2023 WINNEBAGO EKKO

7 recalls, 46 complaints - 7 TSBs

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:SOFTWARE

Defect Description

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.

Consequence

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.

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 n... Read more

1,537 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Winnebago Industries, Inc.

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Defect Description

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.

Consequence

A melted fuse increases the risk of a fire.

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.

2,193 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Winnebago Industries, Inc.

LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION

Defect Description

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Ekko motorhomes. The blind spot monitoring system may fail without warning to the driver.

Consequence

Without a functioning blind spot monitoring system, the driver may be unaware of a vehicle in their blind spot, which can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will install a new blind spot monitoring system, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 16, 2024. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.

844 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Winnebago Industries, Inc.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

Defect Description

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Travato, 2021-2023 Solis, and 2022-2023 Ekko motorhomes, equipped with certain Cummins Onan QG 2800i, and Onan QG 2800i EVAP generator sets. The fuel hose between the fuel filter and Injection Pump Module (IPM) may not be properl... Read more

Consequence

A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel hose and clamps, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 2, 2023. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.

6,536 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Winnebago Industries, Inc.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Defect Description

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Ekko motorhomes. The 12-Volt charging system may have improperly routed wires and loose electrical connections, which can overload the electrical circuits and cause damage to electrical components, including the auxiliary alterna... Read more

Consequence

Overloaded electrical circuits that damage components increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and correct the wire routing and electrical connections, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 30, 2023. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 174.

1,266 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Winnebago Industries, Inc.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:OVEN/STOVE/COOKTOP

Defect Description

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Solis, 2021-2023 Travato, and 2022-2023 Ekko motorhomes, equipped with certain Suburban Manufacturing Company (Suburban) SDS2 2-Burner Drop-in Cooktops with part number 3032AST. The internal aluminum burner tubes that connect to ... Read more

Consequence

A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Winnebago will work with Suburban to repair the cooktop, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2023. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.

9,720 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Winnebago Industries, Inc.

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS

Defect Description

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Ekko vehicles. The quick disconnect fittings in the LP gas system may be cracked, causing a gas leak.

Consequence

A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the quick disconnect fittings, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 22, 2022. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.

207 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Winnebago Industries, Inc.

Complaint Statistics

46 total complaints 2 crashes 1 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
ENGINE	10
UNKNOWN OR OTHER	7
POWER TRAIN	5
STEERING	4
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING	3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2
SERVICE BRAKES	2
STRUCTURE:BODY	1

Incident date: Jul 8, 2026

Over a year ago I noticed several paint bubbles along the front edge of the hood above the grille. This is widely reported issue with the 2017–2020 Chrysler Pacifica. I brought the vehicle to a dealer in Cleveland, Ohio for an estimate in February 2025 and requested that a warranty/goodwill claim ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 8, 2026

Vehicle Information: 2018 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special Safety Complaint: I am filing this complaint because the excessive engine heat from my 2018 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special has caused repeated burns to my right inner thigh while riding. This is not simply an issue of rider discomfor... Read more

1 injured

Incident date: Jul 8, 2026

The car has continually asked to to be updated through the driver control center screen. IT states that this is a dealer update and must be brought in to have this done. Until this update is completed the above systems will not work. I have brought the car in for the lat 25k miles 4 oil changes and ... Read more

Incident date: Mar 22, 2026

Warning lights came on, dashboard goes dark, engine felt to shut off and then restart especially when driving on interstate highways. Possible cause of serious injury or death. Dealer has not found problem, been to dealership 4 times in 5 months, over 70 days. Car has been inspected and nothing h... Read more

Incident date: Mar 22, 2026

Incident date: Sep 23, 2024

The vehicle experienced a loss of motive power while stopped at a traffic light and would not accelerate when the accelerator was pressed. The failure appears related to the powertrain/electrical system. The vehicle was unable to move and required a restart to regain propulsion. The vehicle remains ... Read more

Incident date: Nov 1, 2025

The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rear wheels locked up momentarily. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was previously taken to the local dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V... Read more

Incident date: Nov 1, 2025

I have been having issues with headlights on my vehicle for awhile. We have changed the bulbs several times to try to make it easier to see. The headlights barely light up the street in front of you and is very dangerous to drive like this. I looked up online and apparently I am not the only one ... Read more

Incident date: Oct 23, 2025

The coolant system on my 2022 Genesis GV70 has repeatedly failed despite multiple repairs. On April 2, Greenway Genesis diagnosed a coolant leak and replaced several components. The problem returned, and I brought the vehicle back on April 29 because the coolant appeared low again and the engine sou... Read more

