East To West TANDARA recalls by model year
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
6 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
1,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2022 to 2024 model years. Data updated: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Recalls by model year
All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.
Recall campaigns
Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
2022: 2; 2024: 1
Year-by-year records
Recall history
3 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
22V556000 · Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Reported: 2022-07-29 (July 29, 2022) · Model years: 2022
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Coachmen Catalina, Cross Trail, Pursuit, Sportscoach, East to West Della Terra, Silver Lake, Forest River Forester, FR3, Sunseeker, Wildwood, 2022 Coachmen Adrenaline, Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral, Chapparral Lite, Clipper, Freedom Express, Independence Trail, Mirada, Spirit, Viking, Work and Play, East to West Ahara, Tandara, Forest River Aurora, Cardinal, Cedar Creek, Cherokee, Flagstaff, Georgetown, Ibex, Impression, Ozark, Puma, R-Pod, Rockwood, Sabre, Salem, Sandpiper, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Sierra, Solera, Stealth, Stealth Evo, Surveyor, Vengeance, Vibe, Wildcat, XLR Toyhauler, Prime Time Avenger, Crusader, Lacrosse, Sanibel, Tracer, Shasta Oasis, and Phoenix fifth wheel and travel trailers. The electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation.
Consequence: An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the fabric roll or complete awning, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact the customer service numbers listed in the recall report for their designated model. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1532. This recall supersedes and expands NHTSA recall number 22V-486.
NHTSA campaign record ↗23V262000 · Equipment
Reported: 2023-04-13 (April 13, 2023) · Model years: 2022
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Forester 2401BSD, FR3 F3A32DSF, Georgetown GTA36K7, 2022-2023 East to West Entrada, 2023 East to West Alta, Coachmen Apex, Brookstone, Chaparral and Chaparral Lite, Forest River Crusader, Sanibel, Shasta Phoenix, Coachmen Spirit, and East to West Tandara vehicles. The solar panel mounting hardware may become loose and pull through the slot in the panel.
Consequence: Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will install additional hardware to the existing panel and install a secondary holding bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 5, 2023. Owners may contact East to West Alta, Entrada and Tandara customer service at 1-574-264-6664; Coachmen Apex and Spirit customer service at 1-574-825-8205; Coachmen Brookstone, Chaparral, Chaparral Lite, and Shasta Phoenix customer service at 1-574-825-7101; Crusader and Sanibel customer service at 1-574-862-1025; and Georgetown Forester and FR3 customer service at 1-574-206-7600. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1607.
NHTSA campaign record ↗23V648000 · Structure:Body:Step/Ladder
Reported: 2023-09-22 (September 22, 2023) · Model years: 2024
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.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Vehicle analysis explorer
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
6 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 2022 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 250.0%ODI 11692139The 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 in damage to the frame. The RV was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was invalid. |
| Tires | 2100.0%ODI 11520391We have a 2022 Tandara East to West Fifth Wheel we bought in January 2022. On vacation in Arizona we had a blow out on the fifth wheel the Castle Rock tires. This camper is only 15 months old and we took it out maybe 5 times last year camping around our home. The driver front tire blew out did significant damage to the camper around the wheels. We changed the tire with our spare and an hour later the passenger front tire blew out and it did significant damage to the camper around the wheels. These tires were less than 2 years old with a sm… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Electrical System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 125.0%ODI 11660831 · 1,000 miThe 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 food while the RV was running; however, the refrigerator failed to properly operate. The contact stated that the microwave, hot water heater, and heater also failed to activate intermittently. The contact stated that the electrical failures were all lo… |
| Equipment:Appliance:Oven/Stove/Cooktop | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 125.0%ODI 11765520Well, they have already admitted to forgetting a weld in the aluminum framing which cause another weld to break causing a ton of other problems. They worked on it at the factory and said it was all fixed. It is not. The bolts holding the walls to the chassis on the upper deck still move up and down driving down the road and when putting the front landing gear down. We continuously have to reseal due to flexing and now the back wall is starting to separate from the rest of the unit at the floor which sunlight can be seen through it from inside. … |
| Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 125.0%ODI 11765520Well, they have already admitted to forgetting a weld in the aluminum framing which cause another weld to break causing a ton of other problems. They worked on it at the factory and said it was all fixed. It is not. The bolts holding the walls to the chassis on the upper deck still move up and down driving down the road and when putting the front landing gear down. We continuously have to reseal due to flexing and now the back wall is starting to separate from the rest of the unit at the floor which sunlight can be seen through it from inside. … |
