Does Hondata affect my warranty?
Hondata says: (In the US) a dealer cannot deny warranty simply because you have changed a part – see the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. SEMA has information on their website, otherwise do a search. Basically a dealer has to honor the warranty unless they can prove the part you changed caused the fault. e.g. altering your wheels & tires should not effect a warranty claim on the a/c. This sounds straightforward but often many things fall into a gray area, for example, supercharging the engine and then trying to warranty a transmission failure. Did the transmission fail because of the extra engine power? Much depends on the relationship with your dealer. Many dealers will try to scare the customer telling you ‘change anything and you will void the whole warranty’, whilst other dealers have a much more after-market friendly approach.
