E Trek battery replacement

[markopolo]

Five snippets from a 2014 E-Trek owner manual:

page 81 -

Warranty Intent
The intent of this extended warranty is to ensure the new owner of a Roadtrek that it is worry free from manufacturer caused
defects for the first six (6) years of use. The first owners of this E-Trek unit can feel comfortable that Roadtrek is fully behind
them for six (6) years, including the E-Trek AGM Batteries!!!

AGM Battery Warranty
Roadtrek Motorhomes will, under the six year warranty, at its option, replace or rebuild free of charge (including related
labor) any defective AGM coach battery from date of purchase by the first Purchaser or the date the Vehicle was first put into
service (for example, as a demo or rental), whichever is earlier.

page 51 -

Roadtrek does not cover warranty replacement of the batteries for
lack of maintenance.

There is no user maintenance possible on these batteries except keeping them charged.

There is no user maintenance possible on these batteries.

Given that 1. solar charges the batteries if the coach is outdoors, 2. grid power charges the batteries whenever plugged in & 3. the aux alternator aka Engine Generator charges the batteries if the engine is ever started one could argue that it would be difficult if not near impossible to NOT charge the batteries.

The published Intent and declaration of no maintenance possible or alternately that the only maintenance possible is charging would seem to make it very difficult to deny battery related claims. Perhaps a court decision is needed to help clarify the warranty coverage of the batteries.

[booster]

Interesting that it says "first owners" in the warranty in 2014. When did it become transferable?

[markopolo]

My interpretation of that is that it sets a start date for the warranty coverage. The warranty doesn't restart on subsequent resales (as it has already started). The warranty would end 6 years after the original purchase date.

[booster]

That makes sense for the warranty itself statement, but it is also stated in the intent one that the first owners could be content for six years.

Does the warranty itself have any comments about transferability any other place?

I just looked at the 2014 warranty and it doesn't have a transfer statement, but pretty much everything else Roadtrek has said about it would indicate that all of them are transferable.