2015 Forest River Cardinal Wheels Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 55%of 11 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 6,750miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the wheels of the 2015 Forest River Cardinal, 55% of the 11 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 6,750 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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”
NHTSA complaint #11022059, filed 2017-09, 6,000 miles“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 to kearney nebraska and had a tire shop replace the last remaining original tire on the rig. My rig is a 2015 cardnial with goodyear marathon st 235/80r16 tires”
NHTSA complaint #10881733, filed 2016-06, 3,000 miles“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 second original purchase goodyear marathon, st235/80r16 tire failed catastrophically, causing extensive damage to th the left wheel well area on the rv, travel mileage on the rv at this time was approximately 7700 miles. …”
NHTSA complaint #10808694, filed 2015-12, 7,500 miles“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 months that I have had it and they say it's safe to operate on the road.”
NHTSA complaint #10780987, filed 2015-10“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 not available.”
NHTSA complaint #10763475, filed 2015-09Wheels: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 29% |
| 2015 | 6 | 55% |
Other parts of the 2015 Forest River Cardinal
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Forest River Cardinal
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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