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2023 Rivian R1T Brakes Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
12%of 41 total for the year
Median mileage
7,000miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the brakes of the 2023 Rivian R1T, 12% of the 41 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 7,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I Was driving down highway and receive a fe messages in quick order -front sensors off, front camera off, collision detection off, regenerative braking off - started moving toward right shoulder prior to pulling off - car lost speed at high rate putting me in jeopardy of being rear ended. 2025.06.012 code was loaded into truck the day before - this was first real drive after new code loaded into truck - early in the morning the warning for front sensors off, collision detection off, regenerative braking off did come and I pulled off and rebooted system. …”

NHTSA complaint #11650888, filed 2025-03

“The contact owns a 2023 Rivian R1T. The contact stated while driving at approximately 70 MPH with the cruise control activated while overtaking another vehicle, the vehicle independently activated the brake. The contact had not turned off the cruise control and there were no other vehicles nearby. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that when the other vehicle had passed the contact’s vehicle, the brakes disengaged, and the cruise control resumed and accelerated the vehicle back to the pre-set cruising speed. …”

NHTSA complaint #11602873, filed 2024-07, 7,000 miles

“Car was lane corrected into other lane and started accelerating. Like getting hit by a bumper in a pinball machine. Avoided a head on collision but managed to safety maneuver into a fence instead of a tree.”

NHTSA complaint #11582833, filed 2024-04

“The components that failed are Traction Control, Stability controls, and Anti-Lock Braking while in high regeneration mode. Vehicle can easily become incontrollable in low traction situations (in high regeneration mode) that is a danger to the driver and others on the road. Sequence of Events 1.Vehicle begins to Aquaplane 2.Driver (myself) removes foot from the accelerator pedal (standard technique to regain control) 3.The tires in the front loose more traction and skid due to high regeneration mode. …”

NHTSA complaint #11585044, filed 2024-04

“The vehicle was parked on a 8 degree slope in the driveway with approximately 2 inches of snow on the drive way. Within thirty minutes of the vehicle being parked the truck slide down the driveway and crashed into the house. The parking brake failed and or is miss-engineered seeing that only two of the wheels were locked and two rolled noting the tire tracks in the snow. The saftey of myself and others could have been much worse if the truck hadn't hit the house and kept rolling down the hill into an adjacent street or house. There is other vehicle reports of this happening on online forums. …”

NHTSA complaint #11572970, filed 2024-02

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023512%
202234%

Other parts of the 2023 Rivian R1T

Air bags
14 complaints
Electrical system
7 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
4 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Lane departure
3 complaints
Seats
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Seat belts
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 Rivian R1T

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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