For 1990-2009 cars

# WARRANTY: VEHICLE INSPECTION MATERIAL ALLOWANCE

#### ATTENTION:

Service Manager

#### Subject: NEW VEHICLE INSPECTION MATERIAL ALLOWANCE - 1991 VEHICLES

Effectively immediately, dealers can submit for material (oil, antifreeze, transmission fluid, etc.) used to "top off" fluid levels during the predelivery inspection.

The dollar amount for these materials should be entered in the net amount field on the warranty claim. The processing system will automatically add the fuel allowance to the material amount submitted and reflect payment for the total of both in the net amount field on the dealer's credit memorandum.

Previously, dealers have been instructed to submit predelivery claims with failure Code 97, Claim Type I, and Labor Operation Z7000 in addition to the baseline information (R.O. Number, Miles, R.O. Date and VIN) as illustrated below:

99-999 New Warranty Claim 11/12/90 1445 PONTWf.063

RO# Date Vehicle-ID-No. Mileage VIN Check Svc. Adv. 012345 1107 1G2JU11K2M7580767 00012 8316

Ln Typ Cnt Failedpt Totlpts FC Laborop Lhrs Net-Amt Linetot Lac Tech# /01 I 97 Z7000 0.00 8315

RO Total 0.00

This submission produced a claim that appeared on the dealer's credit memorandum as follows:

RO-NO RO-DATE VEHICLE ID NUM MILES DOC-NO RO-TOTAL C LN LAB-OP PRT-CR LAB-CR NET-CR CR-REQ ERROR DEDUCT CR-PAID T AUTH

012345 11/07/90 lG2JUllK2M7580767 0000 59173 $67.90 01 Z7000 $56.00 $11.90 $67.90 $67.90 I

A claim for the predelivery inspection and a material cost of $1.21 for oil used to "top off" the engine crankcase would now be submitted in this format:

99-999 New Warranty Claim 11/12/90 1445 PONTWf.063

RO# Date Vehicle-ID-No. Mileage VIN Check Svc. Adv. 012345 1107 1G2JU11K2M7580767 00012 8316

Ln Typ Cnt Failedpt Totlpts FC Laborop Lhrs Net-Amt Linetot Lac Tech# /01 I 97 Z7000 1.21 1.21 8315

RO Total 1.21

and would appear on the credit memorandum as shown below. (The Net Amount Field now reflects the sum of the $11.90 for fuel allowance and the $1.21 for the engine oil.)

RO-NO RO-DATE VEHICLE ID NUM MILES DOC-NO RO-TOTAL C LN LAB-OP PRT-CR LAB-CR NET-CR CR-REQ ERROR DEDUCT CR-PAID T AUTH

012345 11/07/90 lG2JUllK2M7580767 0000 59173 $69.11 01 Z7000 $56.00 $13.11 $69.11 $69.11 I

This new procedure for recovering costs for fluids used in the completion of predelivery inspections should be shared with all personnel involved with claims processing.

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