# NHTSA recall 21V141000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 21V141000
- Manufacturer's number: 15\-1302
- Manufacturer: Forest River, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-03\-05
- Owners notified: 2021\-03\-24
- Component: EQUIPMENT
- Units potentially affected: 21

## What is wrong

Forest River, Inc. \(Forest River\) is recalling certain 2021 Cardinal CAF345RLX, CAF366DVLE, CAF390FBX and 2021 Wildcat WCF336RLS, WCF368MB vehicles.  The furnace flue may become misaligned due to insufficient furnace hold screws that allow movement during travel.


## What can happen

A misaligned furnace flue can allow furnace exhaust to leak into the living space, increasing the risk of injury or death.


## The remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will secure the furnace and align the flue, free of charge.  The recall began March 24, 2021.  Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1\-574\-296\-7700.  Forest River's number for this recall is 15\-1302.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 21
- Reported remedied: 16 \(76%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2021 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL
- [2021 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT](/makes/forest-river/wildcat/2021/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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