I did have the same problems with the motion sensor not receiving information. This was due to the fact that the sensor wasn’t fully included. One way to see if the node was fully discovered is to see if the thing has been serialized. Check if there is a file in /srv/openhab-userdata/zwave/ with the node id of that device. If not, follow the hints in the posting above.
Please have a look at my posting here in particular the tips regarding the battery devices: