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2024 Winnebago Ekko

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

14

Complaints

0

Crashes

6

Fires

0

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2024 Winnebago Ekko have filed 14 safety complaints with NHTSA between August 2024 and August 2026. The most complained-about system is the electrical system, named in 12 of them (86%).

NHTSA has issued 8 recalls covering this vehicle.

Recalls (8)

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:SOFTWARE

26V498000 · July 30, 2026

Park outside until repaired

The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Ekko motorhomes. The touchscreen display may register unintended or phantom inputs and turn the generator on without the operator's knowledge.
The risk
People in an enclosed space, such as a garage, with a running generator may be at an increased risk of injury or death from carbon monoxide poisoning.
The remedy
Owners are advised to park outside until the repair has been performed. Winnebago will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 24, 2026. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 208.

Winnebago Industries, Inc. · up to 96 vehicles across all model years covered

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ACCESSORY GENERATOR

26V257000 · April 22, 2026

Park outside until repaired

The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2022-2027 Ekko motorhomes. The touchscreen display may register unintended or phantom inputs and turn on the generator without the operator's knowledge.
The risk
People in an enclosed space, such as a garage, with a running generator may be at an increased risk of injury or death from carbon monoxide poisoning.
The remedy
Owners are advised to park outside until the repair has been performed. Winnebago will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 11, 2026. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 205.

Winnebago Industries, Inc. · up to 1,537 vehicles across all model years covered

TIRES:VALVE

25V499000 · August 4, 2025

The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Ekko recreational vehicles. The inner wheel tire valve extension may be damaged through contact with the outer wheels, causing the inner tire to lose air pressure and overload the outer tire.
The risk
Overloading may cause the outer tire to fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the valve extensions as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 23, 2025. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 200.

Winnebago Industries, Inc. · up to 655 vehicles across all model years covered

AIR BAGS

25V478000 · July 22, 2025

The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Revel Sport, 2024-2025 Vita, 2025 Porto, Adventure Wagon, 2024-2026 View, Revel, Navion, and Ekko motorhomes. Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) wires can be caught in the seat mechanism when the driver or passenger seats are adjusted.
The risk
Damaged wires can prevent air bags from deploying in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and re-route the wiring, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 19, 2025. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 199.

Winnebago Industries, Inc. · up to 2,119 vehicles across all model years covered

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

24V890000 · November 25, 2024

The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Ekko motorhomes. The wheel bolts for the spare tire may be missing
The risk
A spare tire that is installed without the correct bolts can detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Winnebago will mail the wheel bolts and wrench for the spare tire, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 23, 2025. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 193.

Winnebago Industries, Inc. · up to 632 vehicles across all model years covered

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

24V662000 · September 11, 2024

The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2025 Winnebago View, Navion, and 2024-2025 Ekko recreational vehicles equipped with certain GE air conditioners. The air conditioner soft start device may fail and overheat.
The risk
An air conditioner soft start device that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the air conditioner soft start module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-3535. Winnebago's number for this recall is 188.

Winnebago Industries, Inc. · up to 840 vehicles across all model years covered

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

24V541000 · July 18, 2024

The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Ekko motorhomes. The solar charging system was incorrectly designed without sufficient over-current protection, which can allow the circuit to overheat and melt the fuse.
The risk
A melted fuse increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the solar controller fuse and components, as necessary free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 25, 2024. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-3535. Winnebago's number for this recall is 186.

Winnebago Industries, Inc. · up to 2,193 vehicles across all model years covered

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

24V318000 · May 7, 2024

The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2017-2025 Revel, 2020-2025 Navion, Porto, View, Vita, 2022-2023 Adventure Van, and 2024-2025 Ekko motorhomes. Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) wires can be caught in the seat mechanism when the driver or passenger seats are adjusted.
The risk
Damaged wires can prevent air bags from deploying in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and re-route the wiring, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 26, 2024. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 185.

Winnebago Industries, Inc. · up to 15,572 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 14.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12 86%
EQUIPMENT 4 29%
ENGINE 2 14%
SERVICE BRAKES 1 7%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2024 at 6.

