Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) has issued a recall for 1,463 R1T and R1S vehicles due to a defroster issue caused by a recent update, potentially leading to the deactivation of both defroster and defogger system controls. The issue will be fixed with an Over-the-Air software update.
The problem impacts vehicle models from 2022 to 2023 and was caused by the 2023.42 Software Update released on November 13.
Documents from the NHTSA said, “Within two hours of the OTA push, Rivian identified it as impacting the vehicles’ infotainment system. Upon realizing the issue, Rivian immediately canceled the OTA update. The suspect population is the vehicle count for which the update was installed before Rivian canceled it.”
According to the Safety Recall Report, there have been no reported incidents of crashes, injuries, or fatalities associated with the recall.
Shares of RIVN are up 3.09% near end of day trading on Tuesday.