CNBC correspondent Becky Quick was quick to correct a disgruntled Twitter commenter on Feb. 17 when it came to her stance on the Tesla recall announced by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration on Feb. 16.
When the user tagged her in a tweet commenting that she should look at other recalls besides Tesla's and pointing her toward an Apple security issue identified on Feb. 14 (which was not a recall), she had no problem clarifying her thoughts on the matter -- with an equal serving of salt.
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Commenters in the thread quickly jumped back into the use of the word "recall," which Musk pushed back on publicly after the NHTSA announcement in a Twitter exchange with Ark Invest Director Sam Korus.
Some users sided with Musk about the use of the word "update" versus "recall."
Quick is no stranger to firing back at Twitter trolls over all kinds of topics, from her investment outlooks to what she wears on screen.
Linguistic arguments aside, Tesla has faced 47 recalls in total since 2009 that have included everything from airbags deploying incorrectly to self-driving hiccups that kept the cars from stopping properly at four-way intersections.
