Collective mass arbitration is my favorite counter to this tactic, and is dramatically more costly for the company than a class action lawsuit.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/business/arbitration-overload.html
A lot of companies got spooked a few years back and walked back their arbitration agreements. I wonder what changed for companies to decide it's worth it again. Maybe the lack of discovery in the arbitration process even with higher costs?
The worst part is that it took them years after it came out to be a known risk before they actually sent me a replacement machine.
Having to choose between the risk of heart failure and the risk of cancer sure was fun...