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Product Warranty and Related Liabilities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Policy, Product Warranty and Recall Campaigns |
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| June 30, 2023 |  | June 30, 2022 |  | June 30, 2023 |  | June 30, 2022
Product Warranty and Related Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warranty balance at beginning of period | $ | 8,482 |  |  | $ | 9,302 |  |  | $ | 8,530 |  |  | $ | 9,774 |
Warranties issued and assumed in period – recall campaigns | 313 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 549 |  |  | 322 |
Warranties issued and assumed in period – product warranty | 566 |  |  | 449 |  |  | 1,056 |  |  | 909 |
Payments | (969) |  |  | (1,012) |  |  | (2,027) |  |  | (2,088) |
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties | 332 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 611 |  |  | 72 |
Effect of foreign currency and other | 18 |  |  | (35) |  |  | 23 |  |  | (19) |
Warranty balance at end of period | 8,741 |  |  | 8,969 |  |  | 8,741 |  |  | 8,969 |
Less: Supplier recoveries balance at end of period(a) | 343 |  |  | 1,637 |  |  | 343 |  |  | 1,637 |
Warranty balance, net of supplier recoveries at end of period | $ | 8,398 |  |  | $ | 7,332 |  |  | $ | 8,398 |  |  | $ | 7,332 |
__________ (a)The current portion of supplier recoveries is recorded in Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance and the non-current portion is recorded in Other assets.
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |
| June 30, 2023 |  | June 30, 2022 |  | June 30, 2023 |  | June 30, 2022 |
Product Warranty Expense, Net of Recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warranties issued and assumed in period | $ | 879 |  |  | $ | 638 |  |  | $ | 1,605 |  |  | $ | 1,231 |  |
Supplier recoveries accrued in period | 733 |  |  | (81) |  |  | 689 |  |  | (138) |  |
Adjustments and other | 349 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 634 |  |  | 53 |  |
Warranty expense, net of supplier recoveries | $ | 1,961 |  |  | $ | 598 |  |  | $ | 2,928 |  |  | $ | 1,146 |  |

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