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2023 Rivian Edv Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

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Seat belts reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Feb 9, 2026
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
67%
of 15 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2023 Rivian Edv submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming seat belt

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Seat belts
Filed Feb 9, 2026

During operation the seatbelt connection to the pretensioner fell apart. There is a plastic housing that the seatbelt anchor is connected to. That metal anchor came apart from inside of the plastic housing and could not be reconnected. Vehicle will need a new seatbelt installed. The pretensioner mounting cable is still intact, just the connection plate to the plastic housing failed. The attached image shows the plastic housing and mounting cable separated.

NHTSA ID
11716787
Incident
Feb 8, 2026
Seat belts
Filed Nov 13, 2025

The seatbelt cable completely snapped- it's a huge metal cord and should not have failed.

NHTSA ID
11699227
Incident
Nov 11, 2025
Seat belts
Filed Oct 16, 2025

The ANCHOR - SEAT BELT_PTP 1_5 PRE-TENSION POINT snaps on these vehicles very often

NHTSA ID
11693751
Incident
Oct 16, 2025
Seat belts
Filed Oct 13, 2025

The seatbelt pretensioner failed in the Rivian EDV 700. This is a common problem and puts drivers at serious risk of injury or death in an accident. The pretensioner comes apart without warning. We have seen this on several of the Rivian EDV 700s in our fleet.

NHTSA ID
11693103
Incident
Oct 7, 2025
Seat belts
Filed Oct 6, 2025

Seat belt relaeases from the anchor point causing a major concern with this vehicle. We have multiple failures at the same point.

NHTSA ID
11691719
Incident
Oct 4, 2025
Seat belts
Filed Oct 3, 2025

The seatbelt pretensioner anchor cable completely severed and broke apart during operation. This is the metal cable near the drivers left hip that secures the seatbelt across the drivers lap area. A photo of the broken cable is attached.

NHTSA ID
11691273
Incident
Oct 3, 2025
Seat belts
Filed Jul 31, 2025

A metal braided cable used as the seatbelt pretensioner broke in half during operation. This cable is what anchors the drivers seatbelt harness to the seat. This left the driver unrestrained in the event of a collision. The broken part was replaced by Rivian service.

NHTSA ID
11677616
Incident
Jun 2, 2025
Seat belts
Filed Jul 31, 2025

The metal braided steel cable that anchors the seatbelt harness to the driver seat broke in half during operation. This severed cable left the driver unrestrained in the event of a collision.

NHTSA ID
11677613
Incident
Jun 23, 2025
Seat belts
Filed Jul 31, 2025

A braided steel cable that anchors the driver seatbelt harness to the seat broke during operation. The steel cable was completely severed, leaving the driver no loner restrained in the event of a collision. This is the second vehicle this month that has experienced the exact same failure.

NHTSA ID
11677610
Incident
Jul 17, 2025
Seat belts
Filed Jul 31, 2025

The main seatbelt anchor cable (located near the drivers left side hip) broke during operation. This is a steel braided cable that secures the seatbelt to the seat. All strands of the cable severed entirely and left the driver unrestrained during operation. The broken part has been replaced by Rivian service. This is the third different vehicle in the last 30 days that this part has failed in the exact same manner.

NHTSA ID
11677604
Incident
Jul 30, 2025

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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