Generally speaking, USA-manufactured products in our hobby have not had this problem since the late 1930's. Exceptions? I'm sure. Lots of things have been produced, but generally domestic manufacturers dealt with this way back when.
Found this yesterday on my (trans-Pacific-made) Atlas F-M Erie-Built - knuckle broken off, and the loco is barely used, and only by me; bought new. I did not slam it into anything.