Yes it is, mine were done at around 40k miles so before I bought it fortunately. The replacement is a modified component which shouldn't fail again, I hope!
Keano, great bit of research, thanks for stepping in and sharing it mate.
Pat on the back for you!
John, we have learnt with Maserati that just because your car is a 2010, it could have been sitting for years unregistered. Its quite normal for them.
So, the actual build date could have been 2008 or even earlier.
We have seen this with GranSports, they were all produced in 2005/6 but have seen them register on the UK roads as late as 2009.