Can someone remind me of the name of that federal law that allows you to make modifications to your truck and yet the company cannot void your warranty because of it?

I'm asking for it because I wonder if the same applies to boats.

 

Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act


http://www.mlmlaw.com/library/guides...s/undermag.htm

 

Actually, the act doesn't say the manufacturer can't void your warranty if you install aftermarket components and mods. It says, the manufacturer will have to prove that your mods caused the problem. If the problem and the mod is unrelated, then the problem is covered by the warranty.

The manufacturer is within it's rights, however, to not cover the mods and aftermarket components you installed. For instance, if your aftermarket exhaust system had a restriction that caused engine problems, you can't expect Ford to pay for any of the repairs caused by the restricted exhaust that was manufactured by somebody else and installed by you or other non-Ford company AND the dealer can charge you for the diagnosis costs.

If you supercharge your engine and the tranny breaks, you will pay because you modified the engine to produce more power than what the tranny was designed for. However, if your parking brake fell apart, Ford will have to cover it since the supercharger didn't do anything to alter the operation of the brake.

There's a lot of common sense built into the act.

 

what about if all that new power made you unable to determine if the brake was set??

 

Then you blame your wife or girl friend 'cause there's no way any of us would ever forget if the brake was set.

 

THe dealers that install blowers and power adding things like that?