NHTSA Complaint #11534830 — 2023 WINNEBAGO EKKO

The balmar regulator/ 2nd alternator is failing and presenting a fire hazard based off of Winnebago’s own reports and other owners who have experienced fires to their Ekkos. Because of this we have had to spend a considerable amount of money getting another safe charger option (dc - dc charger wired properly and safely unlike winnebagos 2nd alternator/balmar regulator) from the primary alternator installed since we cannot rely on or use the 2nd alternator with the balmar regulator without threat of fire, serious injury, or possible death. We have not been advised on what to do to prevent this and Winnebago is not providing an actual remedy in a timely fashion (or financially reasonable to us as a owner, as we have to pay out of pocket to travel 3000 miles round trip for this repair when it is available). They need to provide guidance immediately as this is a life threatening hazard and remedy it as soon as possible, while not putting the owners lives at risk and providing compensation for owner traveling thousands of miles for the fix.