Glad you and the dogs are safe! That's the most important thing. Trucks can be replaced. The truck is likely totaled if put through insurance, but in any event I'm hoping the process of getting it resolved goes smoothly for you.
Just so I understand, this part - if defective - would stop updates from installing due to the misreporting of the 12 volt battery charge level. As in during that actual installation of the update. However, for those of us that have never received an update yet, this is for future proofing when...