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What 70 owners told NHTSA about the 2023 Rivian R1s Bev

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (70)Crash / fire / injury (9)Airbags (29)Electrical system (14)Seats (12)Driver assistance (7)Suspension (7)Brakes (6)Seat belts (6)Lane Departure (5)Steering (5)Wheels (5)

1 of 70 complaints match · Wheels · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Sep 27, 2023SteeringWheelsCrash

Vehicle lunged to the right without any driver input. Damaged rim and wheel and could have hurt someone . Have never experienced anything like this in my life. Steering wheel was perfectly straight but vehicle lunges to the right. This is a safety issue.

NHTSA ODI 11546818

Working with the data? Download all 70 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2023 Rivian R1s Bev verdict →