Unibody is the only authorized place that I could find that repairs Rivian vehicles, so I was limited.
The work they did on the vehicle was satisfactory. But, it was everything else that made it a frustrating and regrettable experience.
In late September of 2025, I received damage to the front bumper of my vehicle from someone running into it, and took it to their Honolulu estimate location. I spoke with Dayton (the only person who works at that location) and he assessed the damage as well as a small dent in the passenger-rear quarter panel that was already there. We spoke about repairing it as the same time as my front bumper damage (main reason for coming) and he told me, "It wouldn't even be too much. A few hours of labor, but that's it. I can give you an estimate" He also told me they would text me information and I could use that number to follow up or if I had questions.
I thought it sounded great and told him to please get the estimate ASAP so I could put some money aside. The estimate took about 20 minutes, and I left while we waited for the part to be ordered and shipped.
I waited a couple of weeks and never received anything, so I texted to ask for an estimate. Nothing. A few more weeks went by and I texted again...only to be ignored again. Seems funny that someone who is ready and willing to pay money for something should be ignored.
Finally, at the end of November, I was notified that my part had arrived and they could take my vehicle in for repair. They notified me about this via text message, though it was now a different person, and they finally attached the estimate for my additional repair to this notification. A little over $3200.
There were a few links that I needed to click on and approve. One of them was the estimate, another was some stupid video about how they're super trusted to repair Rivian, and that was it. I combed through it more than once to make sure I approved everything. All good.
I was given a completion date of 12/5/2025 and looked forward to having my SUV back in about 10 days.
On 12/4, I received a text saying that my SUV would be ready for pick up the next morning (on schedule) and I replied to the text asking for the confirmed amount I needed to pay for the repair to the right-rear fender. No reply was sent, so I asked again. Again, nothing, so I called them like it was 2003 and asked what the final cost was. The woman who answered the phone sounded confused and said, "I don't understand why you think you owe anything. This was paid for by insurance." At that point I figured out what I was worried of...they had not done the repair that was out of pocket.
Apparently, even though I had (finally) received and approved the estimate they sent for the additional repair to my vehicle, they missed it and only scheduled the repair to the front bumper. She had no reason for it and then had to go ask someone else if they could do the work while they still had my vehicle. I learned that they would keep the vehicle and complete the work by the 12th.
Another week goes by, but this time I receive no updates via text because it's not in their system. Late on 12/11, I finally get a text that says the truck won't be ready until the 16th. F---
On the 15th, I end up calling them at 2pm because no one has notified me of anything and I'm worried that there's another unforeseen delay. Tasha answers the phone and checks to tell me that the truck will be ready the following day. I also confirm the amount to be paid.
The next day, I arrive to pick up my vehicle and express my frustration with it. I explain the complete lack of communication that started with Dayton and while apologetic, did state "Dayton runs things on at the estimate location and I'm still learning the system over here, so I'm sorry about that"
That was it. They ended up having my vehicle there for 20 days because they just weren't paying attention and Tasha was apparently not trained properly. There was no offer to knock a few hundred off the bill or even a couple of free car washes. The only thing I did receive was a slew of text and email prompts to leave a review, so...here we are. They will probably regret that.
My advice would be that if your vehicle can be repaired somewhere else, check there first. These folks don't have there office in order. Who knows when that will happen. read more