light FORD MUSTANG 2018 Warranty Guide

1. Introduction
Ford Motor Companyand your selling dealer thank you for selecting
one of our quality products. Our commitment to you and your vehicle
begins with quality protection and service.
When you need warranty repairs, your selling dealer would like you to
return to it for that service, but you may also take your vehicle to
another Ford Motor Company dealership authorized for warranty repairs.
Certain warranty repairs require special training though, so not all
dealers are authorized to perform all warranty repairs. That means that,
depending on the warranty repair needed, the vehicle may need to be
taken to another dealer. If a particular dealership cannot assist you, then
contact the Customer Relationship Center at 1-800-392-3673.
This booklet explains in detail the warranty coverages that apply to your
2018-model car or light truck. If you bought a previously owned
2018-model vehicle, you are eligible for any remaining warranty
coverages.
Ford Motor Company provides the Emissions Defect Warrantiesand
Emissions Performance Warranties which cover your emissions
control systems, and Noise Emissions Warranty which applies only to
medium/heavy duty trucks over 10,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (pages 17-32).
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Ford and your dealer are not responsible for any time or income that
you lose, any inconvenience you might be caused, the loss of your
transportation or use of your vehicle, the cost of rental vehicles, fuel,
telephone, travel, meals, or lodging, the loss of personal or commercial
property, the loss of revenue, or for any other incidental or
consequential damages you may have.
Punitive, exemplary, or multiple damages may not be recovered unless
applicable law prohibits their disclaimer.
You may not bring any warranty-related claim as a class
representative, a private attorney general, a member of a class of
claimants or in any other representative capacity.
Ford shall not be liable for any damages caused by delay in delivery or
furnishing of any products and/or services.
You may have some implied warranties. For example, you may have an
implied warranty of merchantability (that the car or light truck is
reasonably fit for the general purpose for which it was sold) or an
implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose (that the car or
light truck is suitable for your special purposes), if a special purpose
was specifically disclosed to Ford itself not merely to the dealer
before your purchase, and Ford itself not just the dealer told you the
vehicle would be suitable for that purpose.
These implied warranties are limited, to the extent allowed by law, to
the time period covered by the written warranties, or to the applicable
time period provided by state law, whichever period is shorter.
These implied warranties do not apply at all if you use your vehicle
for business or commercial purposes. In addition, the implied warranty
of fitness for a particular purpose does not apply if your vehicle is
used for racing, even if the vehicle is equipped for racing.
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•the installation or use of a non-Ford Motor Company part or software
(other than a certified emissions part or software) or any part or
software (Ford or non-Ford) designed for off-road use only installed
after the vehicle leaves the control of Ford Motor Company, if the
installed part fails or causes a Ford part to fail. Examples include, but
are not limited to lift kits, oversized tires, roll bars, cellular phones,
alarm systems, automatic starting systems and performance-enhancing
powertrain components or software and performance “chips”.
Your vehicle may allow, enable or facilitate the use of certain non-Ford
Motor Company software. Ford is not responsible for the functionality
of such software. Ford may disallow, discontinue or modify your ability
to use such software at any time without prior notification or incurring
any warranty or other obligation. Non-Ford Motor Company software
may be governed by End User License Agreement or warranty
provided by the software provider. For Ford Motor Company software
see End User License Agreement found in the Owner Manual.
Damage Caused by Use and/or the Environment
The New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover surface rust,
deterioration and damage of paint, trim, upholstery, and other
appearance items that result from use and/or exposure to the elements.
You, as the owner, are responsible for these items. Some examples are:
• dings, dents
• cuts, burns, punctures or tears
• road salt
• tree sap, bird and bee droppings
• windstorm, lightening, hail
• earthquake
• freezing, water or flood
• stone chips, scratches (some examples are on paint and glass)
• windshield stress cracks. However, limited coverage on windshield
stress cracks will be provided for the first 12 months or 12,000 miles
(which ever occurs first), even though caused by use and/or exposure
to the elements.
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EMISSIONS DEFECT WARRANTY COVERAGE
During the warranty coverage period, Ford Motor Company warrants that:
•your vehicle or engine is designed, built, and equipped to meet - at
the time it is sold - the emissions regulations of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• your vehicle or engine is free from emission-related defects in
factory-supplied materials or workmanship, which are defects that
could prevent the vehicle or engine from conforming with applicable
EPA regulations.
•
you will not be charged for diagnosis, repair, replacement, or adjustment
of parts containing an emissions-related defect. A list of emission-related
parts can be found in What is Covered?on pages 20-21.
The warranty coverage period for:
•The emissions defects warranty coverage period for passenger cars
and light duty trucks (applies to vehicles up to 8,500 pound GVWR) is
as follows:
— 8 years or 80,000 miles (whichever occurs first) for catalytic
converters, electronic emissions control unit, and onboard
emissions diagnostic devices, including the Battery Energy Control
Module (BECM).
