Warranty Requirements

Emissions related components must remain operable for the useful life of the system. This is defined as ten years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first, for both federally and California certified vehicles. Chrysler must demonstrate that emission systems are durable enough to meet this requirement before the government will certify these vehicles for sale.





Warranty periods as required by the legislation are indicated in the chart above.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) monitors emissions system repairs from several California dealers. If a specific component or system fails on more than 4% of the vehicles sampled, Chrysler is required to research and evaluate the reasons. If the failure is not attributable to owner negligence or misuse, a component failure rate of 4% could lead to vehicle recalls. The federal government is considering a similar program. Chrysler is relying on technicians throughout the country to appropriately diagnose emissions concerns and replace only those parts that have failed. The sloppy practice of "hanging" parts on a car under an emissions warranty could lead to an unnecessary (and expensive) fleet wide recall.