[Yaesu] Re: Yaesu Warranty on Used FT-897D?

Fri Aug 4 15:36:31 EDT 2006

One more thing, since I am not a lawyer, it would again, be beneficial to research your options and to fully understand that not all warranties are restricted to what the manufacturer tells you. Most manufacturers will not volunteer what they are obligated to do, but if you remind them, then that may work harder. 
>From the desk of W8OKN - NOT a lawyer

---- W8OKN <w8okn at charter.net> wrote: 
> This is a tad more specific... It does not call out warranty, but it does refer to upgrades and they they state (FROM the ICOM website);
>> "If your radio does not fall into any of these three categories, do not worry. ICOM America’s standard repair policy is to offer all technical updates free-of-charge to any ICOM America radio still in production. Please complete the form below and a Technical Service Representative will contact you with more information on how to send your radio in for the Technical Update."
>> So, I stand partially corrected. But keep in mind that if one understands what a real warranty is, under US law, then you should know that they are possibly obligated. If you have a realtively new radio (within reason) and it dies and you are not the original owner, then you may still be covered. There are Warranties of Fitness that apply in the USA. People do have protection under the law. Even if "they" state that "they" do not cover implied nor expressly stated, they still are likely to have an obligation, under US law. They are CERTAINLY Warranties of Fitness for a particular use. The radio should work for a reasonable amount of time as long as you do not abuse it. The key is, clearly understanding what is reasonable.
>> Do some research on the UCC (Uniform Commercial Code) in the US. Again... just trying to help. Understanding these laws may be beneficial to all even beyond the ham radio world.
>> Sean 
>> >From the desk of W8OKN
>> ---- "KBØNLY" <kb0nly at frontiernet.net> wrote: 
> > No warranty on amateur gear is transferrable as far as i know!
> > 
> > I checked the warranty card on some of my recent purchases, VX-7R, FT-8800R, 
> > FT-8900R, and on ALL of them the second item under Limitations of Warranty 
> > is this:
> > 
> > B. The Limited Warranty extends only to the original retail purchaser, and 
> > shall not be valid or enforceable unless such original purchaser fully 
> > completes, signs, and mails to VERTEX STANDARD within ten (10) days from the 
> > date of such original purchase at retail, the Owner's Warranty Registration 
> > Card included with this product.
> > 
> > I would like to further not that Yaesu/Vertex is not the only one that 
> > practices this. I have also reviewed warranty cards for various Icom and 
> > Kenwood products and that same holds true. Though worded different from 
> > each company the end result is the same, original purchaser only. I also 
> > see this statement included in the warranty on various other products i have 
> > in my home, televisions, microwave, refrigerator, dvd player.. etc.
> > 
> > It's the standard of the industry, there is no guarantee that the original 
> > owner is selling a 100% functional product, what if they bought it and 
> > damaged it in such a way that the warranty would not cover the repairs, but 
> > then sold it to someone else, the company and current owner have no way to 
> > prove what happened, etc. It's in the companies best interest to only honor 
> > the warranty for the original owner.
> > 
> > Try sending something in for repair though, that's where the difference is, 
> > the ham products division of those companies treat you a lot better on a 
> > repair than most consumer electronics companies i have dealt with.
> > 
> > 73,
> > 
> > Scott 
> > 
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