# 2021 WINNEBAGO EKKO — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1995572` · 2024-05-30 · Winnebago Industries, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** WINNEBAGO
- **Model:** EKKO
- **Year:** 2021
- **Manufacturer:** Winnebago Industries, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
We have a Winnebago EKKO year 2022 and had the 174 recall completed in August of 2023 and now the second alternator Balmar has failed again we smelled the same smoke again and whine like the first one. We disconnected it before it caught fire.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*