https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Rivian EDV. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:15:11 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2175074 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT During inspection we found the rear axle of this vehicle has a crack through it traveling vertically through the axle. The break is on the driver side rear of the vehicle and extends about 80% up the entire axle width. The attached images are taken from the rear of the vehicle. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2175081 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT During operation the seatbelt connection to the pretensioner fell apart. There is a plastic housing that the seatbelt anchor is connected to. That metal anchor came apart from inside of the plastic housing and could not be reconnected. Vehicle will need a new seatbelt installed. The pretensioner mounting cable is still intact, just the connection plate to the plastic housing failed. The attac https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2151923 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Driver of van called to report seatbelt would not latch; release button was stuck and would not release. They called Rivian Support, and they had van towed back to station as without seatbelt working properly, would be unsafe for driver to continue. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#recall-25V816000-rivian-rivian-edv-2025 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2025 EDV vehicles. The driver's seat belt pretensioner cable may become damaged. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#recall-25V816000-rivian-rivian-edv-2023 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2025 EDV vehicles. The driver's seat belt pretensioner cable may become damaged. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#recall-25V816000-rivian-rivian-edv-2022 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2025 EDV vehicles. The driver's seat belt pretensioner cable may become damaged. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2148390 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The seatbelt cable completely snapped- it's a huge metal cord and should not have failed. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2140435 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT seat belt anchor failure https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2140259 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The ANCHOR - SEAT BELT_PTP 1_5 PRE-TENSION POINT snaps on these vehicles very often https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2139256 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The seatbelt pretensioner failed in the Rivian EDV 700. This is a common problem and puts drivers at serious risk of injury or death in an accident. The pretensioner comes apart without warning. We have seen this on several of the Rivian EDV 700s in our fleet. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2136938 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Same problem as many of our Rivian vans, the seat belt is coming loose at the anchor point causing a major safety concern. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2136939 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Same as several of our Rivian vehicles, the seat belt anchor is failing causing a major safety concern. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2136937 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Seat belt relaeases from the anchor point causing a major concern with this vehicle. We have multiple failures at the same point. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2136254 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The seatbelt pretensioner anchor cable completely severed and broke apart during operation. This is the metal cable near the drivers left hip that secures the seatbelt across the drivers lap area. A photo of the broken cable is attached. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2118196 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT The seat belt anchor for the lap belt has separated from the anchor point. It appears the cable is pulling apart as can be seen in photos I will be attaching. This is a huge safety concern however Rivian is telling us this is from a driver sitting on the seat belt. I am denying this accusation because we have cab facing cameras that detect this kind of behavior. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2116040 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The main seatbelt anchor cable (located near the drivers left side hip) broke during operation. This is a steel braided cable that secures the seatbelt to the seat. All strands of the cable severed entirely and left the driver unrestrained during operation. The broken part has been replaced by Rivian service. This is the third different vehicle in the last 30 days that this part has failed in https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2116049 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT A braided steel cable that anchors the driver seatbelt harness to the seat broke during operation. The steel cable was completely severed, leaving the driver no loner restrained in the event of a collision. This is the second vehicle this month that has experienced the exact same failure. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2116053 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The metal braided steel cable that anchors the seatbelt harness to the driver seat broke in half during operation. This severed cable left the driver unrestrained in the event of a collision. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2116058 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT A metal braided cable used as the seatbelt pretensioner broke in half during operation. This cable is what anchors the drivers seatbelt harness to the seat. This left the driver unrestrained in the event of a collision. The broken part was replaced by Rivian service. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2110536 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT During normal operation of the this vehicle, the seatbelt pretensioner cable snapped when the driver attempted to buckle the seatbelt. This is where the lap belt portion is attached to the seat. The cable is frayed and breaks. This same defect has occurred on 5 of our 34 vehicles of the same make and model in the last 12 months. The manufacturer has replaced the first four failures and advise https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-2049586 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT I lease 36 of these vehicles and at least 50% have had issues with the Shifter. The shifter (putting the vehicle into D, R, or any other position) will fail unexpectedly. It is not broken or seems to have any visible damage. It will leave the vehicle stranded anywhere in the middle of the road, highway, parking lot, etc. When 50% of the vehicles and counting have the same issue then is a manufactu https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-1994641 Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT The vehicle shifter tends to easily break and wiggle, not allowing the vehicle to go on drive or reverse. SAFETY concern, Rivian charges around $600+ every time you have this consistent problem. Severe vehicles, especially from Amazon have been called out for this ongoing situation. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-1994642 Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT The vehicle shifter tends to easily break and wiggle, not allowing the vehicle to go on drive or reverse. SAFETY concern, Rivian charges around $600+ every time you have this consistent problem. Severe vehicles, especially from Amazon have been called out for this ongoing situation. https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#recall-24V367000-rivian-rivian-edv-2023 Thu, 23 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Rivian Automotive, LLC. (Rivian) is recalling certain 2023-2024 EDV, R1S, and R1T vehicles. The headlights may be improperly aimed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamp, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment." https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-1992805 Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT We have a fleet of these Rivian delivery vehicles and they all have the same issue: the shift lever is made of inferior materials and insufficiently designed. The operator manipulates the shift lever to place the vehicle in drive and the lever breaks off. The vehicle is then stuck in gear and cannot be shifted. This is causing near miss incidents due to the operator being unable to safely control https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-1875680 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT The new Amazon Rivian EDV vans lack passenger-side airbags. Amazon is requiring Driver Trainers to sit in the passenger "jump seat" for 3+ hours a day for on-the-road training tests. The government requires front airbags for both the driver & passenger, yet Amazon is requiring Driver Trainers to sit in a seat without proper safety protections. The van also has a blue metal pole in front of the pas https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#complaint-1875681 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT The new Amazon Rivian EDV vans lack passenger-side airbags. Amazon is requiring Driver Trainers to sit in the passenger "jump seat" for 3+ hours a day for on-the-road training tests. The government requires front airbags for both the driver & passenger, yet Amazon is requiring Driver Trainers to sit in a seat without proper safety protections. The van also has a blue metal pole in front of the pas https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv https://plaincars.com/make/rivian-edv#recall-22V744000-rivian-rivian-edv-2022 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022 R1T, R1S, and EDV vehicles. The fastener connecting the front upper control arm and steering knuckle may have been improperly tightened.