Recall · 25V262000
Motiv Power Systems recalled the MOTIV F-59 School Bus over electrical system
3
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
April 21, 2025
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:FUSES, RELAYS, CONTACTS, AND SHUNTS
- The defect
- Motiv 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.
- What it can cause
- An electrical short can shut down the high voltage system, resulting in a loss of drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- 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.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to 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 | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 3 vehicles this is a small campaign: 97% 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 one model year, 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 5 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Motiv vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 8 times before this, most recently in October 2024 as 24V782000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 25V138000 (vehicle speed control), 24V699000 (electrical system), 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 April 21, 2025 as campaign 25V262000. 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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