Hi, Roadkill. From my previous posts about the brake booster recall and the visor light recall you can tell I was thinking just like you. I take excellent care of my vehicles and don't need someone messing one up on an oil change, let alone an unneeded recall.
A little over two weeks ago, after discussing with the service manager the importance of my JGC not coming out of the shop in worse condition (paint scratches, greasy fingerprints, etc) than it went in, I went in to have the brake booster recall done even though there is no corrosion, let alone even dust, on the booster or anywhere else under the hood. Since I have been getting all my Mopars serviced at the same dealership for over twenty years for the things I can't handle, I know the top mechanics there and the service manager lets me go back in the service bays to watch and talk with the mechanics while they work on my vehicles.
The mechanic did a great job on the booster, installing only the plastic sleeve to divert water from running sown onto the booster. He had done many if them in the past and so I felt comfortable having him do it even though I really don't need it where I live (but things could change and I might live somewhere where it would be good to have).
After he buttoned everything back up he asked if I wanted to have the visor recall done too since I was there. I told him my thoughts about it - that no one had ever worked on the visor area so I didn't think I needed it done. He said they were taught by the Mopar factory reps that train them that it wasn't a problem caused just by repairs to that area but could also have been caused by a faulty installation at the factory that caused the visor bracket screws to penetrate the lamp lights. While mine might be fine the only way to know is to look and once it is looked at, the new wire loom that prevents future problems might as well be installed.
I have a pano roof and asked him about that making the job more difficult. He said it makes it take a little longer but he had done a lot of them too and could do it with no damage whatsoever to my vehicle. I agreed to have it done. The mechanic was great! He changed gloves probably a dozen times during the process to be sure not to get any grease anywhere on the headliner, visors, A pillars, seats and frame where he removed the weather stripping. Once he had the left side area exposed he showed me that the vanity lamp wires had not been penetrated during assembly. He then removed the old wire loom and put in the new one and reassembled that side. He went to the right side of my JGC and did the same thing - again finding that the lamp wires had not been penetrated on that side either. When he was done he searched the entire headliner, A-pillars, seats, dash and door frames with his light looking for any fingerprints or misaligned parts. Everything looked exactly like it did when I brought it in. :thumbsup: . The crease in the headliner that I read others had gotten while it was folded back for this work, and that eventually goes away, was not present at all.
I realize there are a lot of sloppy mechanics out there but there are good ones, too. I respect your decision not to get the recalls done, but if you change your mind, I hope you find some reliable mechanics like I did.