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Weak Windshields?

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Ouch. Still a pretty penny though. Is insurance/warranty covering some/all of it?
Yes, with $0 deductible glass insurance it’s 100% covered.

Based on this thread, however, I am starting to wonder if it really should have been a warranty request - in my case it was a tiny tiny pebble that left a tiny mark - which quickly cracked about 20” across the passenger side.
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Yes, with $0 deductible glass insurance it’s 100% covered.

Based on this thread, however, I am starting to wonder if it really should have been a warranty request - in my case it was a tiny tiny pebble that left a tiny mark - which quickly cracked about 20” across the passenger side.
why would it be warranty if there was physical damage that initiated the crack? That’s exactly the kind of thing warranties don’t cover.
 

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why would it be warranty if there was physical damage that initiated the crack? That’s exactly the kind of thing warranties don’t cover.
Agreed - and I'm good with that. But based on this thread - i.e. OP's topic - it seems that there may be some weakness in the windshield. I have never had a windshield crack on any of my vehicles before - and much bigger rocks have hit them - but with the R1T it happened within 2 months, and the pebble was so tiny we even though it was a bug that hit. It is a bit interesting that many others are reporting similar experiences. Again, I'm good with taking care of it as-is, and I'm writing this first one off to being "the first ding on the brand new car".
 
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It’s grown bigger! First pic is from 08/08, second is from 08/09. Didn’t drive the truck at all, this happened just from sitting in the garage.

On the plus side, just a couple hours after sending these to Rivian via email, I got a new service date of August 15th, and they (unsolicited) arranged a rental car for me

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I think whether or not the windshield cracks is also a function of where the glass is hit. In my experience a rock strike near the edge of the windshield is much more likely to break it than one a little away from it.
 

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@Shzeph I just replaced my windshield. My crack was almost a mirror opposite of yours. Started at the top on the driver's side and continued until it hit the side. The nick in the windshield was tiny and the way it continued was disheartening. When I say tiny I mean I didn't even see it at first. The way this happened makes me think that the windshield is lousy. Just because other makes of cars get cracks all the time isn't justification for this.

When I called CS they told me not to try and fix it in case it was covered by warranty. It most definitely was not.
 

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Mine came with gunk stock to the windshield, when i tried to clean it with kitchen sponge ( the green side ) it left bad scratches on the windshield now I am taking it to detailer trying to buff it out !!
Rivian agreed to replace windshield
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