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The term is rightfully loaded, and it is being used correctly. The hazard being an OTA patchable software issue doesn't soften the risk, so why soften the langu

• spiderice 3y ago
  Because having one word mean two different things is less clear than having two words that mean two different things.
  • strofcon 3y ago
    Except that the word, "recall", doesn't have two different meanings. It literally means the same thing here as it does for a recall wherein a Jeep has to have its shifter replaced / tweaked / whatever. Just so happens that the latter can't be fixed via software, because it's not a software-based safety failure. The former is fixable via software update, because it is a software-based safety failure. Both, however, are safety failures. Both need to be fixed. Both situations incurred regulatory requirements to notify customers and provide a timely fix at no cost to affected customers, whether within or without the vehicle's warranty. In short: both are recalls, and recall means the same thing in both cases: notify, fix, or face regulatory consequences.
    • filoleg 3y ago
      > Except that the word, "recall", doesn't have two different meanings. To the car owner who has to deal with a “recall”, it functionally does. One type of a recall requires you to drive to a dealership/service center and leave your car there while the issue is being resolved. The other type requires you to do nothing aside from just waiting for the OTA update to install.
  • cush 3y ago
    There’s a reason software uses a floppy disk as the icon for save. The fact that a recall doesn’t involve driving the car to a dealer to have the fix applied is completely irrelevant to what recall actually means.