Incident date: Jan 6, 2025

This is my 4th safety report about the same issue: unexpected braking while on cruise control. Since my last report, Tesla offered another free month of auto pilot but I did not take it for fear of this braking issue. On Tuesday [XXX] I was returning to my home in Las Cruces NM from Colorado. I was... Read more

Incident date: Jan 6, 2025

Incident date: Feb 1, 2025

RECALL NUMBER 16V430000 RECALL DATE 06/12/2016 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING AND STEERING WHEEL TURNS UPSIDE DOWN MUST TURN VEHICLE OFF THEN TURN BACK ON FOR STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT ITS SELF ITS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUC... Read more

Incident date: Aug 15, 2023

Lost my eps while I'm driving on school zone and can't turn the wheels snd i end on crash it

Crash

Incident date: Aug 15, 2023

Lost my eps while I'm driving on school zone and can't turn the wheels snd i end on crash it

Crash

Incident date: Dec 15, 2024

I was driving up a steep driveway inside a parking garage. While turning a corner, the accelerator pedal began pulling away from my foot, and the car started speeding up on its own. I managed to apply the brake to stop the vehicle. I checked to see if there was anything near the pedal, like a mat, b... Read more

Incident date: Dec 10, 2024

check engine light continues to turn on and off, response from dealer maintenance is this issue is temperature related and just keep driving, not sure how this makes for an effective or safe functioning of a warning light also seems like it can lead to unnecessary trips to and costs at the maintenan... Read more

Incident date: Dec 10, 2024

The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that upon parking and attempting to turn off the vehicle, the message "Shift to Park" was displayed while the gear shifter was already in park(P). The contact stated that upon shifting out of park(P) and shifting back to park(P) several ti... Read more

Incident date: Oct 8, 2024

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the coolant warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed. The contact was informed that the cylinder head was cracked, and the engine needed to be replac... Read more

Incident date: Oct 6, 2024

Driving on the freeway around 55 MPH the engine would stall. Scared the heck out of me this started around 130000 miles on the car. Fixed a sensor still didn’t fixed the issue did an oil change that seemed to fixed the stalling. Low oil light never came on. So for years after that when the car sta... Read more

Incident date: Oct 6, 2024

There is grinding in the gears when pressing on the gas as well as down shifting and in reverse. The car will rev high and will not shift or down shift at the appropriate time and is stuck in gear.

Incident date: Aug 23, 2024

The Audi San Juan -Texas Address: 1001 East Expressway 83 ,San Juan, Tx. 78589 .Do not want repair my car for a recall WATER PUMP and in the future can cause fire .Audi A3 2017

Incident date: Aug 31, 2024

Rear end went out within drivetrain warranty period. Chevy claimed it was due to a leak even though there was no evidence of one and they couldn’t produce the part. Almost immediately after getting it back it started to have transmission problems (8L90). They again claimed there wasn’t a problem... Read more

Incident date: Sep 22, 2024

The output shaft flange for the transmission that mounts to the driveshaft coupler the flange starts to break away and then breaks . I can provide photos but the metal on the part is close the the end and if I did not find this problem by mistake the drive shaft would have came free

Incident date: Jul 19, 2023

The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the rain at night, the contact became aware that the tailgate had opened unintendedly. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while driving over bumpy road surfaces. Additionally, the cont... Read more

Incident date: Jul 19, 2023

as I was driving, the gas fuel line started spewing gas all over. The crack was higher up, behind the backseat, had to replace the fuel line. And behind the backseat was soaked with fuel oil. there was a material substance wrapped around like a cloth around the cracked area. As if the crack came fr... Read more

Incident date: May 23, 2024

The driver side door lock mechanism failed completely while the driver was in the vehicle, making it impossible to open the driver side door or exit the vehicle normally. Neither the interior door handle, nor the central power lock/unlock control, nor the remote key fob, nor the physical key insert... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2024

Transmission is bad. Toyota dealership says it needs to be replaced. Really? In a 2018 Toyota. I thought these were good cars. Supposed to last a long time. That’s why I paid over $30,000 for it. And this is what I get. There is something wrong with this scenario. I could have bought a much ch... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2024

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amoun... Read more

Incident date: Dec 1, 2022

Vehicle stalls on the highway during longer drive times up to 3 hours. Gas pedal stops working and all dashboard warning lights illuminate. Engine will not restart for several hours but after being towed and some sort of rest period restarts with no issues. Same problem happened on 3 separate occasi... Read more

Incident date: Dec 1, 2022

High beams no longer work on the front lights.

