2024 Winnebago Ekko problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (6) · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer (3) · Engine (2)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Winnebago Ekko model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (8)
Equipment:electrical:infotainment:software 2026-07-30 · campaign 26V498000 · 96 vehicles ⚠ PARK OUTSIDE
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.
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.
Fix: 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 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.
Equipment:electrical:accessory Generator 2026-04-22 · campaign 26V257000 · 1,537 vehicles ⚠ PARK OUTSIDE
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.
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.
Fix: 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.
Tires:valve 2025-08-04 · campaign 25V499000 · 655 vehicles
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.
Risk: Overloading may cause the outer tire to fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Air Bags 2025-07-22 · campaign 25V478000 · 2,119 vehicles
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.
Risk: Damaged wires can prevent air bags from deploying in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: 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.
Tires:temporary/Emergency Spare Tire 2024-11-25 · campaign 24V890000 · 632 vehicles
Defect: Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Ekko motorhomes. The wheel bolts for the spare tire may be missing
Risk: A spare tire that is installed without the correct bolts can detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2024-09-11 · campaign 24V662000 · 840 vehicles
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.
Risk: An air conditioner soft start device that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: 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.
Equipment:electrical:accessory Generator:solar Panel 2024-07-18 · campaign 24V541000 · 2,193 vehicles
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.
Risk: A melted fuse increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: 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.
Air Bags 2024-05-07 · campaign 24V318000 · 15,572 vehicles
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.
Risk: Damaged wires can prevent air bags from deploying in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: 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.
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.
Engine 2026-02-25 · 7SB002-26-01A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this technical service bulletin provides guidance for replacing or retrofitting the alternator on certain winnebago revel and ekko motorhomes equipped with balmar alternators.
Electrical System 2025-05-07 · 75-09 · Service Campaign
service campaign sent to dealers and customers advising of the need to adjust the alternator output setting to prevent overloading the alternator.
Unknown Or Other 2024-08-16 · 7SB007-24-02A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin to all winnebago dealers. bulletin provides details of interim recall notice being sent to ekko owners.
Unknown Or Other 2024-06-12 · 7SB009-24-03A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin sent to all winnebago dealers. bulletin advises dealers on the process for entering mercedes delayed warranty start forms for canadian units.
Unknown Or Other 2024-06-10 · 7SB009-24-02A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin sent to all winnebago dealers. bulletin advises dealers on the process for entering ford warranty delayed start forms for canadian units.
Unknown Or Other 2024-04-05 · 7SB009-24-01A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin sent to dealers advising of the required legal verbiage each ro should document.
Showing the 6 most recent of 7 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-14 · Unknown Or Other“while sitting in the driveway we turned on the vehicle and a high winding pitch sound immediately started coming from the engine compartment and followed by a burning electrical smell. on our last trip we had noticed that the balmar second alternator had not been charging our lithionics batteries while driving so we suspected that the balmar was f…”
2026-08-15 · 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. …”
2026-05-12 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer · 🔥 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 i…”
2026-04-13 · 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 controlle…”
2026-03-23 · 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.…”
2025-12-27 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer“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 insistin…”
2025-12-01 · Electrical System:alternator/Generator/Regulator · 🔥 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…”
2025-09-04 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer“upon return from vacation, the onan generator was found to be running. it had self started and ran for 80 hours while we were gone using about 12 gal fuel. the generator was not on when we left 12 days prior. there was no evidence of bugs in the rv coach that could have contacted the touch screen to start the unit. this is a winnebago ekko, for…”
2025-03-14 · Engine · 🔥 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 a…”
2024-11-25 · Electrical System“this is a 2024 winnebago ekko (drivable rv). it has a second alternator (manufactured by balmar) for charging the house (rv) battery(s). on july 26th of this year (2024) our balmar alternator started to make a high pitched noise and failed to correctly charge the house battery. when i did some diagnostic work i noticed it was overheating. this …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.