The thermostat control wire running from my furnace to the AC melted inside the wall. Harper camper land in great bend Ks told the HVAC guys that came out to fix it that they have seen this issue on a lot of campers where it melted the ends of the wires.
The worst 1998 Forest River Cardinal problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Body1
- Electrical1
Problems by type
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- Electrical1
Recalls 1
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- 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 you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1‑888‑446‑5157 or forest river at 1‑574‑389‑4600,
Recall number 07V085000 · Recall details
What 1998 Forest River Cardinal owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Pin box broke loose from vehicle. Upon arriving from a vacation the contact unloaded the 5th wheel trailer and found an 1 inch to 11/2 inch gap in the right top corner, big enough to stick hand right outside. On the left hand side discovered that at the bottom of the slide out the fiberglas was fractured, and there was an 1/2 inch gap in the crack.
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Questions about the 1998 Forest River Cardinal
Is the 1998 Forest River Cardinal reliable?
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 1998 Forest River Cardinal, 2.0 times a typical Cardinal model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1998 Forest River Cardinal?
Body and structure, with 1 complaint. Next is electrical (1).
How many recalls does the 1998 Forest River Cardinal have?
1 recall, covering equipment.
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