Hey guys, i hope everyone is having a good time.
General Motors recently recalled 40,859 cars because a plastic part in the car might crack and cause a fuel leak. The car models being recalled are Chevrolet Cobalt and the Pontiac G5 sedans from 2007 through 2009. The reason why they are recalling the cars is because in an incident of a fuel leak, the car would be ignited, thus poses a potential danger for its customers.
Although the act of recalling cars would directly harm General Motor’s brand image and reputation, i believe it is ethically right. Many dangers to people’s lives would be prevented from this course of action. I am however disappointed of the fact that General Motors only noticed the cracked parts recently, after 5 years since the car model was released.
On the bright side, General Motors announced that so far, there has been no incident reports on fire or injuries.
The article can be found here