{"id":"2022_rivian_r1s","make":"Rivian","make_slug":"rivian","model":"R1S","model_slug":"r1s","year":2022,"url":"/rivian/r1s/2022/","pts":["bev"],"configs":[{"id":44461,"model":"R1S","pt":"bev","drive":"Part-time 4-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":73,"hwy":65,"comb":69,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":48.6142,"range":316,"range_city":331,"range_hwy":296,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":13.0,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"162, 162, 163, 163kW AC 3-Phase","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1100,"save_spend":5750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"RIV","modified":"Thu Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2022"}],"vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","segment":"Midsize / large SUV","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"26V009000","component":"SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS","mfr":"Rivian Automotive, LLC","reported":"2026-01-15","owner_notified":"2026-03-02","units":869,"summary":"Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2025 R1T and 2022-2026 R1S vehicles. The bolts that secure the second-row driver and passenger side seat belt retractor assemblies may be improperly tightened.","consequence":"An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not adequately restrain the seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Rivian will inspect and tighten the bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 2, 2026. Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261. Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1795.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FSAM-1795","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"26V003000","component":"SUSPENSION:CRITICAL FASTENERS","mfr":"Rivian Automotive, LLC","reported":"2026-01-05","owner_notified":"2026-02-17","units":19641,"summary":"Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2025 R1S and R1T vehicles that previously had service performed. The toe link may have been reassembled incorrectly during service procedures performed before March 10, 2025.","consequence":"The toe link joint may separate, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Rivian will replace the rear toe link bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2026. Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261. Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1794. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning February 24, 2026.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FSAM-1794","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V370000","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE","mfr":"Rivian Automotive, LLC","reported":"2025-06-03","owner_notified":"2025-07-08","units":536,"summary":"Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2025 R1T and R1S vehicles. The D-ring bolts for one or both front seat belt anchorage assemblies may not have been properly installed.","consequence":"An improperly secured seat belt may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Rivian will inspect and properly secure the seat belt anchorage assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 8, 2025. Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261. Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1681.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FSAM-1681","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V458000","component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS","mfr":"Rivian Automotive, LLC","reported":"2024-06-20","owner_notified":"2024-08-08","units":666,"summary":"Rivian Automotive, LLC. (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2023 R1S and R1T vehicles.  The maximum vehicle capacity weight value on the tire placard label is incorrect.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, \"Tire Selection and Rims.\"","consequence":"A vehicle with an incorrect maximum capacity weight value may be overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Rivian will mail owners a corrected overlay tire placard label, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 8, 2024.  Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4264.  Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1491.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FSAM-1491","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"24V408000","component":"AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN","mfr":"Rivian Automotive, LLC","reported":"2024-06-05","owner_notified":"2024-07-16","units":1723,"summary":"Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2024 R1T and R1S vehicles.  The attachment clips on the upper B-pillar and/or C-pillar trim panels may have been damaged during a service procedure.","consequence":"Damaged pillar trim panel clips can result in improper side curtain air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Rivian will replace the pillar trim panels, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 16, 2024.  Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261.  Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM 1464.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FSAM-1464","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V883000","component":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL","mfr":"Rivian Automotive, LLC","reported":"2023-12-21","owner_notified":"2024-01-18","units":7873,"summary":"Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022 R1T and R1S vehicles.  The accelerator pedal may not detect when the driver releases the pedal, failing to activate \"auto-hold\" or \"park\" as intended.","consequence":"Failure to activate \"auto-hold\" or \"park\" can result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Rivian has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update.  Rivian will also replace the accelerator pedals, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 18, 2024.  Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261.  Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM 1342.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FSAM 1342","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V783000","component":"VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM","mfr":"Rivian Automotive, LLC","reported":"2023-11-21","owner_notified":"2023-12-21","units":1463,"summary":"Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2023 R1T and R1S vehicles.  A software update may have deactivated the defroster and defogger system controls.","consequence":"The inability to operate the windshield defrosting and defogging system can decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Rivian has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 21, 2023.  Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261.  Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1331.