Appalling, unreliable Japanese rubbish. You just can't trust it. Whereas Italian automotive products - now you're talking.
No doubt a mate of mine will be all over Facebook saying jap cars are rubbish, and everyone should buy yank rubbish, but I'd wager if it were ford there wouldn't be a recall, they would just deny there was a problem. A recall is a good thing - it shows the manufacturer actually gives a damn about their customers and their reputation
you would be surprised how many campaigns get done when your vehicle is in the dealership for servicing. three or four years ago a mate was test driving the new Subaru Forrester when the air bag deployed unexpectedly, sure he got a wee bit compo for it.