LawprofblawgDec 21, 2022

Guess how many Ford Pintos caught fire before they were recalled?

38 (27 deaths)

https://washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1978/05/09/fire-hazard-seen-in-2-million-pintos/98828a08-62e1-4847-a0f8-ffb5d4f4e34d/

Guess how many Teslas have caught fire? 144 (44 deaths)
https://tesla-fire.com

#Tesla

Fire Hazard Seen in 2 Million Pintos

Washington Post
Show threadDarrel PlantDec 21, 2022
@lawprofblawg I'm going to guess that the number of Pintos sold by that point was a bit larger, as well.
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They sold over many years too
Dec 23, 2022 at 1:46amWeb
Show threadDarrel PlantDec 23, 2022
@Scotter @lawprofblawg They recalled 1.5 million Pintos after 6 years of sales, Tesla says they’ve sold 3 million worldwide in about twice that long.