Frame replacement needed after accident damage (R1S)

[Rjchamplin]

Sharing some unfortunate news. I had what seemed to be a minor accident with the front of my rivian this week in a parking lot. I filed a claim (State Farm) and reached out to a nearby Rivian approved collision center (Referral Collision) for next steps. My car was drivable with no major issues flagged in the system.

Flash forward, I was just told by the repair center that the frame was damaged and will need replaced. They said it could take 5 months and upwards of $40k to fix..

Has anyone experienced a frame replacement? Worried insurance will deem it totaled after some of the costs I’ve seen pop up on the forum..

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[COdogman]

Wow, I sure would not expect to find out the frame was damaged from the look of the damage in that pic. I'm so sorry.

 

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Tbh I would hope that they'd total it. Wth are these frames made out of? Aluminum foil? ? Good luck, OP.

 

[Dark-Fx]

I'm not surprised if it was enough force to break out the tow hook. All that stuff is designed to crumple in big accidents.

 

[Rjchamplin]

Wow, I sure would not expect to find out the frame was damaged form the look of the damage in that pic. I'm so sorry.

Yea pretty bummed. They said “the damage is where the front impact bar mounts to the frame rail. The crush zone on the frame is a non-repairable area. It is designed to do its job one time.” Apparently rivian service team is already on it so hopefully it’s a quicker process than 5 months.

 

[RexRemus]

That looks like a pretty damn serious "parking lot" accident. That's a real accident, not just a "bump". Still surprised it's frame damage, but that's not a little tap - the tow hook is ripped off

 

[VSG]

Just think of how hard it would be to fix if the entire frame were one giant casting ...

 

[Mathme]

I’d hope they total it.

 

[Stevetom84]

Curious to hear how Statefarm works with a Rivian shop and if they have any pushback on costs/labor rates.

 

[1T2022]

what did u hit?

 

[dp351]

In some cases “frame damage” can be something that’s easily repaired, but for some reason the insurance company will not allow it & insist on replacement. These become salvaged title vehicles that are repaired & used without issues. I know someone that got a great deal on a nearly new Porsche like this.

I can’t imagine this is going to go well on vehicles with large “gigacast” parts.

 

[Rjchamplin]

what did u hit?

Regrettably, a tree. My first wreck in 36 years and I’m still in shock at my stupidity. Went to tap the break and vroom, it was the gas. That accelerator is no joke!! The air bags didn’t go off and the headlight is in-tack as well as all cameras/sensors. It didn’t feel serious, but here we are.

 

[pricedm]

Just think of how hard it would be to fix if the entire frame were one giant casting ...

Except...there is no vehicle, either in production, or in "release candidate" build state, which is configured as "entire frame...one giant casting."

OP: bummer for you. I hope the repair is completed sooner than the estimated 5 months. Please update us with the repair progress. Hang in there.....situation is very unfortunate.

 

[Kenmecca]

We are not gonna be able to get these things insured. Here in CA they are cracking hard and most carriers not writing new business. Im in a bad position where my Farmers agent didnt submit a bunch of verification pictures, etc for a current policy so they dropped me even though I followed thru in time, my agent screwed up. Im in underwriting now to try and get a new policy with a diff Farmers agent and hope to be approved or Im with no insurance.

 

[SANZC02]

Regrettably, a tree. My first wreck in 36 years and I’m still in shock at my stupidity. Went to tap the break and vroom, it was the gas. That accelerator is no joke!! The air bags didn’t go off and the headlight is in-tack as well as all cameras/sensors. It didn’t feel serious, but here we are.

If it really is 40k they may total it. At 40k there could be additional damage once tore down, if they budget overage at 20% that puts the repair at 48k.

If they value the vehicle at 80k and salvage value is 50k then their net cost is 30k to them so they save 10-18k if they total it.

Will be curious to see how this comes out.

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