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AI Chatbot for voluntary quality recall: inform, verify, and guide

AI Chatbot for voluntary quality recall: inform, verify, and guide

July 1, 2026

"The bot says it's not a big deal even though the email mentions a recall." "The AI confirms my affected batch without checking the order." "Chatbot promises refund without MAP return procedure." Three failures where a poorly calibrated voluntary recall bot minimizes risk, invents a batch, or executes a remedy outside of policy.

An e-commerce voluntary quality recall AI chatbot does not replace VQR agents (#709). It reads VQR-MAP, cites voluntary_reason_copy, affected_lots after lookup order, and hands off remedy execute safety to humans.

This guide #710 covers intents bot_vqr_*, flow VQRbot, and KPI vqr_bot. Companion bot to the VQR playbook (#709). AI use case: inform, check batch, direct remedy without panicking or minimizing risk.

Summary

Why automate voluntary callback with a bot?

"Is my batch affected?", "what should I do with the product?" and "refund or exchange?" arrive in droves as soon as the voluntary recall email is sent. A calibrated bot cites VQR-MAP reason, lot lookup order API, usage_stop and remedy without downplaying or confirming the batch without checking.

What the bot resolves tier 1 voluntary recall

  • Reason for recall: voluntary_reason_copy REASON-CITE map

  • Affected batch: order batch lookup LOT-CITE map

  • What to do: usage_stop_copy explain map

  • Directing remedy: remedy_policy REMEDY-CITE handoff

  • Calibrated risk: risk_level_copy NO-DOWNPLAY-BOT map

Shopappy reminds us that a well-managed recall requires transparency and direct action (Shopappy, recall trust 2026). Without a grounded bot, AI amplifies panic or false reassurance.

VQRbot vs VQR #709, recall #328, lots #327 and trace #312

Five contents, five distinct recall levels.

Quick matrix

Pipeline: #710 bot inform verify lot tier 1 → #709 agents remedy execute escalate.

Which bot_vqr_* intents should be configured?

Eight voluntary recall bot intents mapped to vqr_* typologies #709.

Eight bot_vqr intents

  • bot_vqr_whats_happening : voluntary_reason_copy REASON-CITE map

  • bot_vqr_am_i_affected : order lot lookup LOT-CITE map

  • bot_vqr_what_to_do : usage_stop_copy explain map

  • bot_vqr_remedy : remedy_policy return_process handoff

  • bot_vqr_safety : risk_level_copy NO-DOWNPLAY NO-MEDICAL

  • bot_vqr_lot_lookup : lot_lookup_api order batch cite

  • bot_vqr_continue_using : usage_stop_copy refuse usage map

  • bot_vqr_handoff : remedy execute safety symptom → #709

Tier 1 auto: whats_happening, am_i_affected, what_to_do if VQR-MAP active + guardrails.

bot_vqr_handoff refund execute safety symptom medical → agents #709 payload order_ref lot intent.

How to consume VQR-MAP #709?

The bot reads VQR-MAP #709: vqr_program_id, sku_affected, affected_lots_list, voluntary_reason_copy, risk_level_copy, usage_stop_copy, remedy_policy, return_process_copy, lot_lookup_api, customer_communication_copy, regulatory_escalation_flag.

Lookup grounded

  • REASON-CITE-BOT: voluntary_reason_copy cite map verbatim

  • LOT-CITE-BOT: affected_lots_list after order batch API only

  • REMEDY-CITE-BOT: remedy_policy return_process_copy explain handoff

  • NO-DOWNPLAY-BOT: usage_stop_copy risk_level_copy cite map

  • NO-MEDICAL-ADVICE-BOT: symptom refer to pro no diagnosis

  • NO-REMEDY-EXECUTE-BOT: bot does not refund execute agents #709

  • ORDER-LOT-VERIFY-BOT: lot_lookup_api order API before lot claim

  • VQR709-HANDOFF-BOT: remedy safety escalate → #709 agents VQ-7

Alignment anti-hallucination (#123): reason lots remedy = VQR-MAP whitelist only.

VQRBOT-SUP policy in six rules

Six bot rules for voluntary responsible recall.

  1. VQR-MAP-GROUNDED-BOT: reason lots remedy from map only

  2. REASON-CITE-BOT: voluntary_reason_copy cites confirmed recall

  3. LOT-CITE-BOT: affected_lots_list after ORDER-LOT-VERIFY map

  4. NO-DOWNPLAY-BOT: usage_stop_copy risk_level_copy cites map

  5. NO-REMEDY-EXECUTE-BOT: remedy execute agents #709 only

  6. REG328-REROUTE-BOT: regulatory recall → #328 RECALL-BOT-MODE distinct voluntary

Flow VQRbot VQB-1 to VQB-8

Eight-step voluntary quality recall bot flow.

