Toronto, Ontario—Rivian has released a position statement on pre- and post-repair system scanning requirements for its vehicles, highlighting the importance of critical electronic systems.
The statement specifically indicates that critical electronic devices may be damaged in a collision. As a result, “to detect these errors and to make sure that vehicle systems are working as intended, a pre-repair and post-repair scan of the vehicle using Rivian factory diagnostic equipment is required. These scans can be completed through the vehicle diagnostic port or using the in-vehicle display.”
When looking at pre-repair scan requirements, the position statement further notes that “not all Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) will be indicated by a warning on the vehicle display. Pre-repair scanning ensures that all components affected by a collision are identified before the vehicle is disassembled.”
Additionally, “identifying affected components before disassembling the vehicle can reduce the overall repair time by providing an accurate repair plan.”
Finally, according to Rivian, for post-repair scans, repairers should “make sure that all replaced components are operational and within factory specifications. To make sure Rivian vehicles are repaired to Rivian’s standards of safety and quality, post-repair scanning should be performed when: a collision, mechanical, electrical, high or low-voltage repair has been performed; or when any components that connect to the vehicle’s electrical harness, components that make up an electrical harness, or components that make physical contact with electrical harnesses are removed.”
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