| Structure:Body | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 125.0%ODI 11765520Well, they have already admitted to forgetting a weld in the aluminum framing which cause another weld to break causing a ton of other problems. They worked on it at the factory and said it was all fixed. It is not. The bolts holding the walls to the chassis on the upper deck still move up and down driving down the road and when putting the front landing gear down. We continuously have to reseal due to flexing and now the back wall is starting to separate from the rest of the unit at the floor which sunlight can be seen through it from inside. … |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | Too few reports for a range | 1,000 mi | 1 (sparse) | ODI 11660831 · 1,000 miThe 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 food while the RV was running; however, the refrigerator failed to properly operate. The contact stated that the microwave, hot water heater, and heater also failed to activate intermittently. The contact stated that the electrical failures were all lo… |
Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 1 | None | ODI 11660831 · 1,000 miThe 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 food while the RV was running; however, the refrigerator failed to properly operate. The contact stated that the microwave, hot water heater, and heater also failed to activate intermittently. The contact stated that the electrical failures were all lo… |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 1 | None | ODI 11692139The 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 in damage to the frame. The RV was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was invalid. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 1 | None | ODI 11705646I 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 break causing the body to move independently from the frame causing it to literally start to fall apart. After “being repaired” by East to West, the body is still moving independently from the frame which can be seen where the bolts holding the body to… |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 | 1 | None | ODI 11765520Well, they have already admitted to forgetting a weld in the aluminum framing which cause another weld to break causing a ton of other problems. They worked on it at the factory and said it was all fixed. It is not. The bolts holding the walls to the chassis on the upper deck still move up and down driving down the road and when putting the front landing gear down. We continuously have to reseal due to flexing and now the back wall is starting to separate from the rest of the unit at the floor which sunlight can be seen through it from inside. … |
| 2026-10 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2022: 2 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Date coverage across each selected cohort
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Structure | Tires | Electrical System | Equipment:Appliance:Oven/Stove/Cooktop | Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Structure:Body |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment:Appliance:Oven/Stove/Cooktop | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1ODI 11765520Well, they have already admitted to forgetting a weld in the aluminum framing which cause another weld to break causing a ton of other problems. They worked on it at the factory and said it was all fixed. It is not. The bolts holding the walls to the chassis on the upper deck still move up and down driving down the road and when putting the front landing gear down. We continuously have to reseal due to flexing and now the back wall is starting to separate from the rest of the unit at the floor which sunlight can be seen through it from inside. … | 1ODI 11765520Well, they have already admitted to forgetting a weld in the aluminum framing which cause another weld to break causing a ton of other problems. They worked on it at the factory and said it was all fixed. It is not. The bolts holding the walls to the chassis on the upper deck still move up and down driving down the road and when putting the front landing gear down. We continuously have to reseal due to flexing and now the back wall is starting to separate from the rest of the unit at the floor which sunlight can be seen through it from inside. … |
| Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 11765520Well, they have already admitted to forgetting a weld in the aluminum framing which cause another weld to break causing a ton of other problems. They worked on it at the factory and said it was all fixed. It is not. The bolts holding the walls to the chassis on the upper deck still move up and down driving down the road and when putting the front landing gear down. We continuously have to reseal due to flexing and now the back wall is starting to separate from the rest of the unit at the floor which sunlight can be seen through it from inside. … | — | 1ODI 11765520Well, they have already admitted to forgetting a weld in the aluminum framing which cause another weld to break causing a ton of other problems. They worked on it at the factory and said it was all fixed. It is not. The bolts holding the walls to the chassis on the upper deck still move up and down driving down the road and when putting the front landing gear down. We continuously have to reseal due to flexing and now the back wall is starting to separate from the rest of the unit at the floor which sunlight can be seen through it from inside. … |
| Structure:Body | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 11765520Well, they have already admitted to forgetting a weld in the aluminum framing which cause another weld to break causing a ton of other problems. They worked on it at the factory and said it was all fixed. It is not. The bolts holding the walls to the chassis on the upper deck still move up and down driving down the road and when putting the front landing gear down. We continuously have to reseal due to flexing and now the back wall is starting to separate from the rest of the unit at the floor which sunlight can be seen through it from inside. … | 1ODI 11765520Well, they have already admitted to forgetting a weld in the aluminum framing which cause another weld to break causing a ton of other problems. They worked on it at the factory and said it was all fixed. It is not. The bolts holding the walls to the chassis on the upper deck still move up and down driving down the road and when putting the front landing gear down. We continuously have to reseal due to flexing and now the back wall is starting to separate from the rest of the unit at the floor which sunlight can be seen through it from inside. … | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
0 patterns with matching reports.
No narratives match the published patterns.