76 Maintenance Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT OWNER, OF A NEW TRUCK POWERED BY A VOLVO DIESEL ENGINE THAT THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM OF YOUR TRUCK: EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY 1 Is designed, built and equipped so as to conform at the time of sale to all regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board applicable at the time of the manufacture; 2 Is free from defects in material and workmanship which will cause the emission control components not to function as designed for a period of use of 5 years or 250,000 miles or 6,250 hours of engine operation, whichever comes first.
The 5 years/250,000 miles/6,250 hour warranty period shall begin on the date the vehicle is first delivered to the first retail purchaser or if the vehicle is placed in service as a demonstrator company vehicle prior to the sale at retail, on the date the vehicle is the first placed in service. The emission control systems of your new VOLVO engine were designed, built and tested using genuine VOLVO parts, and the engine is certified as being in conformity with Federal and California emission control regulations. Accordingly, it is recommended that any replacement parts used for maintenance, repair or replacement of emission control systems by VOLVO parts.
The owner may elect to have maintenance, replacement or repair of the emission control components and systems performed by any vehicle repair establishment or individual and may elect to use parts other than VOLVO parts for such maintenance replacement or repair without invalidating this warranty; the cost of such services or parts, however, will not be covered under the warranty except in an emergency situation. A part not being available or a repair not being completed within 30 days also constitutes an emergency. Use of replacement parts which are not of equivalent quality may impair the effectiveness of emission control systems.
If other than Volvo parts are used for maintenance, owner should obtain assurances that such parts are warranted by their manufacturer to be equivalent to genuine VOLVO parts. However, the use of other than Volvo replacement parts does not invalidate the warranty on other components, unless such parts cause damage to warranted parts. Repairs and service covered by the warranty will be performed by an authorized Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. dealer at their place of business with no charge for parts or labor including diagnosis using VOLVO parts for the emission control system, that requires replacement and is covered by the warranty and found defective.