Rivian Forward Collision Avoidance: Software

Rivian is recalling about 24,214 vehicles over a problem with the forward collision avoidance. Failure to detect another vehicle increases the risk of a crash.

Campaign
25V585000
Manufacturer
Rivian Automotive, LLC
Reported
8 September 2025
Vehicles
24,214
Built between
Apr 2024 – May 2025
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
17 October 2025
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
64

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2024 and May 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2025 Rivian R1SBuilt April 2024 to May 2025
  • 2025 Rivian R1TBuilt July 2024 to May 2025

Repair progress

64 of 24,214 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

100% repaired — 24,150 of 24,214 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2025 R1S and R1T vehicles operating a software version prior to 2025.18.30. The Hands-Free Highway Assist (HWA) software may fail to correctly identify a lead vehicle.

What could happen

Failure to detect another vehicle increases the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Rivian has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 17, 2025.

Parts involved

  • Various Software VersionsSoftware Versions before 2025.18.30Various Software Versions

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2024 to May 2025
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA8 September 2025
  3. Owners notified17 October 2025
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 100% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 8 September 2025.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261. Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1744.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
FSAM-1744
Recalling manufacturer
Rivian Automotive, LLC
Recall initiated by
ODI

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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