In fact, NPR believes that the issue is even worse and has asked the FCC to take steps to remove non-compliant devices from the streets.
A refreshing change (at least from the NAB-fueled whining over the FM modulators), NPR is calling into question all wireless FM modulators - from iPods, Satellite Radio, and other devices - and is asking for a review of the certification process.
CEA spokeswoman Meghan Henning said that "XM and Sirius had their FM modulators redesigned and re-certified," by the FCC, and would support a "rational and reasonable approach of ensuring compliance on an ongoing basis rather than recalling products already in the retail chain."
I would tend to agree. I can understand NPR's frustration (especially since many affiliates broadcast on 88.1 - the most common default FM transmitter setting), but a mass recall is simply not the solution