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2013 Forest river CARDINAL Electrical System Wiring Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1202753
Internal NHTSA #	10743444
Manufacurer	Forest River, Inc.
Brand	FOREST RIVER
Model	CARDINAL
Model Year	2013
File date	22/07/15
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Prior to leaving for a trip i plugged our cardinal 3550rl in to an ac outlet to run the fridge. The morning of our departure i found that the 2 rear slide rooms had deployed overnight on their own and would not retract. The slide room pump had run all night and burned the pump out so badly that we could not manually retract the rooms or the landing gear. The transmission fluid was scorched and could have caught fire during the night according to our tech. This could have been catastrophic given the rigs location . I would have lost 2 trucks a boat and 2 pets along with the trailer. Upon further investigation it was found that 2 wire spades in the interior control panel had vibrated off and were very loose fitting causing a short. Imagine this happening while you are on the road and the rooms deploy in traffic! There were no inline fuses, breakers or other fail-safes to prevent this from happening. In our opinion this was caused by sloppy workmanship and poor engineering design. I have contacted the manufacturer but was stonewalled and never got a call back that was requested from a manager. Contact - forest river, elkhart in 573-533-5934 ## vin failed ## 2012 forest river cardinal 3550 rl ##
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	15000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EGG HARBOR, NJ
VIN pattern	4X4FCAL20CGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2013 Forest river CARDINAL Electrical System Wiring Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Forest river CARDINAL Electrical System Wiring Problems, Complaints and Defects

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