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Aaron

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Question here....

 

US Warranty. 3/36mi

 

Canadian Warranty. 3/60km

 

36k miles = 57924km

 

60k kilos = 37290.24mi

 

So...the real question I have.

 

You've got 36k miles on your vehicle, in Detroit, MI. It's out of basic warranty.

 

You roll over to Windsor, and flip the display from MI to KM, and VOILA. You still have warranty.

 

How's this work, exactly?

 

Go by country of origin?

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Country of origin. We actually ran into this a couple of years ago, when the dollar went par and the rush of US vehicles came to Canada. There was actually a message released from Ford stating the warranty on US vehicles was 57924km.

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I took a break from the whisky, and pulled this off of INFORD...

 

 

 

 

Warranty coverage for vehicles originally sold in the United States.

WTY 2008-61N Published: 12/11/2008

|PRINT VERSION|

 

The purpose of this communication is to help clarify warranty coverage for vehicles originally sold in the United States.

 

All Service Managers, Office Managers and Warranty Administrators are requested to:

 

 

Timing:

 

Review this information with all affected dealership personnel

 

 

Immediate

 

Background

 

In recent months there has been an increase in calls and e-mails asking for clarification of the applicable warranty coverage's for vehicles that were originally sold in the United States. Problems have arisen for dealers that are performing warranty repairs on these vehicles without first confirming the applicable coverage. These vehicles may belong to visiting owners or may now be registered in Canada.

Next Steps

 

The Warranty Hotline cannot assist with these types of requests so we have put together a list of resources that can be used to address these concerns:

 

www.ford.com

 

· This is the U.S. consumer facing website which provides online copies of current and prior model year warranty guides. The guides can be found by hovering over the "Owner Services" button and selecting "Customer Support". Click on "Manuals & Warranties" and choose the make and model of vehicle.

 

U.S. Warranty Assistance Team

 

· The U.S. WAT Hotline is set up to accept inquiries from Canadian dealers and can provide assistance with determining applicable warranty coverage's for vehicles originally sold in the United States. Their toll free phone number is 1-800-423-8851. The service is in English only.

 

U.S. Roadside Assistance

 

· If a vehicle was originally sold in the United States the U.S. roadside assistance centre should be contacted while the vehicle is under the new vehicle warranty coverage period. Be advised that there are some differences in coverage's for roadside assistance for U.S. vehicles (i.e. if the vehicle was originally sold as a fleet unit, no roadside assistance will apply).The dealer hotline can be reached at 1-800-367-3258. The customer contact phone number is 1-800-241-3673.

 

As with any vehicle that is brought in for warranty service, OASIS should always be checked prior to performing any repairs!

 

 

 

Other Information

 

* For more detailed coverage information, review the coverage comparison chart attached below.

* If the instrument cluster registers the distance traveled in miles do not convert the miles to kilometres. Enter the distance travelled in ACES II and type M for miles. If the instrument cluster has been changed it will be necessary to convert the kilometres traveled back to miles using the ratio of 1.609 km = 1 mile.

* U.S. vehicles do not require instrument cluster replacement to be registered in Canada or to be eligible for New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage. If the cluster has been replaced Canadian warranty coverage still does not apply. Coverage is based on the country of origin

 

 

 

Please forward any additional questions or comments to focwty@ford.com

 

 

 

Gary Croxon,

 

Warranty Communication & Prior Approval Supervisor

 

gcroxon@ford.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What it boils down to.... where was the truck originally purchased? Ford can't shorten the Canada warranty and they do not want to extend the US warranty...

 

I thought we hashed all this out back when everyone went crossborder shopping?

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That's all I was wondering, Jim. Surprisingly enough, living 10 minutes from the US border, I can't remember a specific instance where I ran into this problem, the only reason I asked is because my super duty hit 36,000mi this week, when I flicked it over to KM's it was only around 58. So I just wondered what the deal was.

 

Surprisingly, my "warranty blues" list is quite short.

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Well... if your truck was purchased in the US, your B to B is pretty much done (unless you can do something "unique" or get AWA). We had a few locals head south for their trucks when the dollar got real sweet.

 

If we printed the RO with the miles converted to KMs, it would likely get kicked.

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