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Product Warranty and Safety Recall Campaigns | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 24, 2017
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract] |
Product Warranty and Safety Recall Campaigns | Product Warranty and 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 maintained by the Company. Additionally, the Company has from time to time initiated voluntary recall campaigns. The Company reserves for all estimated costs associated with recalls in the period that management approves and commits to the recall. Changes in the Company’s warranty and recall liability were as follows (in thousands):
| Three months ended |  | Nine months ended
| September 24, 2017 |  | September 25, 2016 |  | September 24, 2017 |  | September 25, 2016
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 80,681 |  |  | $ | 82,480 |  |  | $ | 79,482 |  |  | $ | 74,217 |
Warranties issued during the period | 11,802 |  |  | 11,107 |  |  | 46,638 |  |  | 49,321 |
Settlements made during the period | (22,322 | ) |  | (30,512 | ) |  | (62,855 | ) |  | (71,354 | )
Recalls and changes to pre-existing warranty liabilities | 646 |  |  | 22,448 |  |  | 7,542 |  |  | 33,339 |
Balance, end of period | $ | 70,807 |  |  | $ | 85,523 |  |  | $ | 70,807 |  |  | $ | 85,523 |
The liability for recall campaigns was $6.2 million, $13.6 million and $19.5 million as of September 24, 2017, December 31, 2016 and September 25, 2016, 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 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155896 + Details
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