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FSAM-1331","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"23V233000","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS","mfr":"Rivian Automotive, LLC","reported":"2023-03-31","owner_notified":"2023-07-12","units":5030,"summary":"Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2023 R1S vehicles.  The reverse light beam may not be visible from certain angles.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, \"Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.\"","consequence":"Reduced visibility of the reverse lights increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Rivian will repair or replace the reverse lights, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 12, 2023.  Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-855-748-4265.  Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1216.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FSAM-1216","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V159000","component":"AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS","mfr":"Rivian Automotive, LLC","reported":"2023-03-09","owner_notified":"2023-03-15","units":30,"summary":"Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2023 R1S vehicles.  The fasteners that secure the right and left side curtain air bags may be improperly secured.","consequence":"Improperly secured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will secure or replace the side curtain air bags as necessary, free of charge.  All owners have been notified and all vehicles will be repaired by March 15, 2023.  Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261.  Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1185.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FSAM-1185","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V109000","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR","mfr":"Rivian Automotive, LLC","reported":"2023-02-22","owner_notified":"2023-04-05","units":12716,"summary":"Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022 R1T and R1S vehicles.  A faulty automatic locking retractor (ALR) sensor in the front passenger seat belt system may incorrectly report as ON when it is actually OFF, causing the suppression or improper deployment of the air bag.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"Failure of the air bag to deploy as intended increases the risk of injury to the front passenger during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the front passenger seat belt system components as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 5, 2023.  Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261.  Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1166.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FSAM-1166","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V744000","component":"STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM","mfr":"Rivian Automotive, LLC","reported":"2022-10-06","owner_notified":"2022-11-11","units":12212,"summary":"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.","consequence":"A loose steering knuckle fastener could separate, causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and, as necessary, tighten the steering knuckle fastener, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed November 11, 2022.  Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261.  Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM 997.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FSAM 997","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V641000","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE","mfr":"Rivian Automotive, LLC","reported":"2022-08-25","owner_notified":"2022-09-30","units":207,"summary":"Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022 R1T and R1S vehicles.  The front seat belt anchors may have been inadequately attached to the B-pillar.","consequence":"An improperly secured seat belt anchor may not adequately restrain the seat occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Rivian will inspect the front seat belt assemblies and, as necessary, properly secure the bolts, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were September 30, 2022.  Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261.  Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-924.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FSAM-924","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":12,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":35,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":6,"crash":2,"fire":0,"injured":3,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Forward Collision Avoidance",3],["Air Bags",3],["Seats",3],["Lane Departure",1],["Vehicle Speed Control",1],["Electrical System",1]],"by_year":{"2023":2,"2024":1,"2025":1,"2026":2},"excerpts":[["2026-06-11","Electrical System","Vehicle was inoperable and over 100F in our driveway, with a flashing \"critical high voltage battery fault\". My wife injured her hand attempting to get in the vehicle. The service center has claimed that moisture inside the HVAC system caused the High Voltage (HV) battery system to fail, throwing a critical high-voltag\u2026"],["2026-02-02","Air Bags","All sensors failed. Once vehicle was parked completely and seatbelt was removed, the car automatically took off. It began accelerating on its own, full throttle (Rivian logs were retrieved to show this), then began crashing into multiple cars while still gaining speed. Logs also show that the breaks were applied during\u2026"],["2025-03-06","Seats","In the R1S, there is a crossmember for the 3rd row seating. On low VIN vehicles, there appears to be a trend, including mine personally, that have crossmember bolts that were mis-installed during assembly and have disconnected the threaded inserts from the body and remain unscrewed and loose. This is a primary mounting\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"PE26004","component":"SUSPENSION:REAR","opened":"2026-05-26","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Rear Toe Link May Separate","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received two Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) reporting left rear toe link separation in certain Model Year (MY) 2023-2024 Rivian R1S vehicles. Both VOQs report component separation while driving, causing the vehicles to swerve across multiple lanes of traffic. One incident resulted in a collision with an adjacent vehicle and roadside barrier.\u00c2\u00a0 In both separations, the bolt that maintains the integrity of the toe link fractured. Evidence collected from the complaint vehicles included repair histories, onboard video, imagery of the damaged components, and a police accident report. The two vehicles with reported separation have different vehicl"},{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":82,"headline":{"range":316,"mpg":null,"ncap":null,"complaints":6},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}