Echoing on what dh239 posted; This is what happened in the Ford Pinto case. The company knew that there was a flaw in the design and they did the risk analysis and calculated the amount that would be needed to change the part that was defective. It would cost them a little over $10 to make the change for each car and they thought that because they followed, or are within, the guidelines by the NHTSA in safety standards at that time; they believed that they do not have to make the change in the flawed design and released the car. Even though the design was within the guidelines, at that time, Ford should’ve done the change because lives were lost by the faulty designed vehicle. This example clearly ties ethics and quality assurance/control as well as the governing regulatory agencies involved.