FaultScore

Kawasaki Vulcan vs Winnebago Ekko

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Kawasaki Vulcan Winnebago Ekko
Complaints on file 70 172
Model years covered 1995–2009 2021–2025
Worst model year 2022
Best model year 2021
Crashes reported 7 0
Fires reported 2 37
Injuries reported 5 0
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 20% 21.5%

Kawasaki Vulcan by year

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 09
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 20 28.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 14 20.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 15.7%
Electrical System 6 8.6%
Brakes 4 5.7%
Other & Unspecified 4 5.7%
Tires 3 4.3%
Suspension 2 2.9%

Winnebago Ekko by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 24 14.0%
Equipment & Accessories 18 10.5%
Engine & Cooling 17 9.9%
Other & Unspecified 15 8.7%
Tires 8 4.7%
Wheels 3 1.7%
Brakes 2 1.2%