Seatbelt prematurely fraying

[SoCalTravels]

I would never have noticed except I was outside of the car and someone else had fastened their seatbelt to drive. When I drive I never look down at my seatbelt. It appears the seatbelt is rubbing inside the wall and causing it to fray quite badly. Our R1S has ~5,000 miles on it. We’ve had Toyotas with 150,000 miles on them that didn’t have seatbelts fray like this.

Its not visible until you pull your seatbelt out from the wall ~18-24 inches.

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[COdogman]

Have you been wearing a lot of sequined or bedazzled clothing lately?

 

[Donald Stanfield]

Yeah that one is no good

 

[R1Tom]

Mine is doing similar. And warping alot too. Probably hemp or something....

 

[SoCalTravels]

Have you been wearing a lot of sequined or bedazzled clothing lately?

I’m pretty much boardshorts, cotton t-shirt, and flip flops 24/7… don’t think that’s the issue. 🩴

 

[COdogman]

I’m pretty much boardshorts, cotton t-shirt, and flip flops 24/7… don’t think that’s the issue. 🩴

You are living right, my friend

 

[SoCalTravels]

Got a call from service same day I submitted the ticket for the seatbelt. They told me the week after Easter (next week) their schedule was wide open and I could come in any day of the week at any time of day to get this fixed. I scheduled my appointment for next week….

… 30 mins later, another call from service but a different representative. “I’m calling to schedule service for your seatbelt fraying. I just want to let you know in advance we are fully booked and the earliest we can get you in is July….”

Amazed at how the left and right hands at Rivian continue to not know what the other is doing… Everything depends on who you talk to.

 

[Rivianation]

Frying seatbelt is a safety issue, so maybe a recall coming.

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