All these bastards are built of the same bolt of cloth.
Ford did the same thing a few years ago with the cruise control disconnect switches on the master cylinder shorting out and causing fires.
I had an immaculate 95 f150 burn down in the street at 7 am on a sunday morning. Ford did not give a crap unless somebody was hurt or killed and said file it on our insurance, otherwise, see ya in court. We only carried liability on the truck so we got to eat the whole enchilada.
Their fix was a new wire about 12 inches long with a fuse inline. Their cost? Maybe 5 bucks.
These people will all push, push, and more push until they are forced byt the gov or law to do other wise. It is all about the benjamins, nothing else.
It’s not the 57 cent part of the five cents of wire- it’s the trip to the dealer and the labor and any other associated costs. Dealers LOVE recalls (at least at first) because AFAIK, the dealers are reimbursed their normal shop time (minimum of an hour) for it. You are not leaving a dealership for under $100 in most cities even if you are just getting your tires filled. This is easy, volume money, and gets people they may otherwise never see the inside of a dealer service department to go for OTHER repairs (even more $$$$).
On another subject, I go to pick-and-pulls often to look for parts for my somewhat classic older car.
What is the newest car you will see in one of these junkyards? Cobalts. This, I believe, says it all.