But as I've learned in the past two months since BikeFriday told me I was risking severe bodily injury if I continued riding my tikit, I've found it is quite a superlative doorstop.
You're right. They should have never voluntarily acknowledged that there was a problem. That way, theoretically, a problem would never have existed... unless, of course, a large contingent of owners took it to court in a class action suit and won. Isn't that the way it works with large manufacturers in the states? But let's please conveniently disregard overseas manufacturers that are beyond reproach and any litigious attempts.