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So let me get this straight: this is a problem with Airbus planes yet few of them
have been grounded to fix it? Something's not right here.

I'd say a year or two ago, the results of some study group about the TWA Flt. 800
(Boeing 747) concluded that the frequency of a 747 fuel tank blowing up was so rare,
that the rational thing to do was to let 'em fly...and just pay off the families of the
deceased.

While this is apples and oranges, it's a little ironic that while Ford was (rightfully)
slammed in doing for the gas tank of the Pinto, Boeing is allowed to keep 'em in the
air even if there is a hint of exploding fuel tanks. Even without a rear-end collision!)

(...I'm no expert, but my gut tells me that if TWA 800 was actually brought down by
an exploding fuel tank, it's amazing we don't see one light off now and then
while sitting for an hour or so on the tarmac in some hot summer place like
Dallas-Ft. Worth. But that's just my amatueur musing...)