Testing for recall: Why OEMs need QA that anticipates failures
From Honda’s faulty brake pedals to Mitsubishi’s frozen camera displays and Citroën’s defective Takata airbags, 2025 has made one thing clear: recalls are still catching OEMs off guard. Despite advances in simulation and test automation, defects are slipping through validation and only surfacing once they’ve reached the customer, or worse, the crash scene
These issues aren’t just technical glitches. They’re symptoms of a testing culture still rooted in linear production cycles, where quality assurance is seen as the last hurdle before sign-off, not the intelligent filter it should be.
Testing for recall: Why OEMs need QA that anticipates failures
2025-07-02 01:02