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OWNERS OBLIGATION:
In order to be eligible for Kumho’s limited warranty program, the owner must:
1. Conform to all pertaining policies detailed herein.
2
. P resent tire to any authorized Kumho dealer for inspection along with a copy of their
o
riginal purchase receipt. Dealer will inspect tire in order to identify whether or not it
qualifies for warranty based on the policies detailed herein.
3. P ay the amounts due on a new tire, less the amount of credit including taxes,
m
ounting and balancing charges and/or the cost of other services ordered.
To locate an authorized Kumho/Marshal dealer, use our web address http://
www.kumhotireusa.com/ or call (800) HI-KUMHO 1 -
800-445-8646.
OTHER RIGHTS:
This limited warranty gives the owner of Kumho tires specific legal rights and you may
a l
so have other rights, which vary from state to state.
II. LIMITED TREAD WEAR WARRANTY
FOR PASSENGER RADIAL TIRES:
FOR LIGHT TRUCK TIRES:
Neither Kumho Tire USA, Inc., nor any other tire manufacturer, can guarantee you will
re
ceive a certain number of miles from any given tire. Driving habits, driving conditions,
road conditions and vehicle maintenance all play a vital role in the tread life of a tire. Pattern
Mileage Coverage PatternMileage Coverage
KU27 60,000 MILES KH1660,000 MILES
KR26 40,000 MILES KR2185,000 MILES
PA31 50,000 MILES KU22-II40,000 MILES
TA31 60,000 MILES TA71
60,000 MILES
( A
vailable 3rd
Quarter 2015)
TA11 75,000 MILES
( A
vailable 3rd
Quarter 2015)
Pattern Mileage Coverage PatternMileage Coverage
KL21 60,000 MILES KL3360,000 MILES
AT51 55,000 MILES (P-Metric Only) (Available 3rd
Q u
arter 2015)
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However, if a tire does not reach the warranted mileage, and the original owner of the
tires has complied with the terms and conditions of the Limited Tread Wear Warranty,
Kumho will replace the tires as follows:
1. I f tread has worn down to the tread wear indicators (2/32nds tread depth) within
7
2 months from the date of purchase (or manufacturer) or does not deliver the
w a
rranted miles of normal passenger use, whichever comes first, Kumho Tire USA,
Inc. will make an allowance for unused service towards a comparable new tire,
prorated on warranted miles.
2. T he replacement allowance will be calculated by percentage of the warranted miles
n
ot received multiplied to the predetermined adjustment price of the tire at the time
and place of the adjustment.
3. F or original equipment tires on new vehicles, please reference separate warranty
b
rochure in your vehicle’s glove box.
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ELIGIBILITY FOR LIMITED TREAD WEAR WARRANTY:
1. To make a claim, the owner must present the original customer copy of KUMHO’s Mileage Warranty Card (printed in this brochure), which records the date of purchase,
name of purchaser, original mileage and identification of the vehicle to an authorized
KUMHO dealer.
2. T his limited tread wear warranty applies only to the original owner and is non-trans -
f
erable.
3. A pplicable taxes and costs of mounting and balancing and any other service charges
a
re payable by the owner.
4. T he owner must rotate the tires every 5,000
miles.
5. T he following are exclusions to the Limited Tread Wear Warranty:
•
Tires branded "NA", "Blem", etc.
•
Tires exhibiting uneven or rapid wear which is caused by mechanical irregularity in
t
he vehicle such as misalignment, (a measured tread difference of 2/32 of an inch
or more across the tread on the same tire).
• T ires worn-out or damaged due to:
Improper inflation, improper mounting, uneven wear, overloading or off-road
driving, run flat or racing, accident, fire or chemicals, use on RV or commercial
vehicle, vandalism or gross abuse, defective mechanical condition of vehicle,
road hazard damage (e.g., irreparable cut, puncture, snag, bruise or impact
break) and lack of tire rotation.
• Original equipment tires on new vehicles.
6. F or staggered/split fitment applications (different size tires on the front and rear
a
xles), Kumho Tire will cover half the number of miles of the standard mileage
warranty since these tires cannot be rotated as recommended by Kumho.