—
2 years or 24,000 miles (whichever occurs first) for all other covered parts. (Note: Ford’s 3-year, 36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper coverage,
as described above, surpasses this mandatory federal coverage.)
• Heavy duty vehicles (applies to trucks over 8,500 pounds GVWR up to
19,500 pounds GVWR)
— The emissions warranty coverage period for heavy duty vehicles
(HDVs) is 5 years or 50,000 miles (whichever comes first) for all
parts covered by your emissions warranty.
•Only for HDVs not designated as vocational vehicleson
the underhoodVEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL
INFORMATION label:The 5 year/50,000 mile warranty includes
coverage of components whose failure would increase the vehicle’s
emissions of air conditioning refrigerants.
• Only for HDVs designated as vocational vehicleson the
underhood VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION 
label: Tire defects that affect compliance with emission standards
are covered for 2 years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first.
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EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE WARRANTY COVERAGE
Under Emissions Performance Warranty Coverage, Ford Motor Company
will repair, replace, or adjust - with no charge for labor, diagnosis, or parts -
any emissions control device or system, if you meet all of the following
conditions:
•You have maintained and operated your vehicle according to the
instructions on proper care in the Owner’s Manualand this booklet.
• Your vehicle fails to conform, during the warranty coverage period, to
the applicable national EPA standards, as determined by an EPA
approved inspection and maintenance program.
•
You are subject to a penalty or sanction under local, state, or federal law
because your vehicle has failed to conform to the emissions standards.
(A penalty or sanction can include being denied the right to use your
vehicle.)
• Your vehicle has not been tampered with, misused, or abused.
The warranty coverage period for:
• Passenger cars and light duty trucks (applies to vehicles up to 8,500
pounds GVWR) is as follows:
— 8 years or 80,000 miles (whichever occurs first) for catalytic
converter, electronic emissions control unit, and onboard emissions
diagnostic devices.
— 2 years or 24,000 miles (whichever occurs first) for all other covered parts .
• Heavy duty vehicles (applies to trucks over 8,500 pounds GVWR up to
19,500 pounds GVWR)
— 5 years or 50,000 miles (whichever occurs first) for all covered
parts.
See WHAT IS COVERED? below for list of covered parts.
Note that the warranty period begins on the Warranty Start Dateas
specified on page 2 of this booklet.
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Important Information About List of Parts
Also covered by the two emissions warranties are all emissions-related
bulbs, hoses, clamps, brackets, tubes, gaskets, seals, belts, connectors,
non-diesel fuel lines, sensors, and wiring harnesses that are used with
components on the list of parts, above.
Concerning parts that should be replaced on a certain maintenance
schedule: these parts remain under warranty until : (a) the first
replacement time that is specified in yourOwner’s Manual; or (b) the
time or mileage limits of the Federal Defect and Performance Warranties
(whichever occurs first). Your Ford Motor Company dealer maintains a
complete list of parts covered by the emissions performance warranty.
For questions about emission-related parts, contact your dealer.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED?
Ford Motor Company may deny you emissions warranty coverage if your
vehicle or a part does not contain an emissions-related defect or has
failed because of abuse, neglect, improper maintenance, unapproved
modifications, or any items included in What Is Not Covered?,
pages 12-15.
If you need more information about getting service under the Federal
Emissions Performance Warranty , or if you want to report what you
believe to be violations of the terms of this warranty, you may contact:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
Compliance Division, Light-Duty Vehicle Group
Attn: Warranty Complaints
2000 Traverwood Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Email: [email protected]
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Vehicles Eligible for California Emission Warranty Coverage
California emission warranty coverage applies if your vehicle meets the
following two requirements:
•Your vehicle is registered in a state
1that has adopted and is enforcing
California emission warranty regulations applicable for your vehicle at
the time of repair, and
• Your vehicle is certified for sale in California as indicated on the
vehicle emission control information label.
1Subject to change, the following states have adopted and are enforcing
California emission warranty regulations: -
Passenger Car & Light-duty Trucks (up to 8,500 pounds GVWR) -
California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
and Washington
- Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles (up to 10,000 pounds GVWR
designed primarily for the transportation of persons. Excludes
incomplete trucks, trucks with a seating capacity either over twelve
persons total or over nine persons rearward of the driver’s seat, or
trucks with an open cargo area of at least six feet of interior length):
California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington
- Medium-Duty Vehicles (over 8,500 pounds GVWR up to 14,000
pounds GVWR) - California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
- Light Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Vehicles (over 14,000 pounds
GVWR up to 19,500 pounds GVWR) - California, Maine and
Pennsylvania.
For full details about coverage under California requirements for
emissions control, see:
➡ Defects Warranties (pages 24-30)
➡ Performance Warranty (pages 24-25)
➡ What Is Covered? (pages 26-29)
➡ What Is Not Covered? (page 29)
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7. Additional information about your emissions warrantycoverage, under Federal and California requirements
HOW DO I GET WARRANTY SERVICE?
