Warranty Information
What this Warranty Covers & Who it Applies to: The limited warranty provided by BSH Home Appliances Corporation (Bosch®) in this State- ment of Limited Product Warranty applies only to Bosch® dishwashers (“Product”) sold to you, the first using purchaser, provided that the Product was purchased: (1) for your normal, household
•Please make sure to return your registration card; while not necessary to effectuate warranty coverage, it is the best way for Bosch® to notify you in the unlikely event of a safety notice or product recall.
How Long the Warranty Lasts: Bosch® warrants that the Product is free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three hun- dred sixty five (365) days from the date of purchase. The foregoing timeline begins to run upon the date of purchase, and shall not be stalled, tolled, extended, or suspended, for any reason whatsoever. Labor and shipping costs are included in this basic coverage.
Extended Limited Warranty: Bosch® also provides these additional limited warranties:
•5 Year Limited Warranty on Electronics: Bosch® will repair or replace any Bosch® microprocessor or printed circuit board if it proves to be defective in materials or workmanship (excludes labor charges).
•5 Year Limited Warranty on Dish Racks: Bosch® will replace the upper or lower dish rack (excluding rack components), if the rack proves defective in materials or workmanship (excludes labor charges).
•Lifetime Warranty against Stainless Steel Rust Through: Bosch® will replace your dishwasher with the same model or a current model that is substantially equivalent or better in functionality, if the inner liner should rust through (excludes labor charges).
•Bosch® will replace the stainless steel door if the door should rust through (excludes labor charges).
The foregoing timeline begins to run upon the date of purchase, and shall not be stalled, tolled, extended, or suspended, for any reason whatsoever. Repair/Replace as Your Exclusive Remedy: During this warranty period, Bosch® or one of its authorized service providers will repair your Product without charge to you (subject to certain limitations stated herein) if your Product proves to have been manufactured with a defect in materials or workmanship. If reasonable attempts to repair the Product have been made without success, then Bosch® will replace your Prod- uct (upgraded models may be available to you, in the sole discretion of Bosch®, for an additional charge). All removed parts and components shall become the property of Bosch® at its sole option. All replaced and/or repaired parts shall assume the identity of the original part for pur- poses of this warranty and this warranty shall not be extended with respect to such parts. Bosch®’s sole liability and responsibility hereunder is to repair
Out of Warranty Product: Bosch® is under no obligation, at law or otherwise, to provide you with any concessions, including repairs, pro- rates, or Product replacement, once this warranty has expired.
Warranty Exclusions: The warranty coverage described herein excludes all defects or damage that are not the direct fault of Bosch®, including
without limitation, one or more of the following: (1) use of the Product in anything other than its normal, customary and intended manner (including without limitation, any form of commercial use, use or storage of an indoor product outdoors, use of the Product in conjunction with air or
TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THIS WARRANTY SETS OUT YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO PRODUCT, WHETHER THE CLAIM ARISES IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY, OR NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE. THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. ANY WARRANTY IMPLIED BY LAW, WHETHER FOR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE EFFECTIVE ONLY FOR THE PERIOD THAT THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY IS EFFECTIVE. IN NO EVENT WILL THE MANUFACTURER BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, “BUSINESS LOSS”, AND/OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR EXPENSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION TIME AWAY FROM WORK, HOTELS AND/OR RES- TAURANT MEALS, REMODELLING EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF DIRECT DAMAGES WHICH ARE DEFINITIVELY CAUSED EXCLUSIVELY BY BOSCH®, OR OTHERWISE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, AND SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. No attempt to alter, modify or amend this warranty shall be effective unless authorized in writing by an officer of BSH Home Appliances Cor- poration.
How to Obtain Warranty Service: TO OBTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE NEAREST BOSCH® AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER, OR CALL
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