AlanzAlda t1_ixs8o17 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 10:47 PM

Reply to comment by SeaweedSorcerer in Tesla recalls over 80,000 China-made, imported cars due to software, seat belt issues by 1000xcoins

The point of a recall isn't that the car needs to be physically recalled. It's that there's a legal and regulatory framework for the government to track large scale issues with these vehicles. Just because it's an over the air fix, doesn't mean that every customer will get it, or that we shouldn't care about the flaw being present to begin with.

If anything you should be more scared that Tesla flies by the seat of their pants with untested software, and evident flaws emerging at a rapid rate.

SeaweedSorcerer t1_ixs8tzr wrote on November 25, 2022 at 10:48 PM

The point is there is a level of consumer action for these two decision paths that is vastly different. People are going to start ignoring the word “recall” assuming it will be a software fix.

AlanzAlda t1_ixs909x wrote on November 25, 2022 at 10:50 PM

The onus to notify affected customers has always been on the company issuing the recall. Nothing here has changed, people don't go to the Ford dealership to deal with a physical recall until they get the notice in the mail.