Rivian R1S

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Official safety data

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Recalls 6

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  • May 2024 Equipment 2024 The dashboard air bag warning label may be missing. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

    Risk Without the dashboard label, operators may be unaware of the increased risks that an air bag poses to an infant or child in the front seat, increasing the risk of injury to occupants.

    Remedy Rivian mailed owners the warning label information, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 30, 2024. Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4264. Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1429.

    Applies to Rivian Automotive, LLC. (Rivian) is recalling certain 2024 R1T and R1S vehicles.

    NHTSA campaign 24V319000

Complaints 16

Owners have filed 16 complaints with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the 2024 Rivian R1S. 0 mention a fire and 5 a crash.

Suspension 4 Collision avoidance 3 Other 3 Speed control 3 Body/structure 2 Wheels 2

“Car suddenly lost control, making zig zag movements, none of the safety sensors were working, car went off road and crashed into freeway side fence. Windows airbags deployed on driver window and passenger window behind driver seat”

NHTSA complaint #11719573 · 2024 model year · Lane Departure · Feb 2026

“clunking/thumping noise coming from front end over speed bumps like something is loose or going to fall apart. have taken car into service few times and was told its normal, its getting worse. Online forum threads have mentioned same issue , I am afraid one of these days something going to snap and…”

NHTSA complaint #11663610 · 2024 model year · Suspension · May 2025

“The horn is so quiet that when I was driving on the highway at 65 mph, someone changed lanes without looking. I tried to use the horn, but it was so soft that neither the other driver nor I could hear it, which nearly caused a major accident. I’ve spoken to other owners who have also noticed this…”

NHTSA complaint #11595164 · 2024 model year · Other · Jun 2024

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