Quoted from PtownPin:My guess is JJP has been looking for another play field manufacturer for a while with no luck. They clearly know this is an issue, but aside from doing it themselves or paying a higher price per unit their stuck with Mirco. Mirco probably knows this, which is probably why my guess is he told them he's not replacing play fields after JJP inspects and installs components. Otherwise why wouldn't JJP just send out replacement play fields? Sounds to me like Mirco said "not on my dime" so JJP is just following suit.
Shipping a slew of playfields from overseas can't be cheap either. Hopefully JJP can get back to Bader, but reading some comments early on here it doesn't look like that can/will happen.