Time will tell, I really don't know. The "ba source" is generally pretty reliable but it's interesting they are claiming it was a nosewheel steering "issue", whatever that is, on the same day the incident occured. Then again that description could be a catch all to cover anything from a mechanical defect to the nosewheel steering not working due a lack of traction.
As for it being a bad year for the airframe it's interesting to type in the other BA 320 registrations to get a comparison.