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Re:Tesla facing another massive recall – affecting 2.2 milli... by nickthegreek on Friday February 02, 2024 @01:08PM (#39232033)
That is not what the word recall means. That is what you want it to mean. The governing body here is the NHTSA, here is their recall page where the term is defined. https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

>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. Most decisions to conduct a recall and remedy a safety defect are made voluntarily by manufacturers prior to any involvement by NHTSA.

>Manufacturers are required to fix the problem by repairing it, replacing it, offering a refund, or in rare cases repurchasing the vehicle.

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Re:Tesla facing another massive recall – affecting 2.2 milli... by wvenable on Friday February 02, 2024 @01:22PM (#39232211)
Right because historically all of those things required you returning the vehicle somewhere to have that work done. That's why the NHTSA called it a "recall" in the first place.

The idea that the manufacturer can fix a minor safety issue without the owner of the vehicle having to do anything is relatively new.

The terminology is too broad now. It wasn't before, but it is now, because technology has changed.

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Re:Tesla facing another massive recall – affecting 2.2 milli... by jeff_tyrrill on Friday February 02, 2024 @06:00PM (#39235629)
> That is not what the word recall means. That is what you want it to mean.

No, it is the plain dictionary meaning of "recall"[1] (see sense #7, which states the "return of (a faulty product)".

Words in headlines should be the plain dictionary meaning, not a legal term of art for specialists.

[1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/recall

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Re:Tesla facing another massive recall – affecting 2.2 milli... by nickthegreek on Friday February 02, 2024 @06:31PM (#39235955)
Then put your head in the sand. It’s not changing. The is and will continue to be called a Recall. No amount of chest beating or saber rattling is going to change that. Of all the inane concerns that I see appear on HN, this is the most ricidulous.
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