Direct from SVT web site.....
The Ford Special Vehicle Team (SVT) was conceived in 1991, when Ford senior management recognized the corporate advantages of investigating niche vehicle market opportunities. The idea was to assemble talented driving enthusiasts at Ford and some of its key suppliers into a small, cross-functional group of engineers, product planners and marketing professionals with a common mission: create vehicles to satisfy the unique desires of the knowledgeable driving enthusiast.
Once the team was assembled, SVT was charged to develop and market factory high performance "halo" vehicles that would add luster to the company's lineup – or "Polish the Ford Oval." To that end, the team focused on creating limited-production cars and trucks with balanced performance attributes – vehicles that stop as well as they accelerate, ride as well as they handle and, above all, are fun to drive.
My opinion is The Raptor represents the best that Ford can design and build. I have to think that Ford would want to aggressively warranty any issues with a product that they are so proud of. When people that are not "knowledgeable driving enthusiasts" like my Mom, drive my Raptor and then ask "what's wrong with your truck?" That just gives the wrong impression.
Ford, please extend the recall to cover any Raptor with "the clunk" driveshaft. My Mom is thinking about a Chevy! Need I say more?