Does the Amazon EDV have a good recovery point on the front?

[Superdad]

An Amazon van got stuck in my driveway today. He is blocking my neighbors in from coming and going as we are on a gravel connected driveway situation.

I’m looking forward to trying out my new inch and a quarter recovery rope.

Does anyone know if the EDV has good recovery points on the front?

I’m driving home now to check it out

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[VSG]

Here you go:
Rivian Electric Delivery Van Tow Operator Guide

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

https://assets.ctfassets.net/2md5qh...7d7a6a845a75ddf2/edv700-og-en-us-20251006.pdf

Front and rear, in order:

 

[Superdad]

Excellent! Super helpful. Really appreciate it. I knew I could rely on this community. I’ll let you know if it works out or not. I’m worried he may say that since it’s a company vehicle, I can’t move it for him.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Excellent! Super helpful. Really appreciate it. I knew I could rely on this community. I’ll let you know if it works out or not. I’m worried he may say that since it’s a company vehicle, I can’t move it for him.

And for your own liability risk, you may not want to.

 

[Superdad]

Worked like a charm. Thanks again.

 

[sfvR1S]

mazel tov

 

[savethemanual]

Worked like a charm. Thanks again.

Looks like you pulled from one of those eye hooks that screw into the bumper, is that what the EDV has?

 

[csharp]

I like how the instructions say specifically not to hook to the tow eye and thats exactly where you hooked. Manual be d*mned!
Glad you got to use your strap and everything worked out. Pretty fun to tow out a Rivian EDV with another Rivian.

 

[savethemanual]

I like how the instructions say specifically not to hook to the tow eye and thats exactly where you hooked. Manual be d*mned!
Glad you got to use your strap and everything worked out. Pretty fun to tow out a Rivian EDV with another Rivian.

If that's what it has, what is the point of the tow eye then when the manual says not to use it? I'm confused....

 

[Cycliste]

I like how the instructions say specifically not to hook to the tow eye and thats exactly where you hooked. Manual be d*mned!

If you don’t use “The Eye of Recovery” (Matt’s Off Road Recovery), you have to place your body on all that cold snow, which can cause hypothermia, or at the very least a chill. So it made sense in that situation to use the Eye of Recovery.

The EDV manual should not call it a “tow eye” but instead the “eye for anchoring the vehicle while shipping only, not towing, you muppet! Jeez” if it is for shipping only.

 

[Gen(R3)Xer]

Worked like a charm. Thanks again.

Awesome!

 

[Superdad]

I like how the instructions say specifically not to hook to the tow eye and thats exactly where you hooked. Manual be d*mned!
Glad you got to use your strap and everything worked out. Pretty fun to tow out a Rivian EDV with another Rivian.

The driver got a kick out of “keeping it in the family”.

The manual said you can use the tow hook for recovery- but not as a tow point…. Go figure?

 

[csharp]

The manual said you can use the tow hook for recovery- but not as a tow point…. Go figure?

That is quite funny. A very very fine line between the two. So you can use it to overcome the static friction keeping the vehicle in place, but not use it to maintain the kinetic energy. Got it!

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