The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Rivian R1S: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Rivian reported 16 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Rivian R1S, model years 2022–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3,216 | 62 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26,342 | 27 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14,446 | 14 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 29,876 | 17 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Latch | 6 | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 | 3 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 2 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Rivian R1S puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Rivian R1S, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 2023 | FL | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-26 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-15 | 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-04 | 2025 | CO | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-10-20 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-13 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-13 | 2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-07 | 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-04 | 2025 | CA | 1 | 3 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-02-13 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-10-10 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-20 | 2024 | CA | 1 | 0 | Latch | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-08 | 2023 | CA | 1 | 3 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-03-19 | 2023 | CO | 0 | 1 | Wheels | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-07 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 2 | Lane Departure · Steering System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-11 | 2023 | WA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Rivian received alleging a death or injury in a Rivian R1S and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a R1S that sold more will have more rows. All Rivian models · What these reports are, and are not.