2022-2027 Rivian Recall: Obstructed Rearview Camera Image/FMVSS 111

Rivian discovered the condition during internal testing and had released the fix before it told NHTSA. A stability-control prompt on the center display can sit on top of the rearview camera image after a shift into reverse, which puts the vehicle out of compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 111. The Part 573 report reached NHTSA on September 16, 2026 as campaign 26V597. It covers 98,828 Rivian vehicles: 62,259 R1S, 34,088 R1T and 2,481 R2.

Rivian carries the campaign as FSAM-1866, and Rivian's recall page gives the Transport Canada number for the same condition as 2026-443. Under estimated percentage of the population with the defect, Rivian entered 100%. Under description of the cause, it entered nothing.

As of September 16, 95% of the affected R1 vehicles and 96% of the affected R2 vehicles were already running the corrected software.

The Issue

The driver has switched stability control off in one of the drive modes that allows it, left the vehicle for a period of time, and come back. On return, the center display puts up a safety alert saying stability control is off and asks whether the driver wants to go back to a mode with it on. FMVSS 126, the electronic stability control standard, requires the vehicle to tell the driver when the system is disabled, and Rivian's filing cites that standard as the reason the prompt exists.

If the driver shifts into reverse without answering the prompt, the drive-mode notification can stay on top of the camera image. The image appears once the vehicle moves. FMVSS 111 requires the rearview image to be on screen within 2.0 seconds of the start of a backing event, and a notification covering it for as long as the vehicle sits still does not meet that.

Rivian's filing calls the trigger "a very specific set of operations in a specific order." The supplier fields on the filing are blank, and the component is listed as Various Software: versions prior to 2026.23 on the R1 and prior to 2026.31.40 on the R2.

Affected Models

Model	Model years	Production dates	Units
Rivian R1S	2022-2027	Mar 30, 2022 - Aug 6, 2026	62,259
Rivian R1T	2022-2026	Aug 23, 2021 - Jul 6, 2026	34,088
Rivian R2	2027	Apr 23, 2026 - Aug 10, 2026	2,481
Total	2022-2027	Aug 23, 2021 - Aug 10, 2026	98,828

The R1T population stops at the 2026 model year and a July 6, 2026 build date; no 2027 R1T is in the campaign. The R1S runs a month longer, to August 6, 2026, and takes in 2027 models. The R2 population, 2,481 vehicles, dates from the start of customer production: Rivian announced customer R2 production at Normal, Illinois on April 22, 2026, and the filing's R2 production dates open on April 23. Every vehicle built after August 10, 2026 left the plant with corrected software.

Owners of a 2025 or 2026 R1S or R1T should check for a second campaign while they are looking. Rivian filed 26V508 on August 5, 2026 for front turn signal lamps that may not illuminate, carried as FSAM-1833, and that one requires an inspection or a lamp replacement rather than a download.

Chronology and Investigation

Rivian's engineers turned up the overlap during internal testing. From July 2026 through September 2026 the company worked out what sequence of driver actions was required to trigger it, which vehicles carried the software, and whether FMVSS 111 was implicated.

On September 10, 2026, Rivian determined that a potential noncompliance with FMVSS 111 could not be ruled out. The Part 573 report went to NHTSA six days later. No NHTSA investigation preceded the filing, and the related-recall field is blank.

Rivian has not said which release first carried the fix on each platform beyond the version thresholds on the filing.

Reported Incidents

Rivian reports no customer reports, accidents, injuries or fatalities related to the condition in any market, and the filing repeats that sentence four times. It includes no warranty claim count and no field report count.

A reverse image that fails to appear is noticeable when it does not show up as expected, the filing says; selecting the camera page on the center display, or the vehicle starting to move, brings it back.

Remedy and Notification

The remedy is an over-the-air software update at no charge, available now for every vehicle in the population. Rivian's recall page lists the status as Remedy Available as of September 23, 2026 and asks owners to install the latest software if they have not.

Under planned dealer notification the filing says No Dealers, and under planned interim owner notification it says No Owners. Rivian sells and services direct, so there is no dealer to notify, and because the remedy exists there is no interim letter. Owner letters mail on or before November 9, 2026, the same day the VIN list goes live on NHTSA.gov. Rivian marked the mailing as a phased recall.

NHTSA's record lists Rivian customer service at 1-888-748-4261. Rivian's own recall page gives Rivian Service Support at 1-855-748-4265 for questions about this campaign. The number to reference is FSAM-1866.

Symptoms to Watch For

A stability-control prompt on the center display when you get back in. The alert says stability control is off and asks whether to return to a mode with it on. It appears only if stability control was left off in a drive mode that permits it, so a driver who never switches it off should not see the prompt.

No rearview image after shifting into reverse. The notification occupies the space where the camera view belongs until the vehicle moves.

The image arriving only once the vehicle rolls. Speed becoming non-zero is one of the two things the filing says restores the view, and by then the backing event has started.

A software version below 2026.23 on an R1 or below 2026.31.40 on an R2. The version is shown in the vehicle's settings; anything at or above those numbers carries the remedy.

How Long Will the Recall Repair Take?

There is no shop visit. The update installs over the vehicle's connection while it is parked, and the filing lists no install time. Owners with a vehicle still on older software need only accept the update when the vehicle offers it.

Rivian has published no labor time, and the campaign has no parts to stock.

Bottom Line

The exposure is narrow. A driver has to have turned stability control off, left the vehicle, come back, ignored the prompt and shifted into reverse, and even then the camera image appears the moment the vehicle moves. Rivian has no report of it happening to a customer. Against a 100% defect rate across 98,828 vehicles, the practical risk sits with the vehicles still on old software, and an R1 owner who sees a version at or above 2026.23, or an R2 owner at or above 2026.31.40, has nothing left to do.

Until the update installs, answer the stability-control prompt before selecting reverse, or open the camera page on the center display if the image is missing. Either step puts the camera image on screen without moving the vehicle.

Find your Rivian recall information: https://rivian.com/support/article/recall-information

Rivian found the overlap in internal testing, not from a customer report, and released the remedy software before filing: 95% of R1 and 96% of R2 vehicles in the population had installed it as of September 16, 2026. The filing lists No Dealers for dealer notification and No Owners for interim notification; remedy letters and the VIN lookup both land November 9, 2026.

FMVSS 111 rearview camera software recalls were a 2026 pattern: Stellantis filed 26V531 on August 13, 2026 (844,027 vehicles across sixteen nameplates) and 26V560 on September 1, 2026 (239,131 Ram 1500 pickups). Rivian's filing differs in reporting the remedy already installed on most of the population when the Part 573 was submitted; neither Stellantis filing reports an installed share.