Power windows have existed since 1940, and electric since 1956. In the US at least, safety legislation was watered down, but 2008-9 was the year they were last

Power windows have existed since 1940, and electric since 1956. In the US at least, safety legislation was watered down, but 2008-9 was the year they were last seriously revised and they appear to now require obstruction detection hence this recall. The problem is not that your finger might hurt for a second but that a child's neck could be caught while they have their own finger on the switch - part of the reason most cars have a switch to disable operation of windows other than that of the driver.