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Product Warranties
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Product Warranties

Note 8 – Product Warranties

 

Warranty terms are based on the negotiated railcar sale, rebody or conversion contract, as applicable. The Company generally warrants that new railcars produced by it will be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service identified for a period of up to five years from the time of sale. Changes in the warranty reserve for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at the beginning of the year

 

 

$

1,602

 

 

 

$

1,940

 

 

Current year provision

 

 

 

169

 

 

 

 

251

 

 

Reductions for payments, costs of repairs and other

 

 

 

(173

)

 

 

 

(186

)

 

Adjustments to prior warranties

 

 

 

(130

)

 

 

 

(71

)

 

Balance at the end of the year

 

 

$

1,468

 

 

 

$

1,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to prior warranties include changes in the warranty reserve for warranties issued in prior periods due to expiration of the warranty period, revised warranty cost estimates and other factors.