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2025 WINNEBAGO EKKO — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

fire · 2016124 · 2024-08-14

Vehicle

Make
WINNEBAGO
Model
EKKO
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Component
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

A fuse between the solar panels and solar controller melted and caused it to flame up. The incident could have caused a major fire. The problem has occurred on other units with various other owners. No. Winnebago is aware of the incident but we have not heard anything from them. There were no indications that this was going to happen.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11608429
Machine
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