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2019 Forest River Cardinal Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2019 Forest River Cardinal has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 825 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 6, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EQUIPMENT 21V523000 2021-07-09 825 affected
Defect

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…

Consequence

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

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.

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“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…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2023-12-14

“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…”

STRUCTURE · reported 2023-12-14
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2019 Forest River Cardinal as of July 6, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.