Is there a iPod touch 1st gen recall program by Apple?
There's no exchange or repair for the 1st Gen iPod touch. Perhaps someone confused the exchange from the 1st gen nano with the touch

You can find a full list of Apple exchange and extended service plans here:


https://www.apple.com/support/exchange_repair/


A recall means specific things in the US and most other countries and you would see formal advertisements, probably a note on Apple's home page www.apple.com as well as receive email and/or direct postal mail if a product was recalled. The iPod touch hasn't been recalled in the normal sense of that word.