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4. YOUR RUST PERFORATION WARRANTY.
Five years. No distance limit.
This warranty is your guarantee that your new Honda
vehicle’s body will be free from perforation due to corro-
sion. Honda will repair or replace any original body com-
ponent that rusts completely through from the inside out
(perforated by corrosion), for a period of five years from
the date of first registration.
Components of the vehicle body include any moving
or non-moving metal parts of the vehicle chassis, but do
not include those components which form part of the
vehicle power train, steering, suspension,
braking, cooling, heating or exhaust systems, or metal
trim and mouldings.
Application of additional corrosion inhibiting materi-
als is unnecessary and not recommended by Honda.
5. YOUR SURFACE CORROSION WARRANTY.
Three years, no distance limit.
Three years or 60,000 Km whichever comes first, on paint defects.
Surface corrosion is defined as corrosion affecting the
readily visible surface area of any components of the vehi-
cle’s body. It does not include the vehicle underbody,
external damage to paint or plated surfaces or corrosion
caused by stone chips or other impacts.
This warranty guarantees that the surface of your
new Honda vehicle’s body will be free from any readily
visible corrosion for a period of three years from the
date of first registration.
Additionally, this warranty guarantees that your new
Honda will be free from any paint related defects for
three years/60,000 Km.
If any defects which cause perforation or surface
corrosion should be found and reported to a Honda
dea
ler during the periods stated, Honda will repair or
replace such defects to any origina
l body panels, includ-
ing those repaired or replaced under this warranty,
provided that you demonstrate adherence to the care
and maintenance guidelines as outlined in this booklet
.
These repairs should be completed immediately.
All defective parts replaced under this warranty
become the property of Honda.
Please note, to retain full warranty coverage, body
panels replaced due to accident or damage, must
be genuine Honda parts or Honda-approved parts.
Also, paint damage caused by road debris, acid rain, tree sap,
bird droppings and industrial fallout are not covered by this
warranty.
You will find further details on pages 18-20 of this booklet.
Additional Warranties For Your Extra Protection.
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