Shattered Rear Window - R1T

[Timo]

The puns practically write themselves! What a bunch of Dads. haha

Motor Trend drove R1T from coast to coast off-road on the TAT. Long way up used them to drive off-road from South America to LA. There are lots of stories of people using these trucks as intended off-road.

I'm not sure how many people on this forum have driven truly off-road, but the amount of chassis flex and sharp jolts to the vehicle would expose any flaws in the glass or the design, imo.

I agree with the person who said unfortunately some people just have bad luck. This forum represents a small sampling of Rivian owners so far and of those I have only seen a handful of reports and mostly front windshields.

I think it's worth starting a thread to monitor glass issues if there isn't one already just to see how deep this truly goes.

edited to add @JohnnyRico's trip over Imogene pass. Certainly enough flex to induce broken glass if the chassis design was suspect. https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/r1t-over-imogene-pass-co.8622/

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[harkco]

I have had my rear window replaced 3 times now. The first time was due to some scratches on the glass that I noticed upon delivery. Rivian replaced it without question. A month later we got a big rain and I opened my gear tunnel to find water everywhere. They apparently did not seal the window correctly. Went back for another 2 weeks to replace the window again. They found that the adhesive had not cured properly and created a channel for water flow. Just got back the other day and all seems water tight now. My 2 cents would be to water test after they replace it. For me it could only be replicated by drenching the roof and then driving around.

 

[DaveA]

Check your blower...a couple of ryobi battery powered blowers have had pieces of the fanblade break off....maybe that hit the glass at 80 mph.

 

[Attesan997]

I have had my rear window replaced 3 times now. The first time was due to some scratches on the glass that I noticed upon delivery. Rivian replaced it without question. A month later we got a big rain and I opened my gear tunnel to find water everywhere. They apparently did not seal the window correctly. Went back for another 2 weeks to replace the window again. They found that the adhesive had not cured properly and created a channel for water flow. Just got back the other day and all seems water tight now. My 2 cents would be to water test after they replace it. For me it could only be replicated by drenching the roof and then driving around.

Oh boy, here I was thinking at least now it looks like it should keep any rain out. Who knew I may have to confirm after its replaced.

 

[HokieBird7980]

Look at it this way. You don't have to decorate for halloween now, just add a fake spider to the rear window and folks will think you're way ahead of the season!

 

[HJP1]

I've taken my R1T through the car wash twice so far and no issues but seeing this makes me a little nervous as to how delicate is the glass both roof and rear. I would assume if the vehicle is not meant to go through a car wash there would not be a car wash mode.

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