"Rivian is recalling nearly 35,000 electric vehicles sold in the United States over a potential issue with the driver's seat belt pretensioner cable. However, neither the R1S SUV nor the R1T pickup truck is included in the recall. Instead, the company's electric commercial van makes up the entirety of the recall population, with 34,824 vehicles affected by the issue, according to documents submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)."
"The seat belt pretensioner on the driver's side may be damaged from repeated misuse, with Rivian saying that a major cause for the issue is drivers sitting on top of the seat belt while it is buckled. The majority of Rivian commercial vans are part of Amazon's delivery fleet, so it's not hard to see why this would happen, even though it's not legal."
"Delivery drivers need to hop in and out of their vehicles dozens of times on every shift, so they might leave the belt buckled to get in and out of the van faster, while also disabling the seat belt warning sound. To fix the problem, Rivian will inspect the driver's seat belt pretensioner assemblies in the affected vans and replace them if needed."
Rivian is recalling 34,824 electric commercial vans in the United States due to potential damage to the driver's seat belt pretensioner cable. The company determined repeated misuse, especially drivers sitting on the buckled seat belt, can damage the pretensioner cable. The recalled vehicles do not include the R1S or R1T models. Most affected vans are part of Amazon's delivery fleet, where drivers frequently enter and exit vehicles and may leave belts buckled to silence warnings. Rivian will inspect and replace pretensioner assemblies as needed and has released an over-the-air software update to detect misuse. No accidents or injuries have been reported. The van entered production in 2021 under a deal to deliver 100,000 vans by 2030, with over 20,000 delivered so far.
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