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matali t1_ivm8i0c wrote

Calling this a "recall" is misleading. At best it's a soft recall. It was a mandatory OTA software update that was pre-emptive resolved by Tesla with no impact on drivers.

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anengineerandacat t1_ivmal5v wrote

A recall is a recall, just because it can be resolved by flashing the firmware doesn't change how it should be reported.

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wildrussy t1_ivmeqyb wrote

OTA means over the air. They didn't "flash" the firmware like you'd expect from a traditional OEM, where you have to bring the car to the dealership to get your firmware updated. It happened overnight in the garage, without any customer needing to do anything.

"A recall is a recall" seems a little disingenuous; not all recalls are created equally, and some are handled faster/better than others.

The vehicles were not sent back, hence the name "recall" is a bit of a misnomer. That's just the regulatory term for making a safety improvement to the car. While technically correct, it will mislead many people.

The bad reporting on the company is an unfortunate, old, and tired pattern. Reddit's enthusiasm for it is a bit newer.

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th1341 t1_ivmew1y wrote

This is always the most bullshit response to this kind of news. A recall isn’t defined by the fact you need to take the car into the dealership to be fixed. A recall is a safety issue. In this case the remedy is a software update.

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SeaweedSorcerer t1_ivn1why wrote

It’s pretty clear there is a level of user action that is vastly different between these two cases. In one case the user performs no action and in another case the user returns their car to the dealership for the problem to be fixed, taking hours of their time.

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th1341 t1_ivn36yg wrote

That has nothing at all to do with the term recall.

A recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle, equipment, car seat, or tire creates an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet minimum safety standards.

Tesla had a safety issue. It’s a recall

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SeaweedSorcerer t1_ivn3bb7 wrote

That’s fine for technical rule lawyering but it’s not very useful for communication to consumers. It’ll quickly become the boy who cried wolf.

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th1341 t1_ivn5lv4 wrote

Id support adding terminology to it. I’ve seen “OTA Recall”, “Soft Recall” but a recall is indeed a recall.

The downvotes because you people are so concerned about a company’s image that has done nothing but lie to you is hilarious

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R_Meyer1 t1_ivmcvha wrote

Soft recall is still a recall. Case closed!

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Averen t1_ivmbun4 wrote

Don’t try logic, people here are sheep lol

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