N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-32.9 - Warranty requirements for closed crankcase ventilation systems and retrofit devices

(a) Each closed crankcase ventilation system or BART must be accompanied by a warranty whereby the manufacturer and the installer warrant, at a minimum:

1. To the owner of the regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment, the full repair and replacement cost of the BART, including parts and labor, if the BART fails to perform as verified;

2. To the owner of the regulated school bus, regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment, the full repair and replacement cost of the CCVS or BART, including parts and labor, if the CCVS or BART contains defects in material or workmanship; and

3. To the owner of the regulated school bus, regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment, if the installation or use of the CCVS or BART damages the engine or the engine components of the vehicle or equipment, the cost to repair or replace engine components to return the engine components of the affected vehicle or equipment to the condition they were in prior to damage caused by the CCVS or BART.

(b) The warranty for the CCVS or BART will run for the minimum periods shown in Table 3 below, provided the operation of and conditions of use for the vehicle, equipment, engine, and best available retrofit technology conform with the operation and conditions specified in the Executive Order issued by CARB or the Verification Letter issued by the USEPA.

(c) The repair or replacement of any warranted part otherwise eligible for warranty coverage may be excluded from warranty coverage if the BART, vehicle, equipment or engine has been abused, neglected, or improperly maintained, and such abuse, neglect or improper maintenance directly caused the need for the repair or replacement of the part.

(d) Failure of the owner of the vehicle, equipment or engine to perform scheduled maintenance or to keep maintenance records for the vehicle, equipment, engine or best available retrofit technology may, but shall not, per se, be grounds for disallowing a warranty claim.

TABLE 3
Minimum Warranty Periods
Minimum
Engine Type	Engine Size	Warranty Period
70 to 170 horsepower,	Five years or 60,000 miles
GVWR < 19,500 pounds
170 to 250 horsepower,	Five years or 100,000 miles
GVWR >/=19,500 pounds and
>250 horsepower,	Five years or 150,000 miles
GVWR > 33,000 pounds
On-road use	>250 horsepower, GVWR > 33,000	Two years, unlimited miles
pounds, and the truck is:
1. Typically driven more than
100,000 miles per year and
2. Has fewer than 300,000 miles
on the odometer at the time of
installation
Off-road use	>/=50 horsepower	Five years or 4,200 hours

(e) The owner's manual for the CCVS or BART installed pursuant to the requirements of this subchapter must include a statement describing the warranty coverage required in this section. The owner's manual may also include a description of circumstances that may result in a denial of warranty coverage, but this description shall not be used to limit warranty coverage in any way.

(f) The authorized installer of a CCVS or BART installed pursuant to the requirements of this subchapter shall provide the owner of the regulated vehicle, piece of regulated equipment or school bus with a copy of the installation warranty coverage.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-32.9