Was this not a specific design issue?

I believe it was. The handle on the Mark 2 looks good, but runs into the black plastic facia when used. This led to mine breaking at all 4 screwpoints due to the factory tightning one down too much and breaking it initially.

The 2a has the handle mounted a bit lower, producing a gap and misaligning the facia design and the two cutouts on the handle, but not causing the handle to rub against the facia.