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SoundGuy
Apr 23, 2015Explorer
Crockett wrote:
the warranty period of the battery in a new coach should start at the purchase date of the trailer. Before that its considered to be sitting on a shelf.
But the battery itself, regardless of any trailer warranty, begins it's life and therefore it's slow process of deterioration at birth, arguably the same as do we humans :E ... ergo, the reason Interstate in this case is declining any obligation to replace the battery a year beyond it's date of manufacture. Interstate also has a clear policy stating that any Interstate battery still in their possession or any of their wholesalers must be re-charged every 3 months. The retailer on the other hand isn't obligated to any policies of another company and you can bet just lets their battery stock sit on the shelf until it sells, regardless of how long that may take. Interstate batteries are clearly identified as to their manufacturing date but the OP is probably correct in that not many of us bother checking that date. I have, and my own Interstate G27 which was manufactured just a couple of months before we took delivery of our 2008 KZ Spree in the spring of 2007 is still doing fine after all these years of use. I had actually planned to replace it this year but at the moment there seems be no reason to. :B
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