1. This warranty will be in addition to and run parallel to the product warranty given by the manufacturer and will apply to components as mentioned later. This warranty is applicable in Delhi, Mumbai Kolkata and Chennai with effective from 1st July 2001. Other places when included will be covered under warranty accordingly.
2. The period of the vehicle’s emission warranty will be determined starting from the date of the vehicle sale. The period of time and kilometers that are covered under the provisions of warranty may vary but should not be less than the minimum warranty period based on the vehicle category.
For a two-wheeler the emission warranty period is 30,000 kms or 3 years whichever is earlier.
3. Warranty claim for the components under Emission warranty will be admitted, for a prima facie examination, in the event of failure of the vehicle to meet the emission standard as specified in sub-rule (2) of Rule No 115 of the Central Motor vehicle Rules.
4. The warranty claim will be accepted only after the examinations carried out by Authorized Service Centers leads to a firm conclusion that none of the original settings have been tampered with and that the components has/have a manufacturing defect, and/or, that the vehicle is unable to meet the in-use emission standard, in spite of the vehicle being maintained and used in accordance with the instructions in the owner’s manual.
5. The methods of examination to determine the warrant-able condition of the . components will be at the sole discretion of manufacturers and or their Authorized service centers and results of such examination will be final and binding.
If, on examination, a warrantable condition is not established, the manufacturer will have to charge all, or part, of the cost of such examination.
6. In case of a vehicle in which the components covered under Emission warranty, the manufacturer will replace at Authorized centers free of charge, the components which are covered, but the consumables as mentioned in Owner’s Manual shall be charged as per actual.
7. In case of a vehicle in which the components covered under Emission warranty or the associated parts are not independently replaceable on account of their being integral parts of a complete assembly, the manufacturer will have the sole discretion to replace either the entire assembly or by using some of the parts of the system through suitable repairs or modifications.
8. Any consequential repairs or replacement of parts which may be found necessary to establish compliance to in-use emission standards, in addition to replacement of the parts covered under emission warranty, will not be made free of cost unless such parts are also found to be in a warrantable condition within the scope and limit of the product warranty. The consumables shall be charged as per actual during such repairs or replacement of parts.
9. All the parts removed for replacement under warranty will be the property of the manufacturer.
10. The manufacturer will not be responsible for the cost of transportation of the vehicle to the nearest Authorized Service center of any loss due to non-availability of the vehicle during the period of lodging of a warranty claim and examination by the manufacturer and repairs.
11. The manufacturer will not be responsible for any penalties that may be charged by statutory authorities on account of failure to comply with the in use emission standards.
12. Emission warranty will be applicable irrespective of the change of ownership of the vehicle provided all the conditions as laid down in this document are met from the date of original sale of the vehicle.
13. The emission warranty will be applicable only if:
a. Observes all the important instructions and any other precautions listed in the Owner’s Manual for use of the vehicle.
b. Under all circumstances uses lubricants and fuel as recommended by manufacturer.
c. Regularly obtains and carries out maintenance in accordance with the manufacturers guidelines and enters the details in the Logbook.
d. Immediately approaches the nearest authorized service center upon discovery of failure to comply with the in use emission standards in spite of having maintained and used the vehicle in accordance with the instructions in the Owner’s Manual and having carried out such repairs and adjustments as may be required with a view to establish such compliance.
e. Produces the ‘Pollution Under Control’ certificate valid for the period immediately preceding the test during which the failure is discovered, the test having been carried out either for obtaining a new certificate, or pursuant upon being directed by an officer as referred to in sub-rule(2) of Rule 116 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules.
f. Produces the Owner’s Manual and Log book for verification details.
g. Produces receipts covering maintenance of the vehicle as specified in the Owner’s Manual from the date of original purchase of the vehicle.
h. Produces valid certificate of in i and RTO registration
14. Conditions under which warranty is not applicable:
A valid ‘Pollution Under Control’ certificate, as described in customer obligation D(6) above is not produced.
A vehicle which is not serviced by Authorized service center as per the service schedule described in the maintenance chart given in the Owner’s Manual.
A vehicle, which has been subjected to abnormal use, abuse, neglect and improper maintenance or has met with an accident. Use of replacement parts not specified and approved by the manufacturer.
A vehicle, or parts thereof, which has been altered, tampered with or modified or replaced in an unauthorized manner.
A vehicle on which the odometer is not functioning or the odometer has been changed/tampered with so that the actual mileage cannot be readily determined.
