Federal Emissions Warranty Coverage

During the warranty coverage period, Ford Motor Company warrants that:
  • Your vehicle or engine is designed, built, and equipped to meet – at the time it is sold - the emissions regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
  • Your vehicle or engine is free from emission-related defects in factory-supplied materials or workmanship, which are defects that could prevent the vehicle or engine from conforming to applicable EPA regulations.
  • You will not be charged for diagnosis, repair, replacement, or adjustment of parts containing an emissions-related defect.

The warranty coverage period for:
  • Passenger cars, light duty trucks (applies to vehicles up to 8,500 pounds GVWR)
  • The emission warranty coverage period is 8 years or 80,000 miles (whichever occurs first) for catalytic converters, electronic emission control units, and onboard emissions diagnostic devices.
  • All other parts covered under your emissions warranty are warranted for 3 years or 36,000 miles whichever comes first.
  • Heavy duty vehicles (applies to trucks over 8,500 pounds GVWR up to 19,500 pounds GVWR)
  • The emissions warranty coverage period for heavy duty vehicles (HDVs) is 5 years or 50,000 miles (whichever comes first) for all parts covered by your emissions warranty.
  • Only for HDVs not designated as “vocational vehicles” on the underhood “VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION” label: The 5 year/50,000 mile warranty includes coverage of components whose failure would increase the vehicle’s emissions of air conditioning refrigerants.
  • Only for HDVs designated as “vocational vehicles” on the underhood “VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION” label: Tire defects that affect compliance with emission standards are covered for 2 years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first.

Emissions Performance Warranty Coverage

Under Emissions Performance Warranty Coverage, Ford Motor Company will repair, replace, or adjust - with no charge for labor, diagnosis, or parts - any emissions control device or system, if you meet all of the following conditions:
  • Your vehicle fails to conform, during the warranty coverage period, to the applicable national EPA standards, as determined by an EPA approved inspection and maintenance program.
  • You are subject to a penalty or sanction under local, state, or federal law because your vehicle has failed to conform to the emissions standards. (A penalty or sanction can include being denied the right to use your vehicle.)
  • Your vehicle has not been tampered with, misused, or abused.

Warranty coverage period for:
  • Passenger cars, light duty trucks (applies to vehicles up to 8,500 pounds GVWR)
  • T8 years or 80,000 miles (whichever occurs first) for catalytic converter, electronic emissions control unit, and onboard emissions diagnostic devices.
  • 2 years or 24,000 miles (whichever occurs first) for all other covered parts.
  • Heavy duty vehicles (applies to trucks over 8,500 lbs. GVWR up to 19,500 lbs. GVWR)

5 years or 50,000 miles (whichever occurs first) for all covered parts.

California Emissions Warranty Coverage

For Vehicles Eligible for California Emission Warranty Coverage
If Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is 14,000 lbs. or less
For 3 years or 50,000 miles (whichever first occurs):
  • If your vehicle fails a Smog Check inspection, all necessary repairs and adjustments will be made by Ford to ensure that your vehicle passes the inspection. This is your emission control system PERFORMANCE WARRANTY.
  • If any emissions-related part on your vehicle is defective, the part will be repaired or replaced by Ford. This is your short-term emission control system, DEFECTS WARRANTY.

For 7 years or 70,000 miles (whichever first occurs):
  • If an emissions-related part listed on pages 27 and 28 with coverage for 7 years or 70,000 miles is defective or if its failure causes your vehicle to fail a Smog Check inspection, the part will be repaired or replaced by Ford. This is your long-term emission control system DEFECTS WARRANTY.

If Gross Vehicle Weight rating is 14,000 lbs. or more

For 5 years or 50,000 miles (gasoline powered engines and vehicles) or 5 years or 100,000 miles (diesel powered engines and vehicles) (whichever first occurs):

  • If an emissions-related part on your vehicle is defective, the part will be repaired or replaced by Ford. This is your emission control system DEFECTS WARRANTY.

For Vehicles Eligible for California PZEV Emission Warranty Coverage
For 15 years or 150,000 miles (whichever first occurs):
  • If an emissions-related part on your vehicle is defective, the part will be repaired or replaced by Ford. This is your emissions control system DEFECTS WARRANTY.
  • If your vehicle fails a Smog Check inspection, all necessary repairs and adjustments will be made by Ford to ensure that your vehicle passes the inspection. This is your emission control system PERFORMANCE WARRANTY.


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