Ford: Quality Was Job #1 -- Until 1998 -- Update -- September 1, 2024

Locator: 48515FORD.

I cannot recall a "legacy" manufacturer's recall that requires an entire engine replacement if inspection confirms defect. Wow. That would be a bummer. For all parties involved.

Link here. 

Apparently "Quality is Job #1" went out of favor in 1998.

Speaking of which: I don't think Boeing ever used that tag line, quality is job #1.

Carnac the Magnificent:

• Johnnie, holding sealed envelope to his head: name two car companies and a computer company where quality is Job #1.
• Ed, from the sealed envelope: Ford, Boeing, and Microsoft.