  1. VQB-1 Classify: bot_vqr_* intent detect email chat banner widget

  2. VQB-2 Collect: order_ref sku lot photos product received

  3. VQB-3 VQR-MAP: reason risk usage remedy lots regulatory flag

  4. VQB-4 Order lot lookup: lot_lookup_api order batch API match affected_lots

  5. VQB-5 Guardrail: REASON LOT NO-DOWNPLAY NO-MEDICAL NO-REMEDY HANDOFF

  6. VQB-6 Respond: TPL-VQRbot grounded customer_communication_copy

  7. VQB-7 Handoff or close: remedy execute safety #709 payload

  8. VQB-8 Log: intent vqr_program_id tag vqr_bot lot handoff Y/N

TPL-VQRbot-LOT Example

“Order [order_ref] batch [lot lookup map]: [affected / not affected according to affected_lots_list map.] Recall [vqr_program_id map]: [voluntary_reason_copy map.] LOT-CITE-BOT REASON-CITE-BOT.”

TPL-VQRbot templates and touchpoints

Four essential templates.

TPL-VQRbot-REASON

Voluntary recall [vqr_program_id] [sku]: [voluntary_reason_copy map.] [risk_level_copy map.] REASON-CITE-BOT.

TPL-VQRbot-LOT

Order [order_ref] batch [lookup map]: [affected / not affected map.] Affected batches: [affected_lots_list map verbatim.] LOT-CITE-BOT.

TPL-VQRbot-ACTION

Instruction [vqr_program_id]: [usage_stop_copy map.] Remedy: [remedy_policy map.] [return_process_copy map.] REMEDY-CITE-BOT NO-REMEDY-EXECUTE-BOT handoff #709.

TPL-VQRbot-HANDOFF

Request [remedy execute / health symptom / regulatory_escalation_flag Y] forwarded to team. Recap [order_ref sku lot intent]. VQR709-HANDOFF-BOT.

Touchpoints

  • Site banner recall widget: bot_vqr_whats_happening proactive

  • Recall email footer chat: bot_vqr_am_i_affected entry

  • Chat keyword recall lot: bot_vqr_lot_lookup trigger

  • Return portal recall reason: bot_vqr_remedy handoff

Edge cases and reroutes

Five non-tier 1 cases bot voluntary standard recall.

Bot inform verify batch tier 1. Remedy execute safety symptom → agents #709 VQR-ACTION-01.

Essential vqr_bot KPIs

Five VQRbot tracking metrics.

  • vqr_bot_lot_deflect: am_i_affected resolved without agent

  • vqr_bot_lot_cite_rate: LOT-CITE-BOT / bot_vqr_am_i_affected

  • vqr_bot_reason_cite_rate: REASON-CITE-BOT / bot_vqr_whats_happening

  • vqr_bot_downplay_violations: minimized risk bot audit target 0

  • vqr_bot_handoff_rate: remedy safety / total vqr bot tickets

Target: vqr_bot_downplay_violations 0 and vqr_bot_lot_deflect greater than 50%.

VQRbot anti-patterns

Five common errors in voluntary recall bots.

  1. Downplaying bot risk: NO-DOWNPLAY-BOT usage_stop_copy risk_level_copy

  2. Confirming batch without lookup: LOT-CITE-BOT ORDER-LOT-VERIFY API map

  3. Bot promising remedy: NO-REMEDY-EXECUTE-BOT handoff #709 agents

  4. Bot medical advice: NO-MEDICAL-ADVICE-BOT orienter pro

  5. Confusing recall #328: REG328-REROUTE regulatory separate from voluntary

VQRbot with Qstomy

Qstomy on Shopify: detect bot_vqr intent, VQR-MAP RAG grounded, lot lookup cite, remedy orient handoff, regulatory flag reroute #328 tier 2.

Pipeline: #710 bot inform verify lot tier 1 → #709 agents remedy execute escalate quality legal.

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Checklist, FAQ and going further

VQRbot Checklist (8 steps)

  1. Sync VQR-MAP #709: RAG bot banner recall email widget

  2. Policy VQRBOT-SUP: 6 rules REASON LOT NO-DOWNPLAY NO-REMEDY

  3. 8 intents bot_vqr_*: flow VQB-1 to VQB-8

  4. 4 templates TPL-VQRbot-*: REASON LOT ACTION HANDOFF

  5. Order lot API sync: ORDER-LOT-VERIFY bot agents test

  6. Site banner recall embed: bot_vqr_whats_happening proactive

  7. Red team 10 prompts: downplay lot confirmed without API remedy promised bot

  8. KPI Dashboard: vqr_bot_* section 9 lot_deflect downplay_violations

FAQ

Difference #709?
#709 = agents remedy execute escalate quality legal. #710 = bot tier 1 inform verify lot handoff.

Difference recall #328?
#328 = regulatory RECALL-BOT-MODE RappelConso. #710 = voluntary preventive brand recall VQR-MAP.

Does bot refund voluntary recall?
No. NO-REMEDY-EXECUTE-BOT TPL-VQRbot-HANDOFF #709 remedy_policy.

My batch affected by bot?
TPL-VQRbot-LOT ORDER-LOT-VERIFY LOT-CITE-BOT affected_lots_list map grounded.

Going further

This week: index VQR-MAP RAG recall banner, sync order lot API bot, red team downplay bot violations confirmed lot without lookup.

Enzo

July 1, 2026

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