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Motiv Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 2017–2025

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Motiv model year it names.
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Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Motiv model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
13
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
13
9 model years

Overview

Our database holds no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for Motiv. Our database also holds 13 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Motiv model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Motiv models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Motiv models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
E-450 BEV Chassis2019–202404
E-450 BEV Chassis School Bus2019–202404
E-450 Chassis2017–201802
Epic4 E-450 BEV2021–202401
Epic4 E450 BEV School Bus2017–201801
F-53 BEV Chassis2019–202404
F-53 BEV Chassis School Bus2021–202301
F-53 Chassis202501
F-53 School Bus202001
F-59 BEV Chassis2019–202505
F-59 BEV Chassis School Bus2019–202304
F-59 Chassis2017–201802
F-59 School Bus2017–202102

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 8 newest campaigns covering a Motiv vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
25V456000F-59 BEV Chassis

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERYMotiv Power Systems, Inc. (Motiv) is recalling certain 2021-2024 F-59 vehicles equipped with a Motiv Gen 6 EPIC powertrain. The high voltage battery pack may be improperly sealed and allow liquid to enter the battery.

25V262000F-59 BEV Chassis School Bus

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:FUSES, RELAYS, CONTACTS, AND SHUNTS; STRUCTURE:CRITICAL FASTENERSMotiv Power Systems, Inc. (Motiv) is recalling certain 2020 F-59 school buses equipped with a Motiv Gen 5 EPIC powertrain. A support bracket may fatigue and break, allowing the main power disconnect to contact other structures and short.

25V261000F-53 BEV Chassis, F-59 BEV Chassis

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:FUSES, RELAYS, CONTACTS, AND SHUNTS; STRUCTURE:CRITICAL FASTENERSMotiv Power Systems, Inc. (Motiv) is recalling certain 2019-2022 F-53 and F-59 vehicles equipped with a Motiv Gen 5 EPIC powertrain. A support bracket may fatigue and break, allowing the main power disconnect to contact other structures and short.

25V1380006 Motiv models

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE:THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS)Motiv Power Systems, Inc. (Motiv) is recalling certain 2017-2020 E-450 and F-59 school buses with Gen 4 EPIC powertrain, and 2020-2023 E-450, F-59, and F-53 school buses with a Gen 5 EPIC powertrain. A throttle position sensor (TPS) power wire connector pin may loosen, causing a loss of signal to the powertrain control module and a loss of drive power.

25V1370006 Motiv models

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE:THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS)Motiv Power Systems, Inc. (Motiv) is recalling certain 2017-2020 E-450 and F-59 vehicles with Gen 4 EPIC powertrain, 2020-2023 E-450, F-59, and F-53 vehicles with a Gen 5 EPIC powertrain, and 2023-2025 Motiv F-59 and F-53 vehicles with a Gen 6 EPIC powertrain. A throttle position sensor (TPS) power wire connector pin may loosen, causing a loss of signal to the powertrain control module and a loss of drive power.

24V782000Epic4 E-450 BEV

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM: CABLESMotiv Power Systems, Inc. (Motiv) is recalling certain 2021-2024 E-450 vehicles equipped with a Motiv Gen 4 EPIC powertrain. A wire connection point could loosen, causing a loss of 12-volt control power to the high voltage (HV) batteries.

24V781000E-450 BEV Chassis School Bus

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM: CABLESMotiv Power Systems, Inc. (Motiv) is recalling certain 2021-2024 E-450 school buses equipped with a Motiv Gen 4 EPIC powertrain. A wire connection point could loosen, causing a loss of 12-volt control power to the high voltage (HV) batteries.

24V6980005 Motiv models

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGMotiv Power Systems, Inc. (Motiv) is recalling certain 2017-2020 E-450 and F-59 vehicles equipped with a Motiv Gen 4 EPIC and 2020-2023 F-53 and F-59 vehicles equipped with a Motiv Gen 5 EPIC powertrain. The wiring harness may be missing a heat shrink insulator and retention clip. The 12-volt control wires may deteriorate and loosen, causing a loss of connection to the high voltage (HV) batteries and drive power.

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