The Rivian Roamer R2 Tracker now lists 11491 as the highest R2 VIN seen so far. A reader also emailed me this morning with a VIN in the 101XX range. I haven’t verified either myself.
At the end of August, the highest reported VIN was in the 9400s. That’s about 2,000 in under two weeks, faster than the roughly 115 a day we’d been tracking.
If you’re waiting on an R2, the tracker is worth bookmarking. Owners link their orders and vehicles, and it follows each one from order to delivery, with more than 700 R2s on it so far and data refreshed every 15 minutes. It only counts what owners add, so Rivian has built well more than what shows up there.
A VIN of 11491 doesn’t mean Rivian has built or assigned 11,000 R2s. VINs aren’t handed out in order, and plenty of owners who ordered weeks ago are still waiting while others get one within hours.
Rivian’s 2026 delivery guidance is 65,000 to 70,000 vehicles, raised in July and reaffirmed on the Q2 earnings call. With about 22,500 delivered through June, that leaves 42,000 to 47,000 for the second half, and the R2 has to carry most of it.
Rivian also plans to add a second shift in Normal by the end of Q3. If that happens on time, I’d expect VINs to climb even faster, and the Q3 delivery report in early October will show whether handovers are keeping up.
The first Borealis units have been spotted on the assembly line per numerous sources today.
I need to get my finances in order.
Yes, RJ posted it on Instagram yesterday!
It’ll be cool to see them out in the world. I probably would have picked Borealis instead of Catalina Cove had it been available to me when I placed my order.
…aw, who am I kidding. Everyone is just gonna buy gray, white, and black like they always do. Bo-ring.
It’s why Borealis was pulled from the R1 series, not enough were sold.
Wonder why they think they could sell a lot of Borealis R2 then? Use popular color choices if you want to sell cars. My wife has a hard hold on her R2 until they start making the R2 with the rivian blue, storm blue, or something similar. For $60,000 she wants a good color.
The sad part is you say that like $60,000 is some crazy expensive price for a car when it is closer to the average than anything else. It’s almost like, since you are only paying $60k don’t expect a whole lot of options.
I was assigned a VIN in the 87XX range two days after that story about VIN 9400 ran. Delivery date is 9/22. 🙌🏻
It’s gotta be a stressful time to work at a Rivian service and delivery center. I don’t envy them the monumental task ahead of them. But, hey, at least there is job security.
i place my order 1 Sep 2026 for Esker, 20 AT with the coastal cloud atill no vin assigned. let you know i hope by next week.
Would love to get one of these VINs for my 8/11 order…
damn! I placed my order on 8/27 so I guess more waiting to do. argh!
yeah it’s been hard to be patient… hopefully soon!
They sold something along the lines of 25,000 vehicles in H1. They have guided to 65,000 to 70,000 for 2026. If we take the high end (70k), they need to sell 45,000 more vehicles in H2. Is it safe to assume they will sell the same amount of R1/Vans in H2 as they did in H1? Let’s knock it back to only 20,000 R1/Vans in H2. That leaves only 25,000 R2s needed in H2 to hit their guidance even while knocking 5k off the R1/Van tally.
So to hit their guidance, assuming only 20k R1/Vans in H2, they need to sell 25,000 R2s in H2. That is around 4200/month. They are sitting at 11,000 or so right now in mid September. That leaves 14,000 more with 3.5 months left to do it which is roughly 4000/month. So they are on track. But, they haven’t even started the second shift yet. Rivian has said the R2 volume will increase with the second shift but that won’t be until Q4.
My point is, it appears they are sandbagging their guidance a bit here. Unless there is a supplier or demand issue, I would think 75,000 to 80,000 is the real 2026 number.
I am VIN 104xx assigned yesterday. Esker Silver, Coastal Cloud, and 21″ wheels. Taking delivery in Denver.
Order date 8/27