I think Rick's right and, since I don't really have a "dog in this fight," I'd really like to hear the other side of the story. After hearing SR's side of the story I can't imagine why Amy and the Shelby folks wouldn't step in and fix this on their dime. I guess if they were concerned over similarly situated owners asking for the same fix -- but I don't know that. I can just imagine though if crap like this slipped out of the ERA or Kirkham shops they would have already fixed it before it made the CC headlines.
Afterthought -- Perhaps someone with Amy's email could drop her a note and ask her to at least address the issue on this thread.