Consumer Complaint Detail

FOREST RIVER / CARDINAL / 2000

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 901245214 Incident Date: Dec, 31 1900
Consumer's City: BISMARCK Consumer's State: ND
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Forest River, Inc.
Model Name: CARDINAL Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 02 2003 Complaint Type: CON
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Ltr fm donald lucas (nd) re the defective spare tire holding mechanism which slide out on his 2000 cardinal fifth wheel rv. *mr the consumer believed there was a problem with the system designed to retain the spare tire. the sytem damaged the spare tire such that the tire was considered unreliable for use by both the tire dealer and tire manufacturer. the consumer thinks the company should recall and correct the spare tire mechanism. only three screws were used to hold the slide mechanism. in all 75% fewer screws were used to hold the slide out floor in place than were found on other rv's on the sales lots. the lack of screws caused the floor of the slide out to become detached from the slide out itself. *scc *nlm *cb *jb