I was taking the humanistic viewpoint and not the legal one. Also worth remembering is that most of the CXs recalled were not suffering any problems with their brakes or rads but they obviously can't take any chances with safety so a "don't drive" notice had to be issued.
It must be almost impossible for a small manufacturer like MMC to identify a poorly made part in amongst hundreds of good ones until that part fails in use. It would require expensive laser scanners and other equipment and that would make no financial sense for 600 cars per year production. Most CXs were driving around perfectly well with no apparent issues until the recall.
When we buy a Morgan, we buy into the good and the bad of Morgan ownership. I think that MMC did a good job given it was not an internal problem to start with and they had to react as best they could. As I see it, someone else's shoddy work has probably cost them the profit from the next couple of years of manufacturing in one fell swoop. This doesn't seem fair, regardless of the actual legal position, at least to me.
