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Vehicle recall 09V148000 · May 1, 2009

2009 Forest River Cardinal

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…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary
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.
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.
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign
09V148000
Reported to NHTSA
May 1, 2009
Filed by
FOREST RIVER, INC.
Owner notification
April 15, 2009
Vehicles potentially affected
176
Initiated by
NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
Components
Equipment › Other › Labels
Recall 09V148000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

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