The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Rivian R1T: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Rivian reported 10 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Rivian R1T, model years 2022–2024, 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 reportsThe 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 1 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 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 R1T puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Rivian R1T, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-07 | 2023 | WA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-05-10 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-11 | 2022 | TN | 0 | 2 | Other | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-10 | 2022 | OR | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-02 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-10 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-06-14 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-02-28 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-02-03 | 2022 | NM | 1 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-06-16 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Service Brake System, Air · Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Rivian received alleging a death or injury in a Rivian R1T and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a R1T that sold more will have more rows. All Rivian models · What these reports are, and are not.