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I think the forum member that had to pay $1600 for his replacement should be looking to get his money back. I am seeing this way too much and it definitely seems to be a Rivian issue.Long story short, Kim sat on the roof and broke the glass. Shared lots of pictures of her sitting on Teslas over the years without causing any damage. Even more interesting, the Rivian SC originally had several roofs available to do the replacement but then those were somehow broken within the SC and couldn't be used. Ultimately the repair was completed at no cost to the owner (as a good will gesture since there were a number of other issues being addressed during that service visit). Rivian seems to want to blame owners and external damage as the cause and are not, yet, publicly acknowledging that this glass is more fragile than it should be.
I gotta say, I can't see this roof handling even the mildest of hail storms.
Agree... And that will almost certainly result in a totaled vehicle. We had a "once in 100 years" hailstorm event in my area. Most of the insurance companies totalled any cars with shattered roofs or front/back windshields due to extensive water damage. They did not want liability of electrical issues down the road. I was amazed that the glass on my Avalanche did not break. It was only few years old at the time, and they repaired the hail sheet metal damage to the tune of $28k. Yes, $28k.I gotta say, I can't see this roof handling even the mildest of hail storms.
After seeing these issues, one of the first things I though about is the risk of using the crossbars. Let's face it, when loading something on the crossbars, it's not unrealistic that people are going to possibly put a hand on the glass, or something may drop on the glass from a few inches while loading the crossbars. That should not cause a failure.Pretty unfortunate that the roof is not really solid but it really isn’t the smartest thing to sit or stand on a glass roof. I haven’t read the manual but I’d guess there’s a paragraph about not doing that exact thing. Next we can skip the crossbars and carry load directly on the glass.
I met another R1T owner at a charging station from the Flathead in MT, the hood looked like a Titleist after a hail storm in my in-laws sent wild pics of, huge hail. Roof was fine.I gotta say, I can't see this roof handling even the mildest of hail storms.
The likelihood that Rivian argues this same thing and the whole "intended use" thing is probably right on.Pretty unfortunate that the roof is not really solid but it really isn’t the smartest thing to sit or stand on a glass roof. I haven’t read the manual but I’d guess there’s a paragraph about not doing that exact thing. Next we can skip the crossbars and carry load directly on the glass.
You being serious? You've had this happen?I can’t tell ya how many times I’ve caught women posing on top of my vehicles in the Walmart parking lot.
It's an adventure vehicle, so would this fall within the "intended use" disclaimer?I can’t tell ya how many times I’ve caught women posing on top of my vehicles in the Walmart parking lot. I’m going to have to put a Kibosh to this activity and start shopping at Target.
I've found that not leaving the vehicle exposed is the best way to prevent hail damage. Has never failed me, I've never had a vehicle hit by hail using this method and I live in an area that has above average frequency and severity of hail.I think the forum member that had to pay $1600 for his replacement should be looking to get his money back. I am seeing this way too much and it definitely seems to be a Rivian issue.
Edit: This may seem like a dumb question, but is there any way to "make the glass stronger" for instances like hail? I don't plan to sit on my roof but hail is a concern.
That's pretty tough to do when the hail occurs in the middle of the work day and you have no covered parking anywhere for miles.I've found that not leaving the vehicle exposed is the best way to prevent hail damage. Has never failed me, I've never had a vehicle hit by hail using this method and I live in an area that has above average frequency and severity of hail.