[fabsroman]

Okay, now lets look at a couple of distinguishing factors between the Tylenol problem and this problem that Beretta/Sako/Tikka is dealing with.

Yes, Tylenol dealt with the problem by pulling all their product off the shelves and beginning the use of tamper proof bottle seals. Now, you see those seals on almost every bottle of any kind. Tylenol did not recall all the Tylenol bottles that were in peoples medicine cabinets and issue refunds for them. However, people were just fine with throwing these bottles of Tylenol into the trash and going out and buying the new tamper proof bottles because the cost of the item was so small (i.e., the consumer could afford to eat some of the cost).

For Beretta to do the same thing as Tylenol would be extremely costly. Of course, I do not know whether or not Beretta recalled all the latest production run rifles or not and fixed the problem at that end. However, for Beretta to recall ALL the Sako/Tikka rifles out there would be rather tough and extremely expensive. So, they probably have to try and figure out exactly what the problem is and determine if they can isolate the problem to a specific run of guns or whether it is actually a design defect in some way. Looking at the two or three pictures of the guns on the website link has me puzzled. It is just tough to imagine so many pieces of a gun failing (e.g., the barrel chamber, barrel, and receiver and being torn apart like that, but I guess anything is possible).

I just might have to call the customer service rep I was dealing with over there and ask him if he knows anything about this because I haven't been doing enough digging of my own. If I find some time on my hands Friday I will give him a call and see if he can address this thread or have somebody else address it.

Have you guys heard about Dodge Dakotas and Durangos from 2001 to 2004? The front wheel actually falls off those trucks and Dodge will not recall them even though the FTA has asked them to. The wheel falls off because of abnormal upper ball joint wear which causes the joint to fail and the truck to collapse on the wheel. Dodge's position on it is that the abnormal upper ball joint wear will usually be caught by the mechanic if regular maintenance is performed on the truck. However, even if it isn't caught by the mechanic, most failures will happen during low speed turns. Well, I would hate to be the guy making a left turn in front of traffic, have my front wheel fall off, and then end up broadsided/T-boned by an oncoming bus.

Thing is, Dodge had its statisticians come in and run the numbers and it turned out to be more costly to recall all the trucks than to settle and/or defend the number of personal injury accident claims that will actually be brought. It is terrible that companies do stuff like this, but they all do. I just wish it came back to bite the CEO's where it hurts (i.e., their families). However, I can bet that no Dodge CEO family member is driving a 2001-2004 Durango or Dakota and no Ford CEO family member is driving an Explorer with Firestone tires on it, and I love Ford.