Mods affect the factory warranty only insofar as the mod itself is the cause
of the failure. SEMA states that a manufacturer cannot void a vehicle
warranty because it has aftermarket parts on it. You still need to be
careful with mods though because your state may have laws which prohibit
some mods, e.g., emissions certifiable mods (in Calif the mod must have a
CARB number (Calif Air Resources Board)). Sometimes a problem exists where
it could potentially be the fault of the mod. If you have the original
stock setup it would be beneficial (and probably save you a lot of grief) to
put that back on the vehicle before taking it to your dealer. I have a ton
of mods on and haven't had a problem yet....knock on hood!
HTH,
Ron
00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
For modifications see my DML Profile
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Tanner & Beth
Sammons
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 10:54 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Mods and factory warranty
I was just wondering what affect modifications have on the factory warranty.
I am planning on putting a po-boy intake and some sort of cat-back system on
my 2000 QC. I don't want to void anything on the factory warranty or give DC
an out if it comes time for me to have some warranty work done to my Dak. I
know a lot of the DMLer's out there have done these mods and much more to
their Daks. Any info you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Tanner
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