I'd talk to the dealer about it. The robot should be fired for sure, and the QC person that inspected it should get some remedial training. A good body shop person can make that look as good as it should have looked to begin with.
Nice. Also, there are 1/4-20 RAM ball mounts available off Amazon for cheap.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0059X0YIQ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
They fit that mount hole in the dash, or if you wanted to drill and tap a mount hole near the handle.
Just repeat along with me - "No, No, NO NO NO, HECK NO!" And say that to every other thing the Finance guy wants to sell you. I get it, it's their job, but I politely say "I'll be declining every extra add-on that you will be offering, so please save both of our time and don't even bother"...
Look! There’s some kids on your lawn!
Cmon. My first thought was the same as the others. Just another guy trying to make extra margin while the market is hot.
So it seems you are saying there is a label somewhere that says "No Step" on the back of the console?
I'll say it's so no moron steps on it, breaks it, and then threatens to sue Ford because they were not told to avoid doing stupid things.