Should I be concerned about this issue re-occurring in the future while in transit?
I've not seen or heard any reports of that kind of thing, and I believe the NHSTA would be on that like white on rice if it were a problem.
Would I be concerned, indeed I would be?
Yes it can now can't it if it can lock it, it can indeed open it or lock it again during transit and is there a mechanical lock out to prevent it for redundancy in that by design is a fail-safe?
Do not kessys take on water & fail all kinds of different ways depending on degree of corrosion bridge?
Do dead people talk and do you really think that when cars get in a collision that a real detailed sleuth is done in the OBD2?
Removing the lock by removal of the mechanical pin is the only way to be sure now isn't it?
is busy and relies on 's to self regulate to a degree.......that is why people need to report stuff and all too often it goes unreported!
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So let me see, the TV systems are built with redundancy of POTS right & set or test with own MIL called an EPC and still fail, why not design the idea & you add a secondary safety lockout mechanism & so the steering column can't lock itself during operation & to avoid a head on collision to steer the car from nope, let's have it create an unsafe possible driving scenario instead & force entire replacement of the steering column & to total the car?
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