Volkswagen PASSAT 2004 Owner's Manual page 90

Some Volkswagen Jetta Sedan models with
2.0L engines distributed for sale in California
may be specially equipped to meet California
Partial Zero Emission Vehicle (P-ZEV) re-
quirements. For these vehicles, if your ve-
hicle fails a SMOG Check inspection, OR if
any emission-related part is found to be de-
fective, the part will be repaired or replaced
by Volkswagen for 15 years or 150,000 miles,
whichever first occurs, from the time of retail
delivery of your vehicle. This represents your
Emission Control System PERFORMANCE
WARRANTYandDEFECTSWARRANTY.
Owner's warranty responsibilities:
As
the vehicle owner, you are responsible for
the performance of the required mainte-
nance listed in your owner's Maintenance
booklet. Volkswagen recommends that you
retain all receipts covering maintenance on
your vehicle, but Volkswagen cannot deny
warranty solely for the Jack of receipts or for
your failure to ensure the performance of all
scheduled maintenance.
You are responsible for presenting your ve-
hicle to a Volkswagen dealer as soon as a
problem exists. The warranty repairs should
be completed in a reasonable amount of
time, not to exceed 30 days.
As
the vehicle owner, you should also be
aware that Volkswagen may deny you war-
ranty coverage if your vehicle or a part has
failed due to abuse, neglect, improper main-
tenance or unapproved modifications.
Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
®
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND RESPONSI-
BILITIES, YOU SHOULD CONTACT VOLK-
SWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., CUSTOMER
CARE CENTER AT 1 (800) 822-8987 OR THE
CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD AT
P.O. BOX 8001, EL MONTE, CA 91734-2302.
Emissions Control System Defects
Warranty:
Warranty for 3 years I 50,000 miles
Volkswagen of America, Inc., {"Volkswagen")
warrants to the original retail purchaser and
any subsequent purchaser that every model
year 2004 Volkswagen vehicle imported by
Volkswagen and certified for sale and regis-
tered in California:
• was designed, built and equipped so as to
conform with all applicable requirements of
the California Air Resources Board ("CARB")
and
• is free from defects in material and work-
manship which cause the vehicle to fail to
conform with CARB requirements, including
any defect which would cause the vehicle's
on-board malfunction indicator to illumi-
nate, for 3 years or 50,000 miles, whichever
comes first.
A warranted part is any part installed on a
motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine by the
vehicle or engine manufacturer, or installed
in a warranty repair, which affects any regu-
lated emission from a motor vehicle or en-
gine which is subject to California emission
standards.
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