III. ROAD HAZARD PROTECTION
Every KR21/ KU39/ KU27/ KU22 II/ KU31/ TA31/ TA11 steel belted radial passenger
tire that has been irreparably damaged due to a normal road hazard conditions (e.g.,
irreparable cut, puncture, snag, bruise or impact break) within the first 2/32 of an inch
of the Original Tread Depth (OTD) and within 12 months from the date of purchase, will
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4. Radial truck tires used in mining service are not eligible under this program.
VI. REPLACEMENT WARRANTY
If you receive a replacement tire under this warranty, it will be covered by the
manufacturer’s warranty and the supplemental limited mileage warranty that Kumho
Tire USA, Inc. gives on that tire.
THIS IS THE ONLY EXPRESS WARRANTY GIVEN BY KUMHO APPLICABLE TO KUMHO/
MA
RSHAL REPLACEMENT TIRES. KUMHO DOES NOT MAKE ANY OTHER EXPRESS
WARRANTY OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
KUMHO DOES NOT AUTHORIZE ANY OTHER PERSONS, INCLUDING AUTHORIZED
D E
ALERS TO CHANGE THIS WARRANTY OR CREATE ANY OTHER OBLIGATION IN
CONNECTION WITH KUMHO/MARSHAL TIRES. KUMHO WILL NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER
THAN WHAT IS STATED IN THIS WARRANTY IF A DEFECT IS FOUND TO EXIST IN A KUMHO/
MARSHAL REPLACEMENT RADIAL TIRE. ALL OTHER REMEDIES ARE EXCLUDED,
INCLUDING ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY ON THE PART OF KUMHO FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (SUCH AS LOSS OF USE OF CAR, LOSS OF
TIME OR INCONVENIENCE) ARISING OUT OF A DEFECT.
THE REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ARE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
R E
MEDIES FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE Tire Size
Casing Value
8.25R15, 7.50R16, 8R17.5 $30.00
215/75R17.5, 235/75R17.5 $30.00
225/70R19.5, 245/70R19.5 $30.00
265/70R19.5, 285/70R19.5 $30.00
8.25R16 $35.00
255/70R22.5 $50.00
9.00R20, 10R22.5 $60.00
10.00R20, 295/80R22.5 $80.00
11.00R20, 12.00R20 $90.00
10.00R22, 11.00R22, 12.00R24 $90.00
11R22.5, 295/75R22.5 $95.00
11R24.5, 285/75R24.5 $95.00
12R22.5, 315/80R22.5 $100.00
385/65R22.5, 425/65R22.5, 44
5/65R22.5 $100.00
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MICHELIN®
Original Equipment Passenger & Light Truck Tire Owner’s Manual & Limited Warranty
MICHELIN® PASSENGER AND LIGHT TRUCK TIRE LIMITED WARRANTY
ABOUT THIS WARRANTY
As the original purchaser of a Michelin® passenger or light truck tire, you are covered by
all the benefits and conditions (subject to the maintenance recommendations and safety
warnings) contained in this booklet. To ensure your understanding of and compliance
with the terms and conditions of this warranty, please read it carefully. It is essential that
you also read and understand the safety and maintenance recommendations for tires
contained in this booklet.
Limited Mileage Warranty:
Michelin® passenger and light truck tires – replacement and original equipment – are
cov
ered by a limited mileage warranty (hereafter referred to as limited warranty for
treadwear). For the mileage warranty associated with each tire line, please see your
Michelin® tire retailer – or visit us at https://www.michelinman.com/home .
Certain conditions and limitations apply. Mileage warranties vary by tire line and certain
ex c
lusions may apply.
Self-Supporting Tires
Zero Pressure (ZP)
As the purchaser of a Michelin® Self-Supporting Zero Pressure (ZP) passenger tire,
mou
nted on a vehicle approved for ZP tires, equipped with a properly operating low tire
pressure warning system, you are covered by this warranty. Please pay close attention to
the Owner’s Manual part of this booklet since it provides specific safety and
maintenance information for your ZP tires.
Michelin® Self-Supporting Zero Pressure (ZP) tires are part of a very sophisticated system
whi
ch is designed to provide a very simple benefit: Peace of Mind. With these tires, you can
maneuver the vehicle up to 50 miles (80 kilometers) at 55 mph (90 km/h), unless
ot h
erwise specified in your vehicle owner’s manual, even though the tire has lost all air!
