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20%? That Much? - Maxmars - 09-27-2024
I found this to be an interesting factoid...
From ArsTechnica: Car software patches are over 20% of recalls, study finds
Subtitled: How automotive recalls are handled has shifted over time.
It turns out that I am so very old that I remember someone once fixing a stranded car with a retractable pen spring and a screwdriver... Those days are long gone...
Software fixes are now responsible for more than 1 in 5 automotive recalls. That's the key finding from a decade's worth of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall data, according to an analysis from the law firm DeMayo Law. While that's a sign of growing inconvenience for drivers, the silver lining is that a software patch is usually a much quicker fix than something requiring hardware replacement.
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In 2014, 34 of 277 automotive recalls were software fixes. The percentage of software recalls floated around 12–13 percent (apart from a spike in 2015) before growing steadily from 2020. In 2021, 16 percent of automotive recalls (61 out of 380) were for software. In 2022, almost 22 percent of recalls were software fixes (76 out of 348), and last year topped 23 percent (82 out of 356).
Leading the way was Chrysler, with 82 different software recalls since 2014. Ford (66 recalls) and Mercedes-Benz (60) are the two runner-ups. Meanwhile, Tesla ranks only eighth, with 26 software recalls since 2014, which puts it on par with Hyundai (25) and Kia (25).
What amazes me is that car repair has only gotten more expensive, as technology has improved.
Just offering it up as a trivial note....
