Deactivated Exterior Lighting

Affected vehicles (2)

Component / system

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.

Risk / consequence

Deactivated exterior lighting reduces the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

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.

Chronology of events

1. Oct 18, 2024

   On October 18, 2024, at 12:01 am Rivian released the Car Costume feature of OTA update, 2024.39.30.

2. Oct 18, 2024

   On October 18, 2024, Rivian became aware of the issue related to the Car Costume feature and remotely disabled availability of that feature to all affected vehicles.

3. Oct 19, 2024

   On October 19, 2024, Rivian released a new software update (2024.39.31) to the subject vehicles that corrected the issue and completed the originally intended software update.

4. Oct 29, 2024

   On October 29, 2024, Rivian determined that a safety-related defect existed related to this matter. As of October 18, 2024, all 5,128 vehicles included in this recall have been remedied. As of the date of this filing, Rivian is not aware of any accidents or injuries related to this issue in any market, and all affected vehicles have been remedied through disabling the suspect feature.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

DEC 18, 2024 - DEC 18, 2024

Owner notification

DEC 18, 2024 - DEC 18, 2024