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Fictional minister takes credit for the RAV4 recall, blames the…

Toyota's RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid recall has USA Today asking whether owners would still recommend the car; a district minister has opinions about the driveway.

On air: Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
Published 10:16 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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Interviews“I strongly recommend the recall, which was my idea. The car, you will have to take up with Desmond.”Bartholomew Odegaard-Nwosu▶ Full · 1:27Toyota RAV4 Recall: Minister Takes Credit, Blames a DrivewayInterviews · Oct 15

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First reported by USA Today: “Would I still recommend Toyota's recalled RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid?”
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 10:16 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
Topics: RAV4.
BBN covered this story before: Recall push in Kern County; RAV4 plug-in hybrid recalled in Australia (October 15).

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USA TodayWould I still recommend Toyota's recalled RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid?

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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentToyota has recalled the RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid, and USA Today asked tonight whether anyone would still recommend it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWith us is Bartholomew Odegaard-Nwosu, Minister of Roads and Sensible Driving for Lower Grumbleton.
Bartholomew Odegaard-NwosuThank you, Kenji. I was the first to cheer when that recall landed, and frankly it exists because of my leadership.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYour office approved these cars for your roads. So how is a recall your win?
Bartholomew Odegaard-NwosuApproval was a different era, a different minister, and a different pen. I was the first to cheer, along with my predecessor's cousin, Desmond, who has the driveway.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe driveway?
Bartholomew Odegaard-NwosuIt slopes, Kenji. Every plug-in in the district has felt that slope, and I will be ringing this bell until it is resurfaced.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the recall is your triumph, and the defect is a slope owned by your predecessor's cousin.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDid your office read a single safety notice?
Bartholomew Odegaard-NwosuMy office reads everything, and I was the first to cheer at the notice that Petra in Permits ignored on a Tuesday.
Bartholomew Odegaard-NwosuShe now works for the opposition.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe same question again, minister: did your office read the notice?
Bartholomew Odegaard-NwosuI have recalled the driveway personally, with a signed order and a very firm handshake. That is leadership, and the bell agrees.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLast one. Would you still recommend the RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid?
Bartholomew Odegaard-NwosuI strongly recommend the recall, which was my idea. The car, you will have to take up with Desmond.

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