Do you have rods in your head? I do.

Not true CNC-Dude, I have found a rod stuck into a thermostat once. Did not know where it came from. Thanks to this thread, now I know. I'm 66 and still learning.
Well, for the most part, nothing to worry about! There probably are isolated incidents where there have been hiccups like yours, but the engineers apparently weren't too concerned with it or they would have had them removed before installation I would think.