2015 Forest River Cardinal problems, complaints & recalls

2017-09-29 · Unknown Or Other · 8,000 mi

“our 2015 forest river cardinal model no. 3850rl (bought new in 2015) came equipped with goodyear marathon tires 235/80r16. with less than 10,000 miles on the tires, we experienced 3 blowouts on one trip in 2017. tire pressure was checked prior to beginning the trip and were all set at 80 psi. the first failure we were lucky enough to notice the …”

2017-09-07 · Wheels · 6,000 mi

“2015 forest river cardinal 3 of the 4 tires have failed goodyear marathon one tire had already been replaced when i got trailer the other 2 blew at highway speed of about 60 mph i am sure this happens more than is reported…”

2016-06-30 · Wheels · 3,000 mi

“while traveling east on interstate i80 the right rear tire on my fifth wheel blew out, i changed tire and continued to north platt nebraska, i purchased a new tire and continued our journey back to pa. i drove approximately 50 miles when both tires on the left side blew out at the same time. after roadside assistance changed both tires i continued…”

2016-05-27 · Tires · 15,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2015 forest river cardinal equipped with goodyear marathon st tires, size: st235/80r16. while driving 65 mph, the rear driver side tire blew out. the dealer replaced the tire with the spare. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle and tire failure mileage was 15,000.…”

2015-12-21 · Tires · 3,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2015 forest river cardinal equipped with goodyear marathon tires, size: st235/80/r16 (na). while driving 60 mph, the rear driver side tire blew out and damaged the driver side of the camper. the front driver side tire had bubbles. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the tires were replaced. the manufacturer was …”

2015-12-07 · Wheels · 7,500 mi

“on nov. 30, 2015 while traveling at 55 mph an original purchased, goodyear marathon trailer tire, st235/80r16, failed catastrophically with approximately 7500 miles of travel on the rv. the blowout caused moderate damage to the right wheel well area. on dec. 3, 2015 while traveling at approximately 20 miles per hour during a normal turn radius, a…”

2015-10-24 · Wheels · 7,515 mi

“l goodyear tires. all four marathon st235/80r16 load range e, dot number 2vun 1kge 3213 tires with 80 psi cold on our cardinal 3880 fifth wheel vin number [xxx] made by forest river, purchased new on may 16 2015 failed within hours of each other on august 7, 2015. the tires had 7515 miles on them when the front driver?s side fifth wheel tire thre…”

2015-10-09 · Wheels

“this rv bounces as it travels, bottoming out on the road and causing major issues with the rv. it had 2013 tires that bubbled from fatigue of the bounce and the spring leafs were flat, replaced and flat again. the bounce causes electrical issues with the tail lights sometimes not working. forest river has refused to fix the problem in the 6 mont…”

2015-09-14 · Wheels

“tl* the contact owns a 2015 forest river cardinal. while driving at 20 mph and making a turn, the front driver side axle fractured and the wheel separated from the rv. the rv was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the wheel hub axle assembly failed. the rv was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was n…”

2015-05-13 · Visibility/Wiper · 50 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2015 forest river airflyte (na) travel trailer. due to insufficient wheel clearance, the tires on each side of the trailer made contact with the interior wheel well. the cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. also, the contact indicated that the front jalousie window and the rear gaucho window became unsecured an…”