Minn Kota leaves all warranty decisions up to the Autherized Service Center If it deploys and it breaks take it to the ACS they will Fix it under warranty as long as its under the warranty time frame 1 2 3 years which ever model it may be. They are the only company that trully stands behind the product If any one says different they are wrong you have a Problem with a Minn Kota Trolling Motor PM me I can help!!!