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5 years Warranty
You have recently purchased a SHARK helmet for your
safety and pleasure. It has been designed with the grea-
test care to satisfy your every requirement. For your sa-
fety, and that of your passenger, you must respect all the
rules of prudence when using your two-wheeled vehicle.
The SHARK 5-YEAR warranty guarantees the initial pur-
chaser that any possible manufacturing fault or material
defect will be covered by the SHARK warranty.
limitations
If during the warranty period (5 years as from the date
of purchase), a problem covered by the warranty were
to arise, SHARK, through the intermediary of its sales
network, undertakes to repair or replace any defective
components, up to a maximum limit which is the pur-
chase value of the helmet. Any labour costs are normally
paid by the SHARK network, but are submitted for appro-
val prior to the work being carried out.
If the repair requires components to be dispatched incur-
ring transportation costs, the SHARK network shall cover
these costs up to a limit which is the cost of transport by
the national postal service at the normal rate.
exclusions
This warranty only covers problems related to materials
or manufacturing. SHARK cannot be held liable with
regard to the product in the following cases :
Any damage following
1) a fall or accident
2) a technical modification made by the user or a third
party (glue, adhesives, paint, screws, etc.)
3) use of or contact with: harmful chemical products
(including methylated spirits on the visor treatments), or
an intense heat source
4) incorrect use: abnormal conditions (e.g. underwater),
lack of maintenance or care
5) ageing due to normal wear of the inner fabrics or
foams, the appearance of the external parts, or the visor
(scratches, marks, etc.)
6) abnormal and prolonged exposure to ultra- violet
light, in particular for the decorative colours. In addition,
SHARK cannot consider subjective considerations related
to use of the helmet as defects covered by the warranty:
problems with comfort, size, noise or whistling, aerody-
namics, etc.
SHARK cannot be held liable for the temporary non-avai-
lability of the helmet while it is being
enhanced to satisfy the needs of its owner. In all cases,
the maximum warranty period is 5 years. Replacement
of a component during this period does not prolong this
period.
Procedure
When the helmet is sold go to our website www.shark-
helmets.com in order to activate your warranty. All war-
ranty claims must be made to the SHARK dealer that sold
the helmet.
For a warranty claim to be considered, the purchaser
must notify the dealer of the problem that has arisen, and
return the helmet that is the subject of the claim, together
with the warranty card filled out when the helmet was
purchased. This warranty does not affect in any way the
statutory rights of the purchaser as stipulated by direc-
tive 1999/44CE.
The effects of this specific and limited warranty shall
come to an end after a period of 5 years as from the
date of purchase. After this period, if you continue to use
a helmet regularly, we recommend that to benefit from
optimum protection and comfort you should replace your
helmet. This is because certain external factors - general
wear, certain impacts - could be prejudicial to the safety
characteristics of this essential piece of protective equip-
ment.
limit
SHARK reserves the right to carry out work within the
terms of the warranty using replacement parts from the
most recent version compatible with the model concer-
ned, and is unable to guarantee perfect harmonisation of
the paint or decorative elements associated with specific
production runs and/or limited editions. In addition, the
natural deterioration of colours over a period of time can
cause mismatching in the adaptation of colours of spare
parts.
If SHARK is unable to carry out the repair for technical
reasons or because a component is not available, SHARK
undertakes to make the customer an advantageous offer,
taking account of the age of the helmet, consisting in
either an identical new helmet or an equivalent model
manufactured at the time of the repair, if the original
model is no longer available.
WaRRaNty
