The 2024 East To West Tandara has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 46 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STRUCTURE23V6480002023-09-2246 affected
Defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 East to West Tandara and Blackthorn fifth wheels. The rear ladder may not be anchored properly in the rear wall, which can allow the ladder to detach.
Consequence
A ladder that detaches can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will install a new ladder that mounts to the roof, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 16, 2023. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-574-264-6664. Forest River's number for this recall is 500-1678.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2024 east to west tandara rv. The contact stated that after a visual inspection, he became aware that the bolts used to secure the rv's body to the frame were missing in several locations. The rv was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the frame welding, resulting…”
“The contact owns a 2024 forest river east to west tandara. The contact stated that while attempting to release the slides to extend the rooms of the rv, the slides intermittently failed to expand. Additionally, the contact stated that the refrigerator was programmed to turn on and refrigerate the…”
“I have a [xxx] . Vin is [xxx] but doesn’t pull anything up when searched. I tried calling to report my concern but I am now making another complaint as what the call taker typed, is not even close to what I reported. There was a missing weld in the aluminum framing which caused another weld to…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2024 East To West Tandara as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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