Rivian broken tie rod off-road recovery

[Sgt Beavis]

Yeah, tie rods are designed to be the “fuse” in a suspension causing them to fail as protection for the major components longevity. I took out my Nissan Pathfinder’s tie rod as a teen going over a curb in a completely empty freshly paved neighborhood (yet to be built) at too great a speed. Luckily the tie rod failed dramatically saving the rest of the suspension.

I remember reading about that. I wonder if the driver went full send when hitting that incline.

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[shrink]

This video finally captures the red-orange color of Red Canyon that many still photos don't seem to pick up.

 

[cjust2006]

Just saw this.

Damn, I was just in Moab and looking for some 4/10 trails, and there are so many trails on the maps that I just didn't see these right under my nose!

 

[Marchin_MTB]

Very fun video. Trailmater seems to be straight out of MadMax. I do wonder what the charge for that trail side repair was though…

 

[Joints4Sale]

Very fun video. Trailmater seems to be straight out of MadMax. I do wonder what the charge for that trail side repair was though…

And if Rivian covers it?

 

[krockett]

That Rivian would have done much better if tires were aired down.

 

[R1Sky Business]

I wonder what exactly happened to cause the tie rod to bend and then snap off.

Poor trail decisions

 

[R1Sky Business]

Where is the damn Rivian off road extraction team.....????

 

[R1Sky Business]

That mater is the man.....

 

[PAFDenver]

Unrelated to tie-rods, why were the door handles out once they were running under their own power again (around the 11:00 mark)? Shouldn't they be retracted when moving?

 

[mini2nut]

Damn, the Rivian sounds like a jet with the fans pulling in air.

 

[SeaGeo]

different channel, but I enjoy watching these guys pull people out of sticky situations as well. https://www.youtube.com/c/MattsOffRoadRecovery

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

Unrelated to tie-rods, why were the door handles out once they were running under their own power again (around the 11:00 mark)? Shouldn't they be retracted when moving?

Unlocked, perhaps?

 

[godfodder0901]

Unlocked, perhaps?

Yes, but they do automatically lock above like 5 mph (at least they do in All-Purpose, maybe not in offroad modes?).

 

[louisdeg]

It must be nice to have Mad Max around when you need him. Bet he built most of his service truck from spare parts.

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