Clepa, the European organisation of the global automotive parts and equipment industry, have through their LightSightSafety Initiative issued a new version of their position paper on warranties. One of the attachments of this paper is about warranties on automotive bulbs.
This attachment deals only with replaceable bulbs—LEDs are excluded—and relates only to warranty in the field, not to in-plant defect rates.
The aim of the attachment is to explain technical characteristics and the special nature of bulbs especially related to lifetime aspects which require special focus related to warranty.
The attachment deals with:
1. Technical Characteristics and Special Nature of Bulbs
2. Consumer Aspects
3. Special Notes:
– Warranty Periods
– Warranty Terms
– Warrant Handling
Clepa contend that car bulbs “in principle should be considered as wear and tear items; where wear and tear is understood as deterioration occurring through normal usage. So lifetime failures, which occur due to wear and tear, are not defects”.
Contact w.lange@clepa.be for ordering Clepa’s warranty paper.
For more information about LightSightSafety Initiatives, contact lex.krzyzanowski@philips.com
