You are missing: 4. Then cars started receiving OTA software updates, but a significant percentage of the cars already suffer irreparable damage to their compu

You are missing: 4. Then cars started receiving OTA software updates, but a significant percentage of the cars already suffer irreparable damage to their computers before they installed the update, and therefore still have to be taken to the Tesla service center for repairs. It's a "recall" because frankly there is still a good chance you are going to have to go into a service center, even if the OTA update works.