Since this is entirely MF's fault, they were at one time completely covering this defect, provided you were lucky enough to have it happen while it was under warranty.
Then later, they were supplying the parts at no cost, if you pay the ransom to the dealer to do the repair.
At this point, I don't know what, if anything, they are doing for owners. But, you should contact them to see.
MF should have recalled them all, and fixed them. They chose otherwise.