Damage Caused By Use And/Or The Environment - Lincoln Electric 2013 Warranty Manual

• Tampering with the vehicle, including tampering with the emissions systems or with other parts that
affect these systems (for example, exhaust and intake systems)
• Contaminated or improper fuel/fluids
• Customer-applied chemicals or accidental spills
• Driving through water deep enough to cause water to be ingested into the engine or battery
• Non-Ford parts installed after the vehicle leaves Ford of Canada's control and causes a Ford part to
fail. Examples include, but are not limited to lift kits, oversized tires, roll bars, cellular phones,
alarm systems, remote starting systems and performance enhancing powertrain components
NOTE: Warranty coverage will be invalidated on parts affected by such damage.

Damage Caused by Use and/or the Environment

The New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover surface rust, deterioration, fading, discoloration and other
appearance matters that result from use and/or exposure to the elements.
Examples are:
• Stone Chips and Scratches (e.g. on paint and glass)
• Windshield stress cracks. However limited coverage on windshield stress cracks will be provided for
the first 12 months or 20,000 kilometres (whichever occurs first) even though caused by use
and/or exposure to the elements.
• Dings/Dents
• Lightning and Hail
• Earthquake
• Cuts, Burns, Punctures or Tears
• Bird and Bee Droppings
• Road Salt and Tree Sap
• Windstorm
• Water or Flood
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