Strickland: Musk has a point with 'recall' barb

Strickland: "You don't have to impose an inconvenience on the consumer when that remedy comes in."

January 21, 2014 05:00 AM

WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Elon Musk has a point in complaining about the word "recall" being used to describe fixes to Tesla Motors Inc.'s Model S, said David Strickland, who left last week as the top U.S. auto-safety regulator.

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