I think manufacturers, Volkswagen being only one of them, are going overboard with recall actions lately because the penalties for "knew about a defect but didn't tell anyone" are so steep. So if they become aware of something that could possibly be interpreted as a defect in any light, including years later by opposing counsel or government prosecutors, they're getting out in front of it.
I just got notification of the twelfth recall and/or service action on my 2018 Atlas. This one is because there's something wrong with the emissions compliance sticker under the hood, which requires an emissions compliance recall. This is not a joke.
I respectfully disagree Jason............
Reality is, when problems are a result of shit work or a mistake, a company should own it and fix it expediently.
What will happen now & due to that regulation you think is an overreach aforementioned, it will force the company to consider better work practices and quality control or cost themselves more money & liability.
Rules are important and so is handling or induced !
FAA log books and IA over sees an AP, & personally I'd like to see this applied in the auto industry or as we transition into self driving, EV, complicated restraints, etc. or hopefully anti gravity sooner than one might think.
What happened to work ethic, quality work and pride of ones trade?