Shimano "Limited Lifetime Warranty"

[Latimeria]

Limited Lifetime Warranty Rods
Shimano will warranty the following rods. However, if they come to us appearing to be broken in a car door, look like they have been used excessively, or we were informed by the customer that it was broken in an accident, then Shimano will NOT warranty them.

ATL, CL "A" Seriec, CLC/CLS, CNC/CNS, CPC/CPS "A" & "B" Series, CRC/CRS, CSC/CSS, CUC/CUS, CVC/CVS, IGFA, PCF,
SFS, TDR w/2 digit numbered models, TEC/TES, TFC/TFS, TLA, TLC/ TLS/ULC, TLI/TLR/TLT, TMC/TMS, TRC/TRS, TSC/TSS, TVC/TVS, TZC/TZS, ULC, V-RODS, VTS/VTC
If it is not on this list then Shimano will not warranty the rod without a valid receipt showing it to be still under one year and a new appearance.

Direct from Shimano website.

I get no warranty for car doors and accidents. Thats fine, but what is "used excessively"? I might use an individual rod 50 times in a year or more. Too much?

What about the rods not on lifetime warranty list. I get the receipt, but new appearance?

Just wondering what you think.

[sasquatch]

"Used excessively"? Thats strange. Maybe there is a point where the rod is just used up and has no life left in it to warranty?

[Latimeria]

I've "used" up my fair share of rods.  By the looks of some of your rods, you have too!

[WheresMyBeer]

Ha! ...

Last thing I'd say is busted off in car door.

'Was definitely the fish of a lifetime that got away due to the broken tip. '

[NickysDeckhand]

Sending the rod in and saying it snapped on hookset has always worked for me.  Figured snagging the rod tip on a back cast with another rod (happened twice in the Barrett boat) and snapping it on the follow through will void the warranty.  Never been questioned by Shimano even when the rods were more than 5 years old...There's a reason why I buy from Shimano and Daiwa.

[sasquatch]

Apparently the "limited lifetime warranty" is going the way of the dinosaur. Supposed to be honoring it on rods already in the publics hands, but new models come with new rules.