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- Last week, electric automaker, Rivian,

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put out a pretty sweeping recall.

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It covered 12,200 cars,

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about 85% of every vehicle
Rivian has ever built.

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And the core issue?

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Just one loose fastener,

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but it's one fastener that
could spell a big problem.

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See, it's an integral fastener
to the steering system,

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meaning it can make your
wheel loose, tilt incorrectly,

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or in the worst cases, even fall off.

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The company has already notified owners

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of affected vehicles, which is to say

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owners of pretty much any Rivian

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at that they can have the
car brought in and fixed.

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Ideally, the company wants
to have this all wrapped

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inside of a month.

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See, despite this being
such a broad recall,

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it's not actually that bad.

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Fixing one single fastener
even on this many cars

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is not gonna be an incredibly
time consuming effort,

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meaning hopefully, those Rivian
owners out there affected

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can get back on the road soon,

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or off the road, 'cause
those are good at that.

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If you own a Rivian

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and you're concerned your car
may be affected by the recall,

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it probably is, but check
out NHTSA's website anyway.

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You can enter your VIN and
make sure that your car

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is either safe or needs to go to a dealer.

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For more on this story and
everything else automotive,

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check out jalopnik.com.