APPENDIX B WARRANTY GUIDELINES

APPENDIX B

WARRANTY GUIDELINES

A warranty period of 12 months or 1,OOQ hours applies to the Compactor, High Speed Model K300, Contract No.

DSA700-76-C-8075, manufactured by Koehring Co., after delivery to the Government. This warranty applies to the end

item, components and all supplies furnished under the contract.

Using units may not contact their local dealer. You must mail DA Form 2407 to the Maintenance Directorate,

TARCOM, at the following address: US Army Tank-Automotive Materiel Readiness Command, ATTN: DRSTA-MVB,

Warren Michigan 48090. To expedite actions you may call the information to AUTOVON 369-2434, 2982, or 2868 with

the information from your DA 2407, Section 1, Block 1 through 11, Blocks 16, 17, 18 and 20.

General information:

DA Form 2407 (prepared in accordance with warranty claim actions in TM 38-750) will be used to submit

warranty claims actions for end items when components, parts or assemblies are defective and are covered by a

manufacturer's warranty. End items under warranty are identified by a decal plate and/or warranty statement included in

the operator's and maintenance manual for the end item. All warranty actions settled or unsettled will be reported to the

National Maintenance Point (NMP) on DA Form 2407. For warranties settled locally the DA Form 2407 will contain a

statement "For Information Only" in block 35.

Maintenance activities in support of organizational maintenance are the responsible points of contact

between the originator of warranty claims and the National Maintenance Point (US Army Tank-Automotive Materiel

Readiness Command, DRSTA-[VB, AUTOVON 369-2434, 369-2982, 369-2668, Warren, Michigan 48090, which serves

as. the DA Representative with the contractor in warranty matters.

NOTE: In certain instances, the originating organization and the support activity are one and the same.

Before you take your equipment to a dealer for repair, whether or not it was necessary for you to go through

the NMP (TARCOM), check with your local procurement office to see if a funds commitment document is needed.

Sometimes, even though the majority of the repairs are covered by the warranty, there may be a small charge for normal

maintenance costs, i.e., oil filters, oil, etc. Further, the cause of damage could be determined by the dealer to be directly

related to "operator abuse." In that case, the Government may be obligated to pay for teardown services even if the

repairs are no longer desired, or for the complete cost if repairs are to be completed by the dealer.