Recall 09V148000: 2009 Forest River Cardinal

Report received

May 1, 2009

Manufacturer

Forest river, inc.

Potentially affected

176vehicles

Model years

2009

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Forest river is recalling 176 my 2009 cardinal fifth wheel trailers. These trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." due to faulty scales in the production facility, the label for the cargo carrying capacity values is incorrect.

Possible consequence

Failure to follow proper vehicle loading specifications or misprint label could increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Forest river will be mailing corrected labels to retail purchasers, and/or to dealers. The safety recall began on april 15, 2009. Owners may contact forest river at 1-574-206-7600.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2009 Forest River Cardinal5 complaints