The 2023 Rivian Edv has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 37,158 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS25V8160002025-11-2534,824 affected
Defect
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. Rivian's number for…
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."
Consequence
Improperly aimed headlights can result in insufficient illumination of the road, decreasing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Rivian will inspect and adjust the headlight alignment as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 28, 2024. Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4264. Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1445.
Complaints by component
SEAT BELTS
10
SUSPENSION
2
POWER TRAIN
1
STEERING
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
10injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints16
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Air conditioner turns off when bulkhead door (inside vehicle) senses it is closed. I have 30 rivian vehicles that this update has happened to and I have multiple driver's a day that are being affected by heat related issue with this new update.”
“The rear axle beam on this vehicle is cracked. The beam is nearly cracked all the way through with just a small amount of material still holding it together. An image is attached showing the part failure.”
“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…”
“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.”
“The seatbelt cable completely snapped- it's a huge metal cord and should not have failed.”
“The anchor - seat belt_ptp 1_5 pre-tension point snaps on these vehicles very often”
“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.”
“Seat belt relaeases from the anchor point causing a major concern with this vehicle. We have multiple failures at the same point.”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE25011 Opened 2025-09-22 · closed 2026-02-25
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). ODI has received fourteen (14) Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQ)…
InvestigationPE25011 Opened 2025-09-22 · closed 2026-02-25
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). ODI has received fourteen (14) Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQ)…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2023 Rivian Edv as of
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