It’s important to note that this is an official safety recall, even if the fix is a software update. How the fix happens is immaterial to NHTSA’s safety recall process; the point is that the public and owners are notified that there is a safety defect and that there is a remedy.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/12/more-than-2-million-teslas-are-being-recalled-due-to-unsafe-autopilot/