Here is interesting quote from another article.I does sound like someone is trying to throw team 48 under the bus.

Knaus said the car in question ran all four restrictor-plate races in 2011, and had previously been through inspection with the same C-pillars -- the posts that run from the roof to the rear deck lid, separating the side and rear windows -- attached. Should the appeal be unsuccessful, he and Malec face the prospect of being sidelined until the Sprint Cup event at Talladega in May.