[PhasmaFelis]

But they didn't have to, and a bit of thoughtful consideration would have (and presumably did) make that clear.

This is less of a "caught driving drunk" situation and more a "caught driving with one taillight out" situation. You want to make sure it doesn't happen again, but there was no real danger from this single instance.

[tptacek]

If he'd actually caused a recall, he'd probably have been fired. Instead, he got chewed out. Sounds about right.