2025 East To West Alta problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (2)
Equipment:other:labels 2025-10-21 · campaign 25V714000 · 100 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Alta travel trailers. The Federal Placard label may have the incorrect axle capacity listed, causing the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and Cargo Carrying Capacity (CCC) to have been miscalculated. As such these vehicles fail to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Risk: Referencing the incorrect GVWR and CCC may allow the vehicle to be overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-264-6664. Forest River's number for this recall is 501-1994.
Electrical System:wiring 2024-11-01 · campaign 24V822000 · 6 vehicles
Defect: Forest River, Inc (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025 East to West Alta travel trailer vehicles. The inverter may be incorrectly wired to constant "hot" on the second battery, causing the wire to be unprotected from the battery.
Risk: An unprotected invertor wire increases the risk of fire.
Fix: Dealers will rewire the inverter to the breaker side of the second battery, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 11, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-264-6664. Forest River's number for this recall is 501-1859.
Service bulletins (7)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-30 · 5002046 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
generic sidewall drawing to depict locations of backers and construction.
Unknown Or Other 2026-02-17 · 5012014 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
generic print to help a dealer.
Unknown Or Other 2025-06-25 · 511950 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a product service bulletin from global link concerning counterfeit keys for entry doors being sold on certain websites. forest river is reporting as we are sharing with the dealer body.
Unknown Or Other 2025-03-04 · 5011905 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
generic hole locations and drawings for a dealer to reference.
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · 511834 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
install a cover over cargo area mounted awning and slide switches, as needed.
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-03 · 5011840 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
generic prints to show backer locations of the vehicle.
Showing the 6 most recent of 7 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.