Rivian

Electric truck and SUV maker Rivian Automotive says it is recalling almost all the vehicles it has delivered to customers in order to tighten a loose ...

Rivian Automotive said it is recalling almost all the vehicles it has delivered to customers in order to tighten a loose fastener that could affect drivers' ...

For customers who have purchased a Rivian truck, the wait to receive it is now more than a year long. It went public last year, and its market value quickly soared past that of Ford and General Motors to become the second-most valuable U.S. The Electric truck and SUV maker, which was founded in 2009, said it is recalling about 13,000 vehicles because a fastener connecting the vehicles' front upper-control arm and steering knuckle may not be torqued enough.

Rivian has notified customers that it's recalling 13,000 EVs — or almost all of the electric trucks and SUVs it has ever delivered — due to an issue that ...

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Rivian is the latest automaker to have to recall a big batch of electric vehicles.

Consequently, Rivian will inspect all the potentially affected vehicles, properly torquing any that aren't within spec. That could throw out the wheel's alignment or potentially even separate the joint. In mid-August, Rivian discovered that an upper control arm had separated from the steering knuckle on one of its vehicles.

Startup EV truck manufacturer Rivian issued a voluntary recall Friday for nearly all of its vehicles over a potential steering issue related to an ...

The California-based company has more than 6,000 employees and an annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles at its sole production facility in Normal. While it has generated robust demand for its inaugural products, Rivian has struggled to keep up. For the “very small percentage” where replacement parts are needed, Rivian will provide loaner vehicles. The company will also be setting up pop-up service centers in high-density areas for additional recall capacity. Scaringe said in a letter to customers. “On a small percentage of vehicles, the fastener connecting the front upper control arm and steering knuckle may not have been sufficiently torqued,” Rivian CEO and founder R.J.

Electric truck and SUV maker Rivian Automotive says it is recalling almost all the vehicles it has delivered to customers in order to tighten a loose ...

A loose fastener could affect a driver's ability to control the vehicle, says the maker of electric trucks, sport–utes and vans.

Customers can call (855) 748-4265 with any questions. The recall covers nearly all the vehicles the company has delivered to customers, according to reports, though Rivian says only a small percentage of those may actually be affected by a problem involving a potentially loose fastener. It also makes a Rivian says seven reports potentially related to the problem have been made, with no reported injuries. [said](https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/reviews/2022-rivian-r1s-preview/): "While it's hard to doubt that the Ford [F-150 Lightning](https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/reviews/2022-ford-f-150-lightning-preview/) is the most significant electric truck of the moment -- outside of the hyperbolic (and [still nonexistent) Tesla Cybertruck](/roadshow/news/tesla-cybertruck-roadster-semi-delays-no-new-models-2022/) -- it's the Rivian R1T that seems to have captured the hearts and minds of most would-be EV truckers." [Rivian Automotive](https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/make/rivian/) has issued a recall of its R1T pickups, [R1S](https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/make/rivian/model/r1s/) sport-utility vehicles and [EDV](https://www.cnet.com/news/amazons-rivian-built-electric-delivery-fleet-hits-the-road-across-us-cities/) delivery vans over an issue that could increase the risk of drivers crashing.