FaultScore

Dodge Mini RAM VAN vs Forest River Cardinal

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Dodge Mini RAM VAN Forest River Cardinal
Complaints on file 33 81
Model years covered 1984–1999 1998–2023
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 0 1
Fires reported 3 4
Injuries reported 0 1
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Tires
Share of complaints involving harm 9.1% 7.4%

Dodge Mini RAM VAN by year

84 85 88 89 91 92 93 95 96 97 99
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 5 15.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 4 12.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 12.1%
Tires 3 9.1%
Doors, Latches & Locks 3 9.1%
Engine & Cooling 2 6.1%
Brakes 2 6.1%
Body & Structure 2 6.1%

Forest River Cardinal by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Tires 19 23.5%
Body & Structure 15 18.5%
Equipment & Accessories 13 16.0%
Wheels 10 12.3%
Other & Unspecified 9 11.1%
Suspension 7 8.6%
Electrical System 4 4.9%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 2.5%