Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
41
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-18 | 24V024000 |
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | 844 | — | Details |
| 2022-05-09 | 22V313000 |
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS | 207 | — | Details |
| 2021-12-06 | 21V942000 |
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER | 401 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The Balmar alternator installed on our RV, which provides electrical power to charge the coach battery started a notice… |
| 2025-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | October 10, 2025. The vehicle is a 2022 Winnebago EKKO RV on a 2021 Ford Transit with 49,000 miles. The incident occurr… |
| 2025-07-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SUMMARY: Propane leaks from outside LP hose when factory zip-tie failed resulting in LP hose detached and damaged from … |
| 2025-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This is to report a failure after NHTSA campaign number 23V234000 was addressed by Winnebago through their campaign num… |
| 2025-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1The stock Balmar alternator failed on or around [XXX]. That alternator was replaced on or about November 22, 2022 by a… |
| 2024-12-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The vehicle is a 2021 Ford Transit with a 2022 Winnebago Ekko RV. The incident occurred when I started the engine and … |
| 2024-11-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The Winnebago factory installed secondary alternator (manufactured by Balmar) responsible for charging the batteries in… |
| 2024-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Winnebago adds a 2nd alternator to the engine for charging the coach/house Lithionics batteries. This 2nd alternator is… |
| 2024-09-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I put Other, as my husband was driving the 2022 EKKO when the sound bar above him fell down...he caught it and had to d… |
| 2024-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Winnebago recall 174 (NHTSA campaign 23V234000) regarding improper electrical wiring design and installation by Winneba… |
| 2024-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Balmar alternator or regulator fails to work as designed. No charging of batteries when idling or driving. This is a S… |
| 2024-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The prior recall #174 was completed at the Winnebago Factory Service Center in September of 2023. The replacement alte… |
| 2024-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 40 amp fuse for Solar charger burned. Replaced fuse and fuse holder became too hot to hold with bare hand but didn't b… |
| 2024-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 8 October 2024 Winnebago Ekko owners are looking for clarification on NHTSA recall 23V-234. The number of owners who … |
| 2024-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Winnebago serial number: [XXX] This vehicle has already had the recall work done as described in NHTSA Campaign Numbe… |
| 2024-05-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | Belt separation occurred at legal highway speed, specified inflation pressure, and within load parameters of the vehicl… |
| 2023-10-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | After numerous prior repairs & recalls related to the Balmar Aux. charging system installed in our Ekko model RV by Win… |
| 2023-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Balmar Regulator creating sparks under hood eventually blowing a fuse. Shows signs of a shorted wire somewhere in the v… |
| 2023-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The solar panels ceased to charge the batteries. I found a 40A Fuse holder behind the solar controller in the coach, t… |
| 2023-05-16 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | Both sides of my BSM have quit working. Second time this has happened |
| 2023-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This is allegedly related to the Balmar relay system installed by Winnebago in the Ford Transit van.It is currently at … |
| 2023-04-15 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | The blind spot monitors on the Ekko suddenly failed. The system provides no warning, any longer, of approaching, or pa… |
| 2023-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2022 Winnebago Ekko RV built on a 2021 Ford Transit Chassis. The contact stated that the Blind Spot … |
| 2023-03-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2022 Ekko Winnebago RV built on a 2021 Ford Transit Chassis. The contact received notification of NH… |
| 2023-03-24 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | Our blind spot monitoring system failed after going through a rain storm in March 2023. The system no longer functions … |
| 2023-03-23 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | Winnebago factory installed Blind Spot Monitor System did not work since purchase, after local dealers failure to repai… |
| 2023-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Wiring harness and a fuse on the harness for the auxiliary Balmar alternator installed by Winnebago partially melted du… |
| 2023-01-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The auxillary alternator caught on fire. The dealer retained the part when replaced. Fire risk to ourselves and entire … |
| 2023-01-15 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | Blind Spot Monitor stopped working after driving in the rain. The warranty dealer said that the rear sensors 'went out… |
| 2022-10-15 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | Unknown - has not worked for during the time we’ve owned it. |
| 2022-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The secondary alternator caught on fire while traveling and damaged the Ford tensioner that supplies AC compressor power |
| 2022-09-17 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | Lack of a functioning blind spot monitoring (BSM) system nearly resulted in a rollover crash at freeway speed. At night… |
| 2022-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The Balmar charge controller for the coach lithium batteries failed. The controller is rated for temperatures up to 90 … |
| 2022-06-03 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | Driving on interstate with cruise control suddenly for no reason the vehicle self brakes hard. Luckily no other vehicle… |
| 2022-05-30 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | BSM failed within 2 months of delivery. Was replaced by Winnebago only to fail again. Intermittently gives false readin… |
| 2022-05-15 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | Has never worked. Reported to camping world with no action. |
| 2022-04-30 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | the blind spot monitoring system has never worked correctly. Originally when a vehicle appeared in the left hand (drive… |
| 2022-03-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:BLINDSPOT:SOFTWARE | No | 0 | Blind Spot Monitor is unreliable and unsafe. Causes false sense of positional awareness when changing lanes. Hundreds o… |
| 2022-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Selling dealer preformed NHTSA #24V942000 Winnebago Ekko Recall # 165 in January 2022. The repair procedure held up del… |
| 2022-01-01 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | The Blind Spot Warning system on my 2022 Winnebago Ekko has completely failed two times. Both failures occurred after d… |
| 2021-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The entire shower water after use was draining directly onto the inverter creating a fire hazard. |