Let's face facts here. The number one priority in fork design and manufacture is proper alignment of the front wheel so the bicycle tracks correctly. Forks, including many relatively low end models have done so for over a century.

While it's possible that a fork could do that even if it looks very wrong, the odds are against it.

Calling it a minor defect indicates, to me that the company isn't serious about quality, and places marketable features above function and performance.

In short. They simply don't care.