Completely agree. Every vehicle has problems.
I don't get your point. There's a safety issue that requires repair. Tesla refused to fix it voluntarily, so the NHTSA forced the issue. If Tesla had just acted responsibly in the first place, this would have never been a recall, it would have simply been an OTA update.
My Model Y with FSD beta (which btw should never be available to the public) received a software update to address the NHTSA triggered "recall". There was no mechanical repair needed.
why the hostility? Some people....
Not really hostile I’m just providing a reason why those aren’t the same thing and yes I agree some recalls are overblown. I remember getting texts after texts when the HVBJB recall got into the press, like the cars were exploding or something.
That's my point. People are so uneducated in regard to EV's that it's frustrating when the media makes a major issue of something that is simply a OTA update. I constantly get the whole "your car is dangerous" from people because of it.
Nowhere in the term "recall" does it imply that a mechanical repair is required. Software recalls, some with OTA solutions, have been common for more than a decade.
Recalls don't require mechanical repair, it's a process of documenting and retaining a historical record of issues and how the manufacturer addresses them. Some recalls are just documentation issues. Such as correcting something in a manual or label. I had a label applied to a vehicle just to correct the load rating being a few pounds less than listed. It's important to maintain a history of these so people can refer to them when researching vehicles to understand aspects of the vehicle and how they are dealt with. For example, I've looked at the recalls of Hyundai, and even though they have a long warranty that would cover issues, the issues look problematic that appear as excessive cost cutting or low safety margins resulting in major issues in the long run.
Recap is excellent. Quality control in the auto industry has become a consumer nightmare. I worked on implementation of world wide quality control I SO 9000 back in the 90s for a major steel producer. Car producers jumped on the same quality #1 pitch during this time and found it effective but it hit their bottom line.Quality issues compounded when third party parts suppliers began supplying parts. Today it seems every part manufactured by a third party is on a recall list. Auto producers need to reign in quality defects at point of origin since many parts assembled come from 4th and 5th tier manufacturers. It's a challengung endeavor but costly. It must be more cost effective just doing recalls.
