The part didn't break. Someone who thinks they know better decided to make it not work, and complicated some normal person's life with some security theater.
If a manufacture intentionally made a product they sold you not work, much like how Tesla disables fast charging capriciously, it would be a violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
If a manufacture intentionally made a product they sold you not work, much like how Tesla disables fast charging capriciously, it would be a violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.