Warranty Regulations - GAS GAS EC - 2004 Service Manual

WARRANTY REGULATIONS

Manufacturer's warranty
The Company GAS GAS Motos S.A. hereby warrants to the final
purchaser of a vehicle manufactured by GG that both materials and
workmanship are free from defects according to the corresponding
state of the art. Accordingly, GG hereby warrants to the final purchaser
(hereinafter referred to as the «purchaser»), subject to the conditions
stated below, to remove any defects in material or production detected
in a new motorcycle free of charge within the agreed period of
warranty without any limitation whatsoever in terms of the number
of kilometres travelled or the number of operating hours.
Period of warranty
The period of warranty shall commence on the day of delivery of the
vehicle by a licensed GG dealer to the purchaser, or in the case of
demonstration models, on the date on which the vehicle is put into
operation for the first time.
The length of the warranty period depends on the type of vehicle
and is stated in the document of delivery.
Any defects detected in the product shall be brought to the attention
of a licensed GG dealer within the warranty period. If the last day
of the warranty period is a Sunday or public holiday, the warranty
period shall be extended in such a way that the last day of the
warranty period is the next working day following the respective
Sunday or public holiday. Warranty claims shall be excluded for any
defects not brought to the attention of a licensed GG dealer by the
end of the warranty period.
Obligation of the purchaser
GG shall be entitled to refuse to accept warranty claims if and to the
extent that:
a) The purchaser has failed to subject the vehicle to any of the
inspections and/or maintenance work prescribed in the operating
manual or has exceeded the date stated for such inspections or
maintenance work, also excluding from the warranty defects that
appeared before the prescribed date of such inspection or
maintenance work performed not at all or performed only after the
prescribed date.
b) Inspection, maintenance work and repair work on the vehicle has
been performed by a party neither recognized nor licensed by GG;
c) Any maintenance or repair work has been performed on the
vehicle in violation of the technical requirements, specifications and
instructions indicated by the manufacturer.
d) Spare parts not released for use by GG have been used to perform
maintenance or repair work on the vehicle, or if and to the extent
that the vehicle has been operated using other fuels, lubricants or
operating fluids (including but not limited to cleaning agents) than
those expressly stated in the specifications in the operating manual;
e) The vehicle has been altered or modified in any way or equipped
with other components than those expressly released by GG as
admissible vehicle components.
f) The vehicle has been stored or transported in a way that does
not meet the corresponding technical requirements.
g) The vehicle has been used for competitions, races or attempts
at any record whatsoever.
Exclusion from warranty
The following items shall be excluded from warranty:
a) wear and tear parts including, without limitation, sparks plugs,
batteries, fuel filters, oil filter elements, driving chains, engine
sprockets, rear sprockets, air filters, brake discs, brake pads, clutch
discs, lamps, fuses, carbon brushes, footrest rubbers, tires, tubes,
cables and other rubber components.
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