The problem is one of magnitude. The POS mounting system Harley used on the CVO Deluxe models should have been recalled and redesigned, but the small number of bikes sold with that system didn't get the attention of the safety folks (obviously). On the other hand, the problems with the saddlebag Dzus style fasterners on the Touring models represented a large volume of bikes, and it's a lot harder to hide those kind of numbers from the safety folks. Even after doing a recall on those, Harley had to do it over again because they screwed it up and people still had failures. Rather than wait for Harley engineering to hire someone competent to fix the problem, many people chose to just bolt the bags on. I'm not sure what the best approach is on the Deluxe system, but strapping them on like in those threads on this site recommended will probably be less onerous than paying $900 for a new bag when one falls off. It sucks that Harley blew this off, but they've been blowing known safety issues off for decades and getting away with it. When you get pizzed enough you stop buying their crap. As long as people keep buying it, obviously Harley figures why step up and do the right thing.
Jerry