Three of these have been broken so far. Always on the left side of the yak. I swap another in and then end up breaking another. I think mmiller hit the nail on the head with the problem, the carabiners I added are adding a lot more leverage to the part and just overwhelming them. Not a Hobie issue at all.
Broken seat strap clip, ended up replacing both sides with carabiners.
Paddle blade broken off, flush with end of shaft. You can still see the part of the blade inside the shaft.
Local dealer didn't want to help when I called asking about the procedure to get them looked at for warranty since the kayak was purchased from a different dealer ( I just moved here recently). The owner said "I'm way too busy to mess with kayaks I didn't sell". The Hobie personnel were great on the phone and worked it out where the local dealer would help me and to bring it by their store.
I still would rather not step foot in that dealer and I wish Hobie had a way that small stuff like this could be handled directly through them. As of now it looks like I will just buy a new paddle (I have numerous but they are all a bit short for a 34" wide kayak), figure out what upgrades I can do for the plug/loop thingies and keep using carabiners for the seat straps.