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Originally Posted by bsmith0404
I also contacted Gen Y to see if they have a time frame on the approval of their pin box by Lippert, their response is very interesting……at least to me
We are still in the process of getting our Lippert approval. There is a warranty act in place called the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act. This Act basically states that a manufacturer CAN NOT VOID a warranty just because you put an aftermarket part on their product. IF there was ever an issue the manufacturer would have to prove without a doubt that it was our product that caused that specific failure! Through all of our research and customer feedback we have found that if anything, our product does not add stress to the frame, it takes it away!
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With Lippert saying a Gen Y voids the warranty an owner will have an uphill battle no matter about Magnuson Moss. The gooseneck/gooseneck adapters have been known, and have the reputation, to stress the frame on a 5th wheel. Those are documented with Keystone I'm sure. Magnuson Moss says that simply adding an aftermarket product can't void a warranty BUT it has nothing to do with an aftermarket part that then causes damage to other components of the vehicle/trailer.
The responsibility to prove that the part damaged the vehicle lies with the vehicle manufacturer. They will check/test it and say it was the aftermarket part (Gen Y etc.) and do so with legitimate tests they perform. The onus is now back on the owner to contest and disprove them; does he hire and pay for the legal team and specialists to try to refute what the manufacturer says? Is he going to pull out all the testing that Gen Y (or anyone else) failed to do or failed to pass when Lippert refused to add them as an approved vendor? How much money does one want to spend trying to prove that the damage was in fact caused by the aftermarket part when they say it wasn't? Not nearly worth the time, effort and money IMO. I don't think Magnuson Moss is going to help one bit when the stuff hits the fan.