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Picked up new R1T Ocean Coast today - some small Issues

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The Gear Tunnel lining is not quite connected. Is there a clip here?
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The hinge for both doors has some missing paint like something hit it but the black plastic on the door side of the hinge looks ok. There is also overspray on the left side black molding, to the left of the hinge, like they tried to fix something after the truck was built.
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More of what looks to be paint on the drivers side scuff plate.
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Hard to see in pic but there are black finger prints / debris under the protective film.
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Some small scuffs in the edge of the bed liner spare tire cover.
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Truck seems to like to pull/drift right and steering wheel is a few degrees to the left while driving starlight and you have to (ever so slightly) hold it there.

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A few more small things.

I found what looks like another white paint spec on the wood next to the phone bay. I'm feeling like they did some painting after some disassembly with parts laying around.
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The right side protective film is a little high so it not rounding the edge and collecting dirt. I've not tried to clean it yet.
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It looks like some kind of sealant was left on and then painted over.
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A few more small things.

Some of the panels are not flush and differ from one side to the other.

Now the driver side window randomly has issues going up. It goes up a third of the way and then back down.

There is a rattle coming from the from passenger door and in general more rumbles in the cablin then I'd like.

Sometimes the door will not open. The handle moves but nothing happens.

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Week 2:

I've had an issue or two with new cars but I think the Rivian has beaten me.

I found some more stuff doing a light dusting this weekend.


Gear tunnel door opens but at times will not fully open, have to close and reopen.


Was not clean when painted? Paint blisters(?) on right rear door left of window.

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More signs of damage and repair on the right rear door. On this door it looks like it was painted by hand with a brush.

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Small nick in leather, right rear.

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Squeaky right rear door lever.


Alinement on the right gear tunnel door not great and protective film again is shifted to one side so it is collecting dirt.

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Small paint blister(?) on right front door

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Front right floor mat tab removed with mat. The other half is still there but I can't get the first part to click back in.
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Armrest buttons are not very responsive. Can't just click them but must push them hard to get them to open.

Right front footwell carpet on outside of plastic panel.

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More painted over debris and small damage inside the left rear door, similar to the rear right door.

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Nick in the left rear windows tint film.
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Left gear tunnel door is a little light on paint in spots.
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Left gear tunnel door, also some painted over debris.
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Left side rear, some more black (dirty fingers?) like on the protective film also on left side.
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Left gear tunnel door protective film is shifted and too long on this edge, collecting dirt.
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Looks like some kind of grease under the outside front left windows trim, leaving smudges up the window. Very difficult to photograph the smudges.
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Nick under the front left headlight.
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Something like it on the right also but it looks more like a broken edge.
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Not terrible but the hood alignment could be better.
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Front right door could be better.
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The front protective film just behind the tire has bubbles and is coming off on both sides.
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A number of small marks/painted over debris under the hood.

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I kind of gave in at this point and stopped looking at the rest of the truck.
Not that it should matter but this is at mile 143.
There should be 6 screws holding the wheel well lining in front of the right front tire and I have 3 of the 6 left and hoping the other 3 are not in the tires.
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Sorry to hear about the issues. Picking an OC up this week myself.

Did you file a ticket for these items yet? Let us know how Rivian responds. I'm particularly interested in the truck pulling to the right. Seems to be an issue posted on here by others.

As a side note, what's the first 3 of your VIN and do you have a 12 volt outlet in the front trunk?

Congrats on the new truck! Hopefully they can address those issues for you.
 

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Well, the overspray should be easy to clean up…and steering/wheel issue just needs a service visit. Annoying to see for sure, though.
 

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I had the same steering/alignment issue. SC re-aligned the wheels but the steering is still few degrees left.
 

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Are you on 20s too? I got my OC R1T on Saturday, 118xx vin, and I have the same steering wheel issue.

Mine isn't quite as pronounced as yours but it needs to be ever so slightly tilted to track straight and pulls right just a bit. Not sure if it bugs me enough to get fixed asap, I'm assuming they can drop it on the rack and straighten it out easily enough when the time comes.

The truck is a 10/10 otherwise for me. Hope you can get your other issues resolved!
 

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Are you on 20s too? I got my OC R1T on Saturday, 118xx vin, and I have the same steering wheel issue.

Mine isn't quite as pronounced as yours but it needs to be ever so slightly tilted to track straight and pulls right just a bit. Not sure if it bugs me enough to get fixed asap, I'm assuming they can drop it on the rack and straighten it out easily enough when the time comes.

The truck is a 10/10 otherwise for me. Hope you can get your other issues resolved!
Is this a 20inch wheel specific thing?
 
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Sorry to hear about the issues. Picking an OC up this week myself.

Did you file a ticket for these items yet? Let us know how Rivian responds. I'm particularly interested in the truck pulling to the right. Seems to be an issue posted on here by others.

