Vitamix issues recall on some of its blenders forcing owners to make repairs

We were lucky enough to be able to repair our old Vitamix when it started surging the power every time the variable speed knob was moved. A guy an eBay had diagnosed the problem and was selling cheap diy kits with instructions to solve it.

I think this is a reasonable and environmentally friendly solution for recalls that can be easily remediated, especially as here the problem seems a little silly. Our previous blender had the blades separate from the container as a feature for cleaning. No one was hurt.