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A times B times C equals X… I am jacks something something something
When you're selling a million cars, it's guaranteed that some of them will have a missed defect, no matter how good your QC is.
That's why you have agencies like the NHTSA. You need someone who can decide at what point the issue is a major defect that constitutes a recall.
”One of the major ones”
All of the major ones. On the other hand, the Pinto's gas tank exploded less ofteb than competing models in the era, and wasn't the only design with the lowered gas tank.
Look up the You're Wrong about podcast on the Ford Pinto which is a great deep dive on car development. and product investigative reporting.