Nuclear clearance of TDP-43 into cytoplasmic aggregates is a key driver of neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), but the mechanisms are unclear. Here, we show that TDP-43 knockdown specifically reduces number and motility of RAB11-positive recycling endosomes in dendrites, while TDP-43 overexpression has the opposite effect. This is associated with delayed transferrin recycling in TDP-43 knockdown neurons and decreased 2-transferrin levels in patient CSF. Whole proteome quantification identified upregulation of the ESCRT component VPS4B upon TDP-43 knockdown in neurons. Luciferase report assays and chromatin immunoprecipitation suggest that TDP-43 represses VPS4B transcription. Preventing VPS4B upregulation or expression of its functional antagonist ALIX restores trafficking of recycling endosomes. Proteomic analysis revealed broad reduction in surface expression of key receptors upon TDP-43 knockdown including ErbB4, the neuregulin 1 receptor. TDP-43 knockdown delays surface delivery of ErbB4. ErbB4 overexpression, but not neuregulin 1 stimulation, prevents dendrite loss upon TDP-43 knockdown. Thus, impaired recycling of ErbB4 and other receptors to the cell surface may contribute to TDP-43 induced neurodegeneration by blocking trophic signaling.