Recall · 24V699000
Motiv Power Systems recalled the MOTIV F-59 School Bus over electrical system
13
Vehicles covered
1
Model
7
Model years
September 19, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- The defect
- Motiv Power Systems, Inc. (Motiv) is recalling certain 2017-2020 F-59 school buses equipped with a Motiv Gen 4 EPIC and 2020-2023 F-59 school buses 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.
- What it can cause
- A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Motiv field support technicians will inspect and correct or replace any 12-volt control wires showing signs of fatigue, cracking, or improper retention or protection as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 21, 2024. Owners may contact Motiv customer service at 1-650-458-4804.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| MotivF-59 School Bus | 2017 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 13 vehicles this is a small campaign: 90% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2017 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were 7 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Motiv vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 4 times before this, most recently in August 2024 as 24V603000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 25V262000 (electrical system), 25V138000 (vehicle speed control), 24V602000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Motiv Power Systems with NHTSA on September 19, 2024 as campaign 24V699000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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