Seems like a very "I haven't got any press recently" call: it's something where hyperbole can be used, it involves a popular & high profile target, has significant public cost, etc

It's not like they're deathtraps (it seems like mechanically/physically they are safe cars), and Tesla has repeatedly shown that they can disable and remove vehicle behaviour without a car going into a dealer/mechanic. So if it _is_ considered too unsafe a recall isn't needed.