That means time to exit from the highway and get to a place where the tire can be
inspected, replaced, or possibly returned to service. The distance that can safely be
traveled following an air loss incident will depend upon the conditions under which the
vehicle is operating, the degree of air loss, the extent of the damage causing the air loss,
the ambient temperature, the load, and the operating speed of the vehicle. The fewer miles
you travel after an air loss incident, the greater the likelihood that the tire can be re-inflated
(or, if punctured, repaired) and returned to service.
Pax® System
The Michelin® PAX®® System is a very sophisticated system that includes the tire,
su p
port ring and gel, pressure sensing device, and wheel. In the event of a loss of tire air
pressure, with this system you can still carefully maneuver the vehicle at speeds up to
55 mph (90 km/h), for a distance of up to 125 miles (201 km), even though a tire has
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lost all air! That means time to get off the highway and get to a place where the tire can
be inspected, replaced, or possibly repaired and returned to service. That is peace of
mind!
MICHELIN® PASSENGER AND LIGHT TRUCK TIRE LIMITED WARRANTY
WHAT IS COVERED AND FOR HOW LONG
Passenger and Light Truck Tires Michelin® Passenger and Light Truck tires, used in
no
rmal service on the vehicle on which they were originally fitted and in accordance with
the maintenance recommendations and safety warnings contained in the attached
owner’s manual, are covered by this warranty against defects in workmanship and
materials for the life of the original usable tread, or six years from the date of purchase,
whichever occurs first. At that time, all warranties, express or implied, expire. The usable
tread is the original tread down to the level of the tread wear indicators - 2/32 of an inch
(1.6 mm) of tread remaining. Date of purchase is documented by new vehicle
re
gistration or tire sales invoice. If no proof of purchase is available, coverage will be
based on the date of manufacture.
Replacement will be made in accordance with the terms and conditions described under
“ H
ow Replacement Charges are Calculated”.
NOTE:
Your vehicle manufacturer may provide additional tire warranty coverage over and above
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at is provided by Michelin®. Consult your vehicle Owner’s Manual for further informa -
tion.
NOTE:
Some Michelin® Self-Supporting Zero Pressure (ZP) tires can only be mounted on special
S H
-M (Symmetric Hump - Modified) wheels. These tires bear the special SH-M designa -
tion, molded into the sidewall of the tire, next to the ZP designation. DO NOT MOUNT A
T I
RE WITH THE SH-M DESIGNATION ON THE SIDEWALL ON A STANDARD WHEEL. DOING
SO VOIDS THIS LIMITED WARRANTY AND COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO BECOME UNSER -
VICEABLE AT LOW OR ZERO PRESSURE, RESULTING IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR
D E
ATH.
Treadwear – Mileage Warranty Coverage for Michelin® Passenger and Light Truck Tires
Michelin® passenger and light truck tires are covered by a manufacturer’s limited
w a
rranty for treadwear. For the mileage warranty associated with a specific tire line,
please see your Michelin® tire retailer or visit us at https://www.michelinman.com/
home . Some vehicles come from the vehicle manufacturer with “split fitments” –
meaning different size tires on the front and rear axles. Because these tires cannot be
r o
tated as recommended by Michelin®, the mileage warranty on each rear tire will cover
half the number of miles as the standard mileage warranty for that particular tire design.
Michelin® Self-Supporting Zero Pressure (ZP) tires have the same mileage warranty as
the standard tire line of which they are a part, up to but not exceeding 30,000 miles.
D O
T-approved competition tires (e.g., Michelin® Pilot® Sport Cup tires) are excluded
from any mileage warranty. Michelin® Winter tires must be used during winter months
only, defined as a period beginning on or after September 1st of a given year and ending
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no later than April 30th of the following year. Michelin® winter tires require
documentation of the timing of the installation and removal of the tires each winter to
maintain coverage under the limited warranty for treadwear.
An important reminder:
No tire manufacturer can guarantee you a certain number of miles from a given tire.
D r
iving habits, driving conditions, road conditions, and vehicle maintenance all play a
part in the tread life of a tire. If a tire does not reach the warranted mileage, and the
owner of the tires has complied with the terms and conditions of the warranty, Michelin®
will replace the tires as described under “How Replacement Charges are calculated”.