To get service under your emissions warranties, take your vehicle to any
Ford Motor Company dealer as soon as possible after illumination of the
Malfunction Indicator Light or it has failed an EPA-approved test or a
California Smog Check inspection. Be sure to show the dealer the
document that says your vehicle has failed the test.
Your dealer will determine whether the repair is covered by the warranty.
If the dealer has a question about Emissions Performance Warranty
coverage, it will forward the question to Ford Motor Company, which
must make a final decision within 30 days after you bring your vehicle in
for repair. (The decision will be made within a shorter time if state, local,
or federal law requires you to have the vehicle repaired more quickly in
order to avoid additional penalties.) The deadline for a determination
about Emissions Performance Warranty Coverage does not need to be
met if you request a delay, agree to a delay in writing, or if the delay is
caused by an event for which neither Ford nor your dealer is
responsible. If a question about Emissions Performance Warranty
coverage is referred to Ford Motor Company, you will be notified by Ford
Motor Company in writing if your claim for warranty coverage is denied.
The notice will explain the basis for denying your claim. If you fail to
receive this notice within a timely manner, as determined above, Ford
will perform the warranty repair for you free of charge.
HOW DO I HANDLE EMERGENCY REPAIRS?
If your vehicle needs an emergency warrantable repair and a Ford Motor
Company dealer is not available, or if a Ford Motor Company dealer
cannot perform warrantable repair(s) within 30 days of you bringing
your vehicle to the dealer, repairs may be performed at any service
establishment or by you using Ford equivalent replacement parts.
Ford will reimburse you for the cost of these warranty repairs including
diagnosis, if you take the part(s) that are replaced and the repair
receipt(s) to a Ford Motor Company dealer. The reimbursement shall not
exceed Ford’s suggested retail price for the warranted parts that are
replaced and labor charges based on Ford’s recommended time allowance
for the warranty repair and the geographically appropriate hourly rate.
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8. Noise emissions warranty
NOISE EMISSIONS WARRANTY FOR CERTAIN LIGHT TRUCKS
Ford Motor Company warrants to the first person who purchases this
vehicle for purposes other than resale and to each subsequent purchaser
that this vehicle as manufactured by Ford, was designed, built and
equipped to conform at the time it left Ford’s control with all applicable
U.S. EPA Noise Control Regulations.
This warranty covers this vehicle as designed, built and equipped by
Ford Motor Company, and is not limited to any particular part,
component or system of the vehicle as manufactured by Ford. Defects in
design, assembly or in any part, component or system of the vehicle as
manufactured by Ford, which, at the time it left Ford’s control, caused
noise emissions to exceed Federal standards, are covered by this
warranty for the life of the vehicle.
THE NOISE EMISSIONS WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS DO NOT APPLY TO:
•loss of time, inconvenience, loss of use of the vehicle, commercial loss
or, other consequential damages.
• any vehicle which is not covered by the U.S. EPA Medium and Heavy
Trucks Noise Emission Standards (40 C.F.R. Part 205, Subpart B).
Among the non-covered vehicles are those lacking a partially or fully
enclosed operator’s compartment, such as a basic stripped chassis,
those having a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 10,000 pounds or less,
and those sold outside the United States and its territories. To the
extent permitted by law, THIS WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY INSTEAD
of any express or implied warranty, condition, or guarantee,
agreement, or representation, by any person with respect to
conformity of this vehicle with the U.S. EPA Noise Control
Regulations, including ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS.
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9. Ford Protect Extended Service Plan
MORE PROTECTION FOR YOUR VEHICLE
You can get more protection for your new car or light truck by
purchasing a Ford Protect Extended Service Plan (Ford Protect ESP).
Ford Protect ESP service contracts are backed by Ford Motor Company
or subsidiaries of Ford Motor Company (examples are but not limited to:
Ford Motor Service Company or the American Road Insurance
Company). Ford Protect plans provide up to 8 years and 150,000 miles
of coverage.
They provide:
•benefits during the warranty period, depending on the plan you
purchase can be: reimbursement for a rental vehicle, protecting
against tire and wheel road hazard damage, coverage for certain
maintenance and wear items, lost key replacement, other plans are
available;
• protection against covered repair costs and continuing Roadside
Service Assistance benefits after your Bumper to Bumper Warranty
expires.
You may purchase Ford Protect ESP from any Ford Motor Company
dealer or see our website at Ford-ESP.com. There are several Ford
Protect ESP plans available in various time, distance and deductible
combinations. Each plan is tailored to fit your own driving and vehicle
ownership needs, including reimbursement for towing and rental.
When you purchase Ford Protect ESP, you receive peace-of-mind
protection throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, provided
by a network of more than 4,600 Ford Motor Company dealers.
NOTE: Repairs performed outside the United States, Canada, Mexico,
Guam or Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and District of
Columbia are not eligible for Ford Protect ESP coverage.
This information is subject to change. Ask your dealer for complete
details about Ford Protect ESP coverage.
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