Rivian issues voluntary recall for nearly all of its electric vehicles over potential steering issue

CHICAGO — Startup EV truck manufacturer Rivian issued a voluntary recall Friday for nearly all of its vehicles over a potential steering issue related to an insufficiently tightened fastener.

The recall notice was sent to customers Friday in advance of its posting by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and covers about 13,000 of the 15,332 electric pickup trucks, SUVs and Amazon delivery vans produced to date, according to the company.

“On a small percentage of vehicles, the fastener connecting the front upper control arm and steering knuckle may not have been sufficiently torqued,” Rivian CEO and founder R.J. Scaringe said in a letter to customers. “While we’ve only seen seven reports potentially related to this issue across our fleet to date, even one is too many.”