NHTSA Campaign 25V816000
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
NHTSA campaign 25V816000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: pretensioner. The repair is free.
Rivian Automotive, LLC filed the report for 25V816000 with NHTSA on November 25, 2025; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 25V816000, NHTSA lists up to 34,824 potentially affected vehicles.
The 25V816000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 25V816000 were scheduled from January 16, 2026, 52 days after the report.
25V816000 covers 1 model from Rivian, model years 2022.
Owners of the model years 25V816000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 25V816000 ranks 2 of 25 Rivian Automotive, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 25V816000, Rivian Automotive, LLC has 4 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 25V816000 was 25V370000, reported on June 3, 2025.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2025 EDV vehicles. The driver's seat belt pretensioner cable may become damaged.
- The risk
- A damaged seat belt pretensioner cable may not restrain the occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
- The fix
- Rivian has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update. In addition Rivian will inspect and replace the driver's seat belt pretensioner assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 16, 2026. Owners may contact Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261. Rivian's number for this recall is FSAM-1770.
Reported November 25, 2025
Vehicles covered by 25V816000 (1)
Rivian (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V816000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 25, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted