2025 RIVIAN EDV Recalls, Complaints & Safety

SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

Defect Description

Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2025 EDV vehicles. The driver's seat belt pretensioner cable may become damaged.

Consequence

A damaged seat belt pretensioner cable may not restrain the occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Rivian has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update. In addition Rivian will inspect and replace the driver's seat belt pretensioner assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 16, 2026. Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261. Riv... Read more

34,824 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Rivian Automotive, LLC

Complaint Statistics

1 total complaints

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
SEAT BELTS	1

Incident date: Nov 25, 2025

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.

NHTSA Safety Investigations — RIVIAN EDV

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE — Closed — Model Year: 2022

Rivian EDV Seat Belt Anchor Detachment

On September 22, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation (PE) 25011 to investigate and assess allegations of seat belt performance concerns in certain Model Year (MY) 2022-2023 Rivian Electric Delivery Van (EDV).Â ODI has received fourteen (14) Vehicle Owner ... Questionnaires (VOQ) reporting potential failures of the driverâs front outboard seat belt anchorage system. The anchorage utilizes a steel-braided cable linked to the seat frame, which supports the seat belt webbing that secures the occupant in the event of a crash. Â The VOQ describe instances in which the steel-braided cable frayed, unraveled, or completely severed, potentially leaving the occupant inadequately restrained during vehicle operation. Â A partial or complete separation of the seat belt pretensioner anchor cable can significantly degrade occupant restraint performance in a crash. Â A damaged cable may also prevent the pretensioner from removing belt slack at the onset of a vehicle crash impact, which could reduce airbag effectiveness and increase the risk of injury. ODIâs investigation sought to determine whether the seat belt assemblyâs integrity, design, durability, mounting position, installation method, or manufacturing deficiencies could have contributed to the reported condition. Following the opening of the investigation, Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) determined that the seat belt pretensioner anchor cable contained a safety defect in the subject vehicle population and filed a Part 573 Defect Information Report. Recall 25V-816 is intended to address MY 2022-2025 Rivian EDV vehicles. Rivian has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update and will inspect and replace the driverâs seat belt pretensioner assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on January 19, 2026. This recall action seems to resolve the concerns reported by customers.Â The recall scope includes MY 2024-2025 vehicles in addition to MY 2022-2023 vehicles identified in this investigation.Â Accordingly, ODI is closing Investigation PE25011. The agency will continue to monitor field performance, complaint trends, and recall completion rates to assess the adequacy of the remedy. Â ODI reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future developments. To review the ODI reports cited in this Closing Resume, go to NHTSA.gov and search the associated ODI Report Identification Numbers.Read more

RIVIAN EDV — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the RIVIAN EDV across all model years (2022–2025).

8 Total Recalls

23 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

0 Reported Crashes

0 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

RIVIAN EDV — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2025 (current)	1	1
2024	2	0	View
2023	2	14	View
2022	3	8	View

Other RIVIAN Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
R1S	59	231	View
R1T	47	167	View
R 1 T	4	1	View