Rivian is recalling 98,828 vehicles over a rearview camera software bug, and if you’ve kept your R1 or R2 updated, you already have the fix. It was resolved in 2026.23 for R1 and 2026.31 for R2, long before most owners will ever see a recall notice in their mailbox.
The recall covers 34,088 R1Ts from model years 2022 through 2026, 62,259 R1S SUVs from 2022 through 2027, and 2,481 R2s from model year 2027. According to the recall report Rivian filed with NHTSA, the software could pop up a notification that covers the rearview camera image, and NHTSA said that could “reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
Rivian says it’s unaware of any accidents, injuries, or fatalities tied to the issue.
This is where it gets frustrating. The US recall system was built for a world where fixing a car meant booking a service appointment, and it hasn’t really caught up to vehicles that patch themselves overnight. A bug gets caught, fixed, and pushed to most of the fleet over the air, and the process still ends with physical letters going out by snail mail that won’t arrive for weeks. Plenty of owners are going to open that envelope, panic for a second, and then realize the problem was gone before they even knew it existed.
Both my R1S and R2 fall under this one, so I’m expecting two letters about a fix that’s already been pushed out.
Public reporting still matters, and I don’t want automakers quietly patching safety issues with no record of it. But a recall that’s already been remedied over the air should be able to close out with an in-app notice and a line on NHTSA’s site, and it doesn’t make sense that the paperwork takes longer than the fix itself.
Can’t stand the rearview camera changes in the updated OS and would strongly prefer the old vantage point/crop back. Any noise about this getting to Rivian?