Temporary Spares
Michelin® temporary spare tires are covered by this warranty for six years from the date
o f
purchase or until the first 2/32 of an inch (1.6 mm) of the original tread is worn off.
D a
te of purchase is documented by new vehicle registration or tire sales invoice. If no
proof of purchase is available, coverage will be based on date of manufacture. At that
time, all warranties, express or implied, expire.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED
Tires which become unserviceable due to:
• R oad hazard injury (e.g., a cut, snag, bruise, impact damage or puncture)
•
Incorrect mounting of the tire, tire/wheel imbalance or improper repair
•
Misapplication, improper maintenance, racing, underinflation, overinflation or other
a
buse
• U neven or rapid wear which is caused by mechanical irregularity in the vehicle such as
w
heel misalignment, (a measured tread difference of 2/32nds of an inch (1.6 mm) or
m o
re across the tread on the same tire)
• A ccident, fire, chemical corrosion, tire alteration, or vandalism
•
Use in commercial applications for tread wear; by this warranty for six years
•
Flat spotting caused by improper storage or brake lock
•
The addition of liquid, solid or gaseous materials other than air, nitrogen or carbon
d
ioxide (for example, waterbase sealers or balancing substances)
• C osmetic ozone or weather cracking
•
Use of Michelin® Self-Supporting Zero Pressure (ZP) tires without a properly operating
l
ow air pressure warning system
HOW REPLACEMENT CHARGES ARE CALCULATED
Passenger and Light Truck Tires
A tire which becomes unserviceable due to a condition covered by this workmanship and
ma
terials limited warranty will be replaced with a comparable new Michelin® tire, free of
charge, when 2/32nds of an inch (1.6 mm) or less of the original tread is worn, (or 25%
o r
less, whichever is more beneficial to the user) and within 12 months of the date of
p u
rchase. Mounting and balancing of the tire is included. You pay the cost of any other
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service charges and applicable taxes. When more than 2/32nds of an inch (1.6 mm) of
or
iginal tread has been worn (or more than 25%, whichever is more beneficial to the
user) or after 12 months from the date of purchase, you must pay the cost of a
c o
mparable new Michelin® passenger or light truck replacement tire on a pro rata basis.
The retailer will determine the charge by multiplying the percentage of the original usable
tread worn, by the current selling price at the adjustment location or the price in the
current Michelin® Base Price List, whichever is lower. This list is based on a
predetermined price intended to fairly represent the actual selling price of the tire. You
pay the cost of mounting, balancing and any other service charges and applicable taxes.
Treadwear
A tire meeting the conditions for prorated replacement, which wears evenly across the
t r
ead, down to the tread wear indicators (2/32nds of an inch tread remaining) within six
years of the date of purchase, and before delivering the warranted miles of service, will
be replaced with a comparable new Michelin® tire based on mileage received. The
participating Michelin® tire retailer will determine the charge by multiplying the percent
of mileage received by the current actual selling price at the adjustment location or the
price of the tire in the current Michelin® Base Price List, whichever is lower. This list is
based on a predetermined price intended to fairly represent the actual selling price of
the tire. You pay the cost of mounting, balancing and any other dealer services and
applicable taxes. Tires which wear out evenly before delivering the warranted mileage
will be replaced on a pro rata basis only if:
1. Y ou are the original purchaser of the tires, you own the vehicle on which they were
o
riginally installed, and the tires have been used only on that vehicle.
2. T he tires have been rotated and inspected by a participating Michelin® tire retailer
e
very 7,500 miles, and the attached Mounting and Rotation Service Record has been
f u
lly completed and signed.
3. T he completed Service Record form, Original Owner/Tire Installation Information
f
orm, and the Original Invoice are presented to a participating Michelin® tire retailer
at the time of adjustment claim.
4. T he tires have not become unserviceable due to a condition listed under WHAT IS
N
OT COVERED.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED
WHAT YOU MUST DO WHEN MAKING A CLAIM
When making a claim under the terms of this limited warranty, you must present your
ti
re(s) to a participating Michelin® retailer. The vehicle on which the tires were used
must be available for inspection. Michelin® tire retailers are listed in the yellow pages
under “Tire Dealers-Retail”. Personal identification (i.e. Driver’s License, Credit Card,
etc.) and vehicle registration may be required. You pay service charges for normal vehicle
and tire maintenance.