Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems FRICTION MATERIALS - Manual

LIMITED WARRANTY
Friction Materials
BW7213 (Replaces BW1370) © 2009 Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC • 07/09 • www.foundationbrakes.com
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (“Company”) warrants to the original retail purchaser that all new friction
materials sold by the Company will be free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of twelve (12)
months from the date of delivery to the fi rst retail purchaser, or 12,000 miles (19,000 kilometers), or 360 operational
hours, whichever occurs fi rst.
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (“Company”) warrants to the original retail purchaser that all relined products
sold by the Company will be free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of one (1) month from date
of delivery to the fi rst retail purchaser or 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) or thirty (30) operational hours, whichever
occurs
fi rst.
The limited warranty does not cover defects or damage caused by abuse, misuse, road debris, accidents or improper
installation, maintenance or service, or use in non-standard vehicle applications that have not been approved
by Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake or which do not meet Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake specifi cations and
guidelines.
Product claimed to be defective must be returned freight prepaid via the Original Equipment (OE) dealership or
authorized Company distributor within thirty (30) days after the date any defect is fi rst discovered. Unauthorized
repairs will void this limited warranty.
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake will inspect the product and make the fi nal determination as to whether the
product is covered under this limited warranty. When a warranty claim is allowed, Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake’s
responsibility is limited, at the Company’s option, to repair or replace the defective product with a remanufactured
exchange unit. The replacement unit will be warranted for the remaining time period, mileage, or hours of the
original warranty.
The limited warranty does not cover defects caused by 1) misuse, accident, abuse, neglect, normal wear and tear,
improper installation, maintenance, service or application; 2) any friction product that has been repaired or altered
outside of the Company’s factory, unless authorized in writing by Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake or unless such
installation, repair or alteration is performed by the Company; 3) any labor charges for removal and/or replacement of
a nonconforming or friction brake product or part thereof; or 4) any return or replacement transportation charges.
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND IN NO EVENT WILL BENDIX
SPICER FOUNDATION BRAKE LLC BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PROGRESSIVE, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS INCURRED FOR SERVICE, TOWING,
OR DOWNTIME.