Rivian recalled 34,824 electric delivery vans after identifying a safety defect that could stop the driver’s seat belt from restraining occupants in a crash, the EV maker said in a notice.

The electric delivery van models affected by the recall, announced Nov. 18 , are most prominently used in Amazon’s delivery fleet

The vans in question were produced from Dec. 10, 2021 through Nov. 8 of this year.

Rivian said the problem stems from damage to a driver-side seat belt cable.

The defect can occur when operators repeatedly sit on a buckled belt to silence the warning chime, weakening the cable until it can no longer tighten the belt during a crash, according to the company.

The automaker said no injuries or crashes have been linked to the defect.

The National Highway Traffic Safet

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