Recall · 24V827000
Rivian Automotive recalled 2 models over electrical system
5,128
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
November 1, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- The defect
- Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2025 R1T and R1S vehicles. Software version 2024.39.30 may prevent certain exterior lights from turning on when the Car Costume feature is activated.
- What it can cause
- Deactivated exterior lighting reduces the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Rivian has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 18, 2024. Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261. Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1552.
- NHTSA's note
- 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 nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner. This one is fixed by a software update rather than a workshop visit.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| RivianR 1 T | 2025 | Not published here |
| RivianR1S | 2025 | 2025 |
How this campaign compares
At 5,128 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 74% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2025, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2024, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
This site holds the complaint record for all 2 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 61 complaints with NHTSA, 1 of them before this campaign was filed. 10 of those name the electrical system, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 9 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V508000 (exterior lighting), 26V009000 (seat belts), 26V003000 (suspension), 25V585000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Rivian Automotive, LLC with NHTSA on November 1, 2024 as campaign 24V827000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2024-11-01.
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