Rivian R1S Wheel Repair: A surprisingly affordable solution

Rivian Blue · 2025-04-01T08:59:34+00:00

Ever since I got my R1S, I've noticed that the battery range estimation hasn't been the best. Driving a Tesla for the last 3 years, it never had this kind of issue. During my last trip, the driver display shows 255mi remaining. My total trip (including 2 destinations) is 160mi so I believed I should be able to make it easily with a nice cushion. But the center display showed that I would arrive at first destination with 4mi remaining, and run out before the second destination! I knew this was false so I made the drive anyway, and arrived at second destination with 50mi remaining. If I understand correctly, the driver display range is simply the total rated range multiplied by SOC. That makes sense here, since my vehicle is rated for 370mi, 255mi is 68.9%. Coming from Tesla, I expect the number shown in the center display should account for factors like elevation, wind, traffic speed, etc. It's sad that my own mental estimation is better than Rivian's.

Rivian Mom

Active Wheeler

Jan 5, 2025

Well, it wasn't a great day yesterday, as I had to commute downtown and ended up in one of the tightest and narrowest garages I have been inside in the city. When I parked, I was thinking, "If one person is not fully pulled forward near the corners, there's going to be a problem." When I left in the evening, there was indeed a problem. I own it, and maybe I could have found another literal inch of clearance, but I didn't - haha! So, it doesn't matter now.

I got two scrapes: one pretty minor (on the right), and the other, while not terrible, looks a lot worse in the photo due to the paint transfer contrasting against the black. I'm hoping this is not a "buy a new one from Rivian" level issue. I've had worse stuff repaired on equally expensive wheels before for a reasonable cost, and luckily for me, that was the case here.

Someone directed me to the guys at Allied, which I did. They quoted me $170 per wheel for repair, which includes fully stripping it down and re-powder coating it, and $32 for re-mounting and balancing the tire. Although, I forgot to ask if they would re-create the little yellow Rivian badge. This is a reasonable price, as my initial thinking was that it'd be way more expensive - like double the price. I'm glad to know I can get this sorted out with ease, at an affordable rate, and ASAP too. Probably when I get back to FL, as I'm out of town at the moment.

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