

Not really https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_against_the_United_States
The intent of the law was to protect the US against fraud and deceit. There is some vagueness about “commit any offense against the United States”, but most of the case law seems to focus on the fraud and deceit part. These charges are likely not going to stick.
However that was not the goal. The goal was to instill fear into the American people to prevent them from protesting.
Defects don’t manifest themselves immediately after they roll off the assembly line. They cause premature systemic failures after a number of years of operations. These aircraft should last 20-30 years before failure.
No I will not give you a source. I think it was a verge article.