The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·23V262000·Announced 2024-01-04

[pending] 2022 EAST TO WEST TANDARA

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: NHTSA 23V262000.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.

Plain-English summary

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.

Loose hardware can cause the solar panels to detach from the vehicle during transit, increasing the risk of a crash.

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.

The recalled product

Product
2022 EAST TO WEST TANDARA
Brand
EAST TO WEST
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Affected units
2,616

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (14)

  • TANDARA
  • ENTRADA
  • FORESTER
  • GEORGETOWN
  • FR3
  • ALTA
  • BROOKSTONE
  • CHAPARRAL
  • APEX
  • CRUSADER
  • SANIBEL
  • PHOENIX
  • CHAPARRAL LITE
  • SPIRIT TRAVEL

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.