Here is the ZDNet article on the 1809 recall.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-pulls-windows-10-october-update-version-1809/
Thanks. That article is over a year old. My computer (with Windows 10 build 1809) is only about a month old.
I suspect that MS worked out the bugs to their satisfaction, but missed something, because it's still crashing, etc.