It would make dealers feel better and it would be relatively easy (Bruce or Erik could personally make a quick call to all of the approximately 100 dealers in a day). It would also be the obvious thing to do.
That leads me to believe they feel they have a specific reason to not contact the dealers. It's not like it just slipped their mind. I don't know why they feel they shouldn't contact dealers, so I can't say if it's foolish or a reasoned decision.
I suspect lawyers are involved at some level.