Incident date: Aug 22, 2023

The rear frame brace of my Honda element is rusted. Same exact situation as the recalls on 2007-2011 Honda CRV

Incident date: Oct 9, 2023

The brakes become very hard to engage while at a low speed, consistently in traffic and the car rider line at school. It has caused me to almost hit cars in front of me and people walking between cars. To me, it feels like the brakes are sticking and not releasing fully when I release the pedal to r... Read more

Incident date: Oct 9, 2023

My interior door handle cannot unlock the door. As I pull on the interior door handle, the door lock pin would come up partially, but it doesn’t unlock or open the door. I tried multiple pulls, because this car required two pulls to unlock.

Incident date: Oct 9, 2023

The power train may be defective. The auto shut off on the vehicle completely shuts off when you stopped at a red light. The entire vehicle restarts, and then 12 lights appear on the dashboard. The car starts shaking sometimes when it's being driven. The vehicle is currently being looked at, at the ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 4, 2023

Rear windshield shattered without impact from rock or other foreign object. Car was parked in a lot for 1 hour in the shade after driving for 20 minutes. Rear defroster was used 3.5 hours before incident for approximately 10 minutes. Glass shattered inside trunk and onto pavement of parking lot, whi... Read more

Incident date: May 27, 2023

Vehicle lost power steering and acceleration in the middle of a busy intersection

Incident date: Aug 22, 2023

Power Steering not activating immediately at ignition start. It takes 2-3 minutes. It was a few seconds at first, now it has become longer.

Incident date: Aug 15, 2023

The rear passenger back door latch is out. Has to be replaced because door will not shut an my toddler almost feel out but I caught him.

Incident date: Jul 27, 2023

A knocking noise from the engine that increases in frequency as the engine rpm increases. Reduced power and/or hesitation and vibration. Illumination of the “check engine” light in the instrument cluster. Illumination of the “engine oil pressure” warning lamp. My car will drive up to maybe ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 26, 2023

The contact owned a 2016 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously stolen, and she related the failure to Hyundai Campaign Number: 993. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly to approximately 45 MPH. The contact depressed the brake peda... Read more

Incident date: Nov 22, 2022

The contact rented a 2021 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he heard a vibrating sound coming from the front driver’s side windshield. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the contact was informed that the vehicle was a rental and cou... Read more

Incident date: Apr 21, 2023

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment, and the vehicle lost motive power. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle seemed to return to normal functionality. The contact state... Read more

Incident date: May 18, 2023

The proximity sensor alerts do not work with Tesla vision and resulted in a minor collision with adjacent vehicle while manually parking. With the removal of the ultrasonic sensors from the alert system, Tesla is not reliable anymore for distance warning and is responsible for accidents to to the fa... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 2023

1) Battery Icon Warning: Electrical system: malfunction! Please contact Service. 2) Triangle Icon with Exclamation Warning: Electric drive defective. Please contact your Audi service partner! 3) Charging not possible. A technical error occurred.

Incident date: May 25, 2023

My steering went completely out. I took it in to the dealership and they replace the power steering pump, said that was not it and replaced the rack. I got it back, and the pump was loud, was clicking when turning, and steering was still moderately unresponsive. They said they would order another... Read more

Technical Service Bulletins, 2023 WINNEBAGO EKKO

7 manufacturer communications from 6 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
350000 EQUIPMENT	2
980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER	2
160000 STRUCTURE	1
130000 VISIBILITY	1
273000 LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION	1

980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Service Bulletin sent to dealers advising of the required legal verbiage each RO should document.

980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Service Bulletin sent to all Winnebago dealers. Bulletin outlines the characteristics of new roof sealant being used.

130000 VISIBILITY

Service Campaign sent to dealers and owners advising of an update to the blind spot monitoring system.

273000 LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION

Service Campaign sent to dealers and owners advising of an update to the blind spot monitoring system.

350000 EQUIPMENT

Service Bulleting sent to all Winnebago dealers. Bulletin provides a list of recommend parts dealers should keep in stock.

160000 STRUCTURE

Service Bulletin sent to all Winnebago dealers. Bulletin advises of a manufacturing change to the shower surround sealant process for all units.

350000 EQUIPMENT

Service Bulletin sent to all dealers. This bulletin advises dealers they no longer need to email Winnebago the signed Vehicle Registration Form, but they should retain a copy for their records.

WINNEBAGO EKKO - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the WINNEBAGO EKKO across all model years (2021, 2027).

41 Total Recalls

172 Total Complaints

0 Investigations

6 Reported Crashes

10 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

WINNEBAGO EKKO - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2027	1	0	View
2026	2	0	View
2025	8	22	View
2024	8	24	View
2023 (current)	7	46
2022	10	65	View
2021	5	15	View

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ERA	90	20	View
MINNIE	75	36	View
MINNIE WINNIE	74	76	View

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Complaint Statistics

Top Reported Components

Technical Service Bulletins, 2023 WINNEBAGO EKKO

Most Affected Components

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