No, it didn't pop out. The perch and spring are in thier proper place on the clutch pedal linkage. This just appeared one day after I drove the car. I believe it rolled out from under the seat. The spring in the photo is black it look's light because of the flash.
Well, I went out to take a photo of the spring and the perch. So the spring and perch are there in the proper position. My thought is the spring must have rolled out from under the seat after it had been dropped or left by the assembly team by error.
Maybe the law that allows people to step out onto the crosswalk should be changed.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-driver-gets-prison-time-for-crash-that-killed-mother-toddler-report