2017 Forest River Cardinal Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 43%of 7 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 3,900miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the tires of the 2017 Forest River Cardinal, 43% of the 7 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,900 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.
“We have a 2017 Forest River Cardinal. We have only taken our trailer out five times for approximately 3900 miles. The last trip to arizona on interstate 40 toward flagstaff. The temperature was around 80 degrees with light rain. The PSI was 80 lbs in this tire when it blew out on july 12th, 2019. The second tire blow out on interstate 40 near yucca rest stop around 20 miles from needles, california. Psi was 80 lbs when this second tire blew out. The temperature was around 102 degrees. …”
NHTSA complaint #11234914, filed 2019-07, 3,900 miles“Purchased new 5th wheel trailer in december of 2017 with goodyear marathon st235/80r16, load range e tires installed. While driving at 55 MPH on a somewhat curvy and hilly state highway with 4800 miles on rv, the left rear tire tread came completely off the tire damaging the rv in the process. I pulled to shoulder and failed tire had a significant leak, but did not blow out so I replaced it with the spare. I have TPMS installed on all 4 wheels which reports tire pressure and temperature. All 4 tires were nominal just prior to failure. …”
NHTSA complaint #11218821, filed 2019-06, 4,800 miles“We have a 2017 Cardinal 5th wheel, and in june 2018 we got back from camping and while in trailer emptying our things out we heard a loud band. It ended up being the driver side front good year marathon st tire that blew due to a large bulge on the inner side of the tire. We called goodyear and they said to find a goodyear place to have them replace and the dealer could deal with them. We are still waiting for our refund. Now sept 8th 2018 driving home to ca from ut we pulled into jean nv to get fuel and I noticed a bulge on the inner side of the front passenger tire. …”
NHTSA complaint #11128375, filed 2018-09, 3,000 milesTires: other model years
Other parts of the 2017 Forest River Cardinal
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Forest River Cardinal
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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