Given that cars get recalled all the time for "this one part is kind of flimsy and might break 3% of the time", I am not sure why "some guy in China can drive y

Given that cars get recalled all the time for "this one part is kind of flimsy and might break 3% of the time", I am not sure why "some guy in China can drive your car off a cliff" is not grounds for an immediate and full recall. If you talk to auto manufacturers in a way that they understand, they will understand.