However, they do have the "winker" LED right next to the nipple, and the display is mounted the same way, hence I am not really surprised that they break in the same failure mode.

I think I'm going to have a look at high-density sticky foam to replace the original support foam, and raise the top edge of the display away form the board a little to give a touch more clearance. It's a shame that (even though not designed for this) given the good disk shock mounts, the impact resistant disks, and the generally rugged stainless construction of the case, the the display failure occurs so often due to a mechanical shock fault.