I view this as an engineering failure. The entire purpose of the bumper in a car is to absorb impacts and limit damage to the rest of the car. Here it is the op

I view this as an engineering failure. The entire purpose of the bumper in a car is to absorb impacts and limit damage to the rest of the car. Here it is the opposite. The proper way to handle this is to price Rivian insurance accordingly. That will motivate owners and manufacturer to fix this quickly.