First, this is a tragedy. I can’t imagine the grief the parents are going through. And while likely driver error, there are a few legitimate Rivian questions that can be asked in the hopes of having safer vehicles for us all: should any automatic braking have kicked in? Should the car have...
Took my R1S in for a service visit for the airbag sensor issue and the response wasn’t that encouraging. Here are the tech’s notes:
"Pulled codes and found nothing for safety restraint system. Tested the car with three other techs in the shop system worked fine for all of them. Put 100 lbs of...
Checking to see if there is any update on your passenger airbag issue. I also has a service ticket. If my wife or son slightly shifts their weight (arms on armrest, legs crossed, butt scooted down a bit) the airbag goes off. Seems like position or calibration needs adjustment.
Same problem here in my new R1S. My wife weighs 128 lbs and if she is pressed to the very back of the seat the airbag is activated but if she leans back or slouches the airbag is deactivated. I filed a ticket and they had me do a reset (no change). I now have a service center appointment. Has...