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Motiv F-59 BEV Chassis Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Motiv F-59 BEV Chassis (2019–2025).

5
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2021
year with most recalls

Pick your Motiv F-59 BEV Chassis model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2025 Motiv F-59 BEV Chassis10
2024 Motiv F-59 BEV Chassis20
2023 Motiv F-59 BEV Chassis40
2022 Motiv F-59 BEV Chassis50
2021 Motiv F-59 BEV Chassis50
2020 Motiv F-59 BEV Chassis40
2019 Motiv F-59 BEV Chassis40

All Motiv F-59 BEV Chassis recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Motiv F-59 BEV Chassis, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Traction battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 25V456000 Reported 55 vehicles potentially affected Motiv Power Systems

    Motiv 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.

    Remedy: Motiv worked with Our Next Energy to inspect and repair the battery packs as necessary, free of charge. All affected vehicles were repaired by November 2024. Owners may contact Motiv customer service at 1-650-458-4804.

    Model years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

  2. Critical fasteners (structure) and fuses, relays, contacts, and shunts (electrical system)

    NHTSA 25V261000 Reported 139 vehicles potentially affected Motiv Power Systems

    Motiv 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.

    Remedy: Motiv field support technicians will replace the bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2025. Owners may contact Motiv customer service at 1-650-458-4804.

    Model years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

  3. Throttle position sensor (tps) (vehicle speed control) and electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 25V137000 Reported 222 vehicles potentially affected Motiv Power Systems

    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…

    Remedy: Motiv field support technicians will inspect and repair, or replace the PCM connector, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 23, 2025. Owners may contact Motiv customer service at 1-650-458-4804.

    Model years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

  4. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 24V698000 Reported 151 vehicles potentially affected Motiv Power Systems

    Motiv 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,…

    Remedy: Motiv field support technicians will inspect and correct any loose wiring, and replace damaged 12-volt control wires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 21, 2024. Owners may contact Motiv…

    Model years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

  5. Software (electrical system)

    NHTSA 24V546000 Reported 200 vehicles potentially affected Motiv Power Systems

    Motiv Power Systems, Inc. (Motiv) is recalling certain 2021-2024 E-450, 2019-2023 F-59, and 2019-2020 F-53 vehicles equipped with a Motiv Gen 5 EPIC powertrain. The vehicle control software could misclassify a loss of isolation between the chassis and high voltage system, shutting down the high voltage (HV) batteries.

    Remedy: Motiv will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2024. Owners may contact Motiv customer service at 1-650-458-4804.

    Model years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Other Motiv models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.