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Warranty

Meaning in automotive, with examples

/ˈwɔːrənti/nounCore term

In automotive, warranty means: The manufacturer's promise to repair or replace faulty parts free of charge for a set time or distance, for example three years or 100,000 km.

In Turkish: garanti, garanti kapsamı

How it is used

Central to dealer and after-sales work. A repair is under warranty or out of warranty; dealers submit warranty claims to the manufacturer, which approves or rejects them. An extended warranty is extra cover the customer pays for.

Example sentences

  1. The car is still under warranty, so the gearbox repair is free.

  2. The warranty claim was rejected because the service history was incomplete.

Common collocations

  • under warranty
  • warranty claim
  • extended warranty
  • void the warranty
  • warranty period
  • recallAn official action in which a manufacturer asks owners to bring vehicles back to a dealer so that a safety or compliance defect can be fixed free of charge.
  • dealershipA business authorized by a manufacturer to sell its new vehicles under the brand's name, usually together with used cars, parts and servicing.
  • service intervalThe distance or time between scheduled maintenance visits set by the manufacturer, for example every 15,000 km or once a year, whichever comes first.
  • repair orderThe workshop document that records the customer's concern, the vehicle details, the work authorized and, at the end, the cause, the repair, the parts and the labor charged.

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