I think everyone is lecturing the wrong person here. Why not tell them to just put tape over the gas gauge.
I think the dealer should fix this on their dime. They are the one’s who replaced the tank on a recall. The way they have it installed, anyone going by the gauge is in reality running on fumes.
And as pointed out, that is not good for the pump.
I really don’t think that the owners should always be relying on the odometer…that’s what the gas gauge was put there for.
Plus, they should not have to worry if they borrow their car to a friend, and having to explain the backwards way of figuring out when you’re about to run out of gas.
Then there is the problem of being on a trip, and it’s 40 miles to the next station and you only have 5 miles worth of gas.
The mechanic didn’t do anything wrong, it’s just one of those unforeseen problems.
Even if the dealer would redo the tank for an hour’s labor, I’d be happy.
It wouldn’t take that much to drop the tank and pull the pump assembly out and bend the float arm a little.
If it read empty and you still had 1/4 tank, that would be different, I wouldn’t do a thing.
Yosemite