Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems FOUNDATION DRUM BRAKES User Manual

LIMITED WARRANTY

Foundation Drum Brakes

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (“Company”) warrants to the original retail purchaser that all brake shoes and foundation drum brake products sold by the Company will be free from defects in materials or workmanship, for the

warranty period shown below, whichever occurs rst.

Original Warranty Period

Type of Operation

Years Miles (Km) Hours Years Miles (Km) Hours

City, Construction, Heavy Haul, Logging, Mining, Oil Field, Refuse, Rescue Vehicle, Yard Tractor

Line Haul N/A N/A N/A 5 500,000 (800,000) 18,000

Fire Service, Motor Home, School Bus, Transit Coach

Off-Highway, Others 1 Unlimited 3,600 1 Unlimited 3,600

Trailers* 1 100,000 (160,000) 3,600 1 100,000 (160,000) 3,600

All 1 Unlimited 3,600 1 Unlimited 3,600

*Trailer warranty period is based on time, mileage, hours, or rst brake shoe reline, whichever occurs 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 the

Company or which do not meet the Company’s specications and guidelines. This warranty does not cover foundation

drum brake bushings and miscellaneous hardware. Company friction material is covered under a separate warranty.

Medium-Duty Brakes Heavy-Duty Brakes

N/A N/A N/A 3 Unlimited 10,800

2 Unlimited 7,200 3 Unlimited 10,800

Aftermarket Warranty Period

Product:

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 rst discovered. Unauthorized repairs will void this limited warranty.

The Company will inspect the product and make the nal determination as to whether the product is covered under the

terms of this limited warranty. When a warranty claim is allowed, the Company’s responsibility is limited — at its sole 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.

Labor:

For the rst twelve (12) months, 100,000 miles (160,000 kilometers), or 3,600 hours, whichever comes rst, the Company

will reimburse at its current labor rate applied to the standard hours allowed in Removal and Replacement Schedule (BW1322) when the Company determines that a defective product was installed.

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 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PROGRESSIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS INCURRED FOR SERVICE CALLS, TOWING, OR DOWNTIME.