Kudos to OP for editing the post title. Sheesh.
Counterpoint :
My R1S turns heads everywhere. There is absolutely nothing on the road like it. In a sea of angry headlights and 3 foot tall grills on modern domestic pickups, be an original.
This is such a weird fear. Kneel doesn't make your suspension do anything that it doesn't already do every single time you drive it. To that end, driving your Rivian will also prematurely wear your suspension—so you should just not drive it.
Enjoy the truck. Don't over think it.
Is it an alignment issue. Is it tracking straight?
Maybe take a peek at the wheel liner and make sure it’s all there and buttoned up?
inspect tire for damage?
totally get your point but don’t think this is a Rivian issue. Modern vehicles go into limp mode for lots of reasons,
many of which are silly.
My 200 series Land Cruiser will absolutely brick itself if it fails an evap check.
Someone I know took their 200 series into the rubicon and had to...
Personally would never use these on any vehicle. Tie rods are like a fuse that protects the steering rack. When you remove the ability for the tie rod to bend that force is sent to your steering rack.
While it sucks that OP bent his tie rod, a rack is much more costly.
https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/winter-tires-nokian-hakkapeliitta-lt-275-65-r-20-126-123q-ordered-experience-reviews.19598/post-405108
Another mention
My local discount tire offers these along with the OEM 116 load pirellis which are predictably wearing very quickly.
These look like a great option and are almost 10 pounds lighter.
I’ve had 4 or 5 safelite windshields over the years including one for my model 3 which requires extra steps for driver assistance cameras etc. I’ve never had an issue.