Now this is something you won't find very often from Bandai - errors on the Gundam model design, on Master Grade series which made the whole mistake even worse. Freedom Gundam released in 2004 was a major model for all Gundam fans, partly because of the fame of Gundam SEED and partly because of the excellent design of the model itself - great posibility, flexibility etc.
But the decal design spoiled the rosy picture. See for yourself.
Since error rate on models are so rare, I would take this as a joke rather than to make critique on the company. Quality assurance is of course very important, but people do make mistakes now and then. Since the decals are just for enhancement and cosmetic, it doesn't really matter if you can't put one of them on your precious model.