As to the definition they are agreeing on, from the NHTSA website [1]:
“Initiated safety recalls require a manufacturer's action to announce and remedy the defects.
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.”
Creating a unreasonable safety risk or failing to meet minimum safety standards is kind of the definition of dangerous. And there is a defect causing it. So, yes, Tesla claims it is a “dangerous defect” and I think Tesla knows more about their products being dangerous than you do.
Only Tesla could fix it. GM, Porsche, Kia/Hyundai and Ford couldn't. Their cars remain "dAngErOUs".
Source: https://youtu.be/480yxR_kmIg?si=dThdJD2_QceCyF_E&t=161
Source: https://youtu.be/480yxR_kmIg?si=dThdJD2_QceCyF_E&t=161
Dangerous defect my ass...
But, a recall actually means the product has a dangerous defect that requires the manufacturer to promptly fix it for free otherwise the vehicle must be removed from the road.
To better explain this we should use the term “dangerous defect” instead of “recall”.
“Teslas contain another dangerous defect - affecting 2.2 million vehicles” does sound more accurate.