The 1999 Forest River Cardinal has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 128,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT07V0850002007-03-05128,000 affected
Defect
CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Consequence
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
FOREST RIVER WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST…
Complaints by component
EQUIPMENT
1
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
1fires
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“1999 forest river cardinal fifth wheel camper caught fire while being pulled on the ohio turnpike by a 2001 gmc sierra. *kb the exact cause of the fire could not be determined. Ohio traffic crash report # 10-0577-89”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 forest river camper with a dometic refrigerator (model number is rm2852). The contact stated that the dometic refrigerator leaked. She received a safety recall notification for the dometic refrigerator (nhtsa campaign id #08e032000) however; the manufacturer stated that…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 forest river camper with a dometic refrigerator (model number is rm2852). The contact stated that the dometic refrigerator leaked. She received a safety recall notification for the dometic refrigerator (nhtsa campaign id #08e032000) however; the manufacturer stated that…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Forest River Cardinal as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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