I think we had two or three meters give us issues. One would stick intermittently, we just backed off one of the pivot screws an 1/8 of a turn. One just totally failed. Another one was lazy like yours and we had to replace it like you did. As I remember one meter was from a 2505, another 2205 and the last a 2105. Bu I guess 2 total failures over over 2000 amps over 25+ years isn't too bad.
Despite warning to be careful, I somehow pulled the red wire out of the connector on the remaining working meter. That was very embarrassing. With magnifier glasses I was able to remove the crimp pin from the connector but it was squished closed by the experts who assembled it in the beginning. Guess I will see if I can get a plastic adapter or a crimp pin for it. Sometime in the DIY world you win and sometimes you lose.