Motiv
Motiv has 8 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 2017–2025), with 12 recall campaigns and 0 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2024 (7). The F-59 BEV Chassis line has the most complaints, 0 over 7 model years.
Comparisons here are between Motiv model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Motiv only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-59 BEV Chassis | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| E-450 BEV Chassis | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| E-450 BEV Chassis School Bus | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| F-53 BEV Chassis | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| F-59 BEV Chassis School Bus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| F-59 School Bus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| E-450 Chassis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| F-59 Chassis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Motiv had?
12 NHTSA recall campaigns name Motiv vehicles (model years 2017–2025). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 960, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Motiv model line has the most complaints?
F-59 BEV Chassis: 0 complaints over 7 model years (0.0 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Motiv?
No complaints are in the file.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.