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WARRANTY COSTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
WARRANTY COSTS  
WARRANTY COSTS

6.    WARRANTY COSTS

For its Chaparral and Robalo products, Marine Products provides a lifetime limited structural hull warranty and a transferable one-year limited warranty to the original owner. Chaparral also includes a five-year limited structural deck warranty. Warranties for additional items are provided for periods of one to five years and are not transferable. Additionally, as it relates to the second subsequent owner, a five-year transferable hull warranty and the remainder of the original one-year limited warranty on certain components are available. The five-year transferable hull warranty terminates five years after the date of the original retail purchase. Claim costs related to components are generally absorbed by the original component manufacturer. The manufacturers of the engines, generators, and navigation electronics included on our boats provide and administer their own warranties for various lengths of time.

An analysis of the warranty accruals for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:

(in thousands)

    

2024

    

2023

Balance at January 1

$

7,078

$

5,699

Less: Payments made during the period

 

(3,374)

 

(3,316)

Add: Warranty provision for the period

 

2,909

 

4,704

Changes to warranty provision for prior periods

 

(11)

 

156

Balance at September 30

$

6,602

$

7,243

The warranty accruals are reflected in Accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.