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Originally Posted by soundman98

it wasn't completely bogus, but was a much more 'big picture'/CTA type recall.

metal of an unknown and possibly falsified makeup was used in the production of the valve springs, which means that subaru officially couldn't stand behind them, as they didn't know if they were made out of old pots and pans or the specific steel spring metalurgy they originally specified.

i think the reality is that the majority of the valve springs got the correct metal, with some batches getting slightly under-spec spring steel that still fell well near the requirements needed. this means that actual failure of the parts is still zero. but because they're under-spec, they'd normally fail subaru's internal checks/balances for what they're willing to accept liability for.

because of that, subaru still needs to treat all batches of valve springs during the known falsified data time period as if they were made out of cast aluminum.

with that information, it's more suited for the end user to make the final determination to whether the recall was worth the risk. maybe you're ok with blowing up the motor and slapping yourself for it. but the vast majority want to blame someone else, and the issuance of the recall indicates that subaru wants to CYA themselves to blame someone else.

Well written and intelligent assessment of the situation/recall. My issue with it was how California made it 100% mandatory to do it, or you couldn't register the vehicle.