As a side note, what's the first 3 of your VIN and do you have a 12 volt outlet in the front trunk?

Congrats on the new truck! Hopefully they can address those issues for you.
I pointed the issues out with the delivery guy and his manager came to look and then the service guys came and looked. They said they do not put issues on a BOL and you have to send in tickets. They asked that I put them on one ticket but it only lets you add 6 pics.

I did tell them to take there time. I just wish they had taken care of it before delivery. I really do not want to drive to SF again and figure out how to get back and forth again.

They said they may be able to fix it by the end of the quarter so it kinda feels like they know some trucks have issues but they want to spend all their time getting trucks to people.

I did luck out and get the 12 volt outlet and the now(?) extra magnet.
 

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Is this a 20inch wheel specific thing?
Not sure, though I think I saw another person with 20s had this issue recently. Just wanted to add my data point.
 

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I pointed the issues out with the delivery guy and his manager came to look and then the service guys came and looked. They said they do not put issues on a BOL and you have to send in tickets. They asked that I put them on one ticket but it only lets you add 6 pics.

I did tell them to take there time. I just wish they had taken care of it before delivery. I really do not want to drive to SF again and figure out how to get back and forth again.

They said they may be able to fix it by the end of the quarter so it kinda feels like they know some trucks have issues but they want to spend all their time getting trucks to people.

I did luck out and get the 12 volt outlet and the now(?) extra magnet.
Thank you for the follow up.

Is your VIN a 11xxx or 12xxx (or something else)? Trying to pin down when they made the change to the frunk to remove the outlet.

Otherwise, yeah may be an end of quarter push but I hope that doesn't mean a sacrifice to quality. It shouldn't. I'm scheduled to pick mine up Tuesday. Curious if we have similar issues.
 

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Are you on 20s too? I got my OC R1T on Saturday, 118xx vin, and I have the same steering wheel issue.

Mine isn't quite as pronounced as yours but it needs to be ever so slightly tilted to track straight and pulls right just a bit. Not sure if it bugs me enough to get fixed asap, I'm assuming they can drop it on the rack and straighten it out easily enough when the time comes.

The truck is a 10/10 otherwise for me. Hope you can get your other issues resolved!
I picked up mine on Friday, VIN 11,1xx on 20's with no alignment issues at all. Tracks straight as an arrow.
 

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Thank you for the follow up.

Is your VIN a 11xxx or 12xxx (or something else)? Trying to pin down when they made the change to the frunk to remove the outlet.

Otherwise, yeah may be an end of quarter push but I hope that doesn't mean a sacrifice to quality. It shouldn't. I'm scheduled to pick mine up Tuesday. Curious if we have similar issues.
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So, it's 011?
 

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The Gear Tunnel lining is not quite connected. Is there a clip here?
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The hinge for both doors has some missing paint like something hit it but the black plastic on the door side of the hinge looks ok. There is also overspray on the left side black molding, to the left of the hinge, like they tried to fix something after the truck was built.
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More of what looks to be paint on the drivers side scuff plate.
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Hard to see in pic but there are black finger prints / debris under the protective film.
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Some small scuffs in the edge of the bed liner spare tire cover.
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Truck seems to like to pull/drift right and steering wheel is a few degrees to the left while driving starlight and you have to (ever so slightly) hold it there.

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ok, so the issues have nothing to do with it being OC? your title suggests otherwise.
 

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Thank you for the follow up.

Is your VIN a 11xxx or 12xxx (or something else)? Trying to pin down when they made the change to the frunk to remove the outlet.

Otherwise, yeah may be an end of quarter push but I hope that doesn't mean a sacrifice to quality. It shouldn't. I'm scheduled to pick mine up Tuesday. Curious if we have similar issues.
Picked up my R1T today and sorry to find no 12V outlet in the frunk. I’ll be submitting a ticket asking for it to be installed with some other minor touchups. Steering feels straight and truck is overall truck is great
Vin 120xx RC, OC, 21’s
 
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Picked up my R1T today and sorry to find no 12V outlet in the frunk. I’ll be submitting a ticket asking for it to be installed with some other minor touchups. Steering feels straight and truck is overall truck is great
Vin 120xx RC, OC, 21’s
I wonder how they're going to handle that? In a couple of places it says they can kind of do whatever they want, as far as changes. I'm considering doing the same with the black speaker grills as they still do not match the pictures on their site. It would be really easy for anybody that manages their site to color the grills black so people knew what they were getting. Some people like them I guess but I think it makes it look pretty cheap.

Anybody been able to get a hold of a service or workbench manual? I wouldn't mind trying to fix some of the issues myself if I had a manual.
 

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The Gear Tunnel lining is not quite connected. Is there a clip here?
There's a double sided foam tape on the top there for situations where the plastic is a little overeager at folding over like this. Tape probably came loose, push up on it and hold it there for several seconds.
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