2024 2026
2024 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire

Fuse for Zamp controller on 2024 Transit Ekko class C camper melted and caused a fire. Due to insufficient oxygen, the fire luckily self-extinguished.

NHTSA complaint 11608293. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire

In October 2024 our Rv was brought to the dealership due to the RV making a high pitch noise while driving. The dealership concluded that it was the Balmar alternator that needed to be replaced. March 2025 the Solar recall was completed as well as the alternator replaced. After a 30minute drive smoke was coming from underneath the hood and the alternator caught on fire. Luckily nobody was hurt and the fire was contained only because we were on alert due to so many other Ekko owners having the same problem!

NHTSA complaint 11648395. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire

The 2024 Winnebago Ekko Ford Transit base includes standard a second alternator in the engine bay manufactured by Balmer and installed by Winnebago to charge the house batteries, in this case two 320amp batteries manufactured by Lithionics. A service recall was completed by Winnebago Authorized Dealer in 6/2025 to reduce the charge capacity based on prior failures and fires in the alternator. Our vehicle has 26,000 miles and have had no indication of failure. After an 80 mile drive, we smelled burning electrics and smoke came from under the hood. I applied a fire extinguisher from underneath on the alternator to stop the burning and disconnected the alternator from the electrical system. I

NHTSA complaint 11702351, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire

Driving down road started to smell smoke like burning electricity. Pulled over and opened hood. Secondary alternator smoking and inside vents there was red-hot burning of medal and near combustion. Belt running secondary alternator also split in two and denigrated. Very dangerous. I already preformed recall to lower amperage but his still happened. Many owners for same model Winnabago Ekko 22a with Balmar alternator have reported same.

NHTSA complaint 11726420. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

fire

Brakes went out while driving on 77n. In viginia. Once we were anle to get to the side of the road realized we were on fire. Ford dealership determined the fire burnt the brake lines boiling fluid pushing it back through master cylinder knocking out my brakes.

NHTSA complaint 11757112. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire

1. An ATP connector on a solar charging system experienced a high resistance event and started a smoldering fire. It melted the connector and about 24" of 10 gauge wiring. It also melted the fiberglass roof material under the connector. The event was observed on Sunday morning, April 19, 2026 at approximately 9:30 am. It occurred while parked in our driveway. We disconnected the solar panel that was feeding this wire to remove the resistance to the system and stop the damage from spreading. 2. Had we not seen the smoke, a major fire could have destroyed the RV and endangered our house. 3. Problem was reported to the manufacturer who seemed most concerned that the RV was no longer in

NHTSA complaint 11737377, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ACCESSORY GENERATOR
Generator started on its own sometime yesterday evening. The motor home was plugged into 30amp outlet and on shore power. Based on generator hours compared to an inspection I made last week it ran for approximately 15 hours before detection. (we had t-storms all yesterday and I never went outside). I tried to shut off via the touch screen controller inside the motor home and it was frozen and not responsive. I had to turn off the generator from the manual switch mounted on the unit. Once I reset the main breaker on the home and the controller re-booted it seems to be operating normally at this time. I am fortunate that it was not parked indoors. I believe others in the last 2 years have

NHTSA complaint 11730822, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The second alternator, Balmer, used to charge the lithium batteries overheated and failed. It is located under the hood near the engine. It made a whining sound and failed to charge. I took it to Camping World in Marysville and they said the sound was “normal” and preformed the deregulation . A few months later, I brought it back and after insisting on inspection and calling Winnebago, they said it had failed. This is the second time it has failed. I am still waiting for a replacement as Winnebago says they are back ordered. I am now without a charging system, but at least my vehicle didn’t catch on fire like others have. This is an unacceptable problem that Winnebago refuses to remedy.

NHTSA complaint 11707214. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Winnebago Ekko

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2025 15 8 —
2023 32 7 —
2022 45 10 —
2021 9 5 —

Every Winnebago on this site — 12 vehicles, 227 recall campaigns and 0 open investigation s.

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Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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