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Product Warranty and Safety Recall Campaigns | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2014
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract] |
Product Warranty and Safety Recall Campaigns | Product Warranty and Safety Recall Campaigns The Company currently provides a standard two-year limited warranty on all new motorcycles sold worldwide, except for Japan, where the Company currently provides a standard three-year limited warranty on all new motorcycles sold. In addition, the Company provides a one-year warranty for Parts & Accessories (P&A). The warranty coverage for the retail customer generally begins when the product is sold to a retail customer. The Company maintains reserves for future warranty claims using an estimated cost, which is based primarily on historical Company claim information. Additionally, the Company has from time to time initiated certain voluntary safety recall campaigns. The Company reserves for all estimated costs associated with safety recalls in the period that the safety recalls are announced. Changes in the Company’s warranty and safety recall liability were as follows (in thousands):
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| March 30, 2014 |  | March 31, 2013
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 64,120 |  |  | $ | 60,263 |
Warranties issued during the period | 17,362 |  |  | 15,120 |
Settlements made during the period | (11,573 | ) |  | (11,638 | )
Recalls and changes to pre-existing warranty liabilities | (573 | ) |  | 3,964 |
Balance, end of period | $ | 69,336 |  |  | $ | 67,709 |
The liability for safety recall campaigns was $3.3 million, $4.0 million and $4.1 million as of March 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for standard and extended product warranties and other product guarantee contracts, including a tabular reconciliation of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability for the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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