Sept 12 (Reuters) - Rivian is recalling over

24,000 of its 2025 model year R1S and R1T electric vehicles due

to a software defect that may cause its Hands-Free Highway

Assist system to misidentify lead vehicles, the National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday.

Rivian has issued an over-the-air software update to fix the

problem, NHTSA added.

(Reporting by Preetika Parashuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by

Mrigank Dhaniwala)