tread/Belt“tl*the contact owns a 2005 forest river cardinal lx (fifth wheel). while 65 mph, the tread separated from the passenger side right tire. there were no injuries and there was minor damage to the fifth wheel. the manufacture has been notified. …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.