Mercury Warranty Expired Options
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Mercury warranty expired? Brunswick Passport may still cover your engine.
Mercury's own Product Protection plan closes 36 months after registration and never reopens. A separate Brunswick program covers a lot of the engines Mercury can no longer accept, and this page tells you plainly whether yours is one of them.
Send the serial number and we will tell you which option applies and what it costs. Free, no obligation.
Mercury Product Protection
36 months after registration, then closed for good
Passport while coverage runs
From month 36 until factory, promotional or Mercury Product Protection coverage ends, up to 8 years from registration.
Passport pre-owned
Once everything has expired, only when a dealer sells the boat. Engine and boat 9 model years old or newer.
The dashed line is month 36, where Mercury's window closes and Passport takes over.
Two different programs, two different doors
If your engine is still inside the Mercury window, stop reading and buy Mercury Product Protection. It is the factory program, it is backed by Mercury Marine, claims go through any of the 3,600+ authorized Mercury dealers on genuine Mercury parts, and it is fully transferable. Nothing on this page beats it, and we will tell you so on the phone.
This page is for the owners Mercury has already turned away. Brunswick Product Protection Corporation, part of the same corporate family as Mercury, runs a program called Passport. It comes in two levels, Passport and Passport Premier, and can be bought two ways: while your engine's coverage still runs, or pre-owned, when a dealer sells the boat. It exists specifically to cover engines that are outside Mercury's own enrollment window. Whether it can cover yours depends on one question.
The question that decides it
Not "how old is my engine." The question is whether your engine has any manufacturer coverage still running today, of any kind. Factory warranty, a promotional 4 or 5 year warranty, or an active Mercury Product Protection plan you bought earlier. If any of those is still alive, you can buy Passport while coverage runs, the best way in, right now and without buying or selling a boat.
Arrange it well before your current coverage runs out, because it cannot be set up afterward.
Who still qualifies
This reflects Brunswick's own eligibility rulings as of August 2026.
Work down this list and stop at the first yes
- Past 36 months, but factory, promotional or Mercury Product Protection coverage is still running?Passport while coverage runs, at new-engine ratesThe best case, and the cheapest. No boat sale required. Brunswick confirmed in August 2026 that an existing owner can buy this with nothing else happening. Your coverage is added onto the end of what you already have.
- Everything has expired, and you are buying a boat from a dealer?Passport pre-ownedEngine and boat must be nine model years old or newer, and in documented working condition. It has to be arranged at or before delivery, so raise it while you are still doing the deal, not after you get home.
- Everything has expired, and you are buying privately from another owner?Case by case onlyA private sale is not automatically eligible, because the program is built around a dealer inspecting the boat. Brunswick will often review one anyway if a dealer completes their inspection checklist, or if you have a clean third-party survey. We can submit the request. We cannot promise the answer.
- Everything has expired, and no boat is changing hands?Nothing todayThis is the honest dead end, for now. It changes if you repower (a new engine starts a fresh window) or if the boat is sold through a dealer, which opens the pre-owned lane. Tell us anyway and we will flag your next chance.
Engine exceptions
- Mercury Racing engine, 300R through 500REligibleWidely assumed to be excluded. They are not. Brunswick confirmed in August 2026 that factory Racing models qualify, as do the standard Verado 400, 500 and 600. Competitive racing use is a separate matter and is not covered.
- Engine modified beyond factory specificationNot eligibleThis is what the high performance exclusion actually means: changes to intake, exhaust, programming, or fuel delivery beyond what the factory built. Horsepower alone is never the problem.
- Avator electric outboardNot eligibleNeither Passport nor Mercury Product Protection covers Avator. Coverage exists only through a program offered on new boats.
Eligibility is determined by Brunswick Product Protection Corporation, not by us. Anything on this page can be confirmed against your specific engine before you commit to anything.
Why the Mercury window closes at 36 months
Mercury's contract limits purchase to the engine's standard Limited Warranty period, which for most recreational outboards ends 36 months after registration. Once that window closes, Mercury no longer accepts new enrollment for the engine, and there is no grace period. The full timeline, including the fee steps at months 12 and 24, is in how long you have to buy Mercury Product Protection.
What Passport Premier covers
Passport is a listed-component contract, which means the plan names what it covers and anything not named is not covered. That is worth understanding before you buy, and it is the main reason we usually quote Premier rather than the base Passport level.
Passport Premier includes
- The powerhead and its internals. Block, crankshaft, pistons, rods, bearings, camshafts, valves, valve seats and flywheel on four-stroke engines.
- Failures that are not a broken part. Overheating, heat-cracked or warped heads, preignition and detonation damage, scored pistons and cylinders, collapsed rings. The base Passport level excludes all of these regardless of cause, and on a modern engine these are exactly the expensive ones.
- Sensors and electronics. Crank and cam position sensors, coolant temperature, MAP, TPS, fuel and water sensors, the fuel supply module, the rev limiter.
- Supercharger and intake air cooler, which matters if you run a supercharged Verado.
- The lower unit and outboard transmission group, gearcase, planetary and reduction gears, hydraulic pump and valve body.
- Seals and gaskets as covered parts in their own right, plus the fluids, filters, belts, hoses and plugs consumed during a covered repair.
The deductible is $25 per covered gas engine repair, which is half of Mercury's $50. Repairs go to the selling dealer or any authorized repair facility, and parts are reimbursed at manufacturer suggested retail with labor at published flat-rate times. Service Assist contributes up to $125 toward a covered on-water or roadside call.
Know these going in
- There is a claim ceiling. Standard engine coverage is limited to $15,000 in total claims for the life of the agreement. It can be raised to $25,000 or $35,000 for an additional cost, and on a big or twin-engine rig that is usually money well spent.
- Pre-owned plans do not transfer. If you buy the pre-owned version and then sell the boat, the coverage ends with your ownership. Plans bought while coverage runs transfer once.
- Repairs need approval first. Authorization has to be obtained before work starts, and claims filed within 30 days of the failure. A repair done first and submitted afterward will not be paid.
- It is a Brunswick program, not a Mercury program. Brunswick is Mercury's parent company family and the contract is insured by Virginia Surety, but this is not the factory plan and we will not pretend otherwise.
Expired warranty FAQ
My Mercury Product Protection window closed. Can I still get extended coverage?
Often yes, through the Brunswick Passport program rather than Mercury's own. The deciding factor is whether any manufacturer coverage is still running on your engine today. If it is, you can buy Passport at new-engine rates without selling or buying a boat. If everything has expired, coverage becomes available when the boat changes hands through a dealer; a private sale is reviewed case by case.
Is Passport the same thing as Mercury Product Protection?
No. Mercury Product Protection is the factory program, administered by Mercury Marine, and it is the better product when you are eligible for it. Passport is administered by Brunswick Product Protection Corporation, insured by Virginia Surety, and it covers engines that Mercury's program can no longer accept. Different administrator, different terms, different claim ceiling.
How old can my engine be?
For the pre-owned version, the engine and the boat must be nine model years old or newer. This year, that means model year 2017 or newer. If manufacturer coverage is still running on your engine, engine age is not the gate at all.
Are Mercury Racing engines eligible?
Yes. Factory Racing models are eligible, and so are the standard Verado 400, 500 and 600. The high performance exclusion in the program applies to engines that have been altered beyond factory specification through intake, exhaust, programming, or fuel changes, not to engines that left the factory powerful. Competitive racing use is excluded separately, the same way charter and rental use are.
I am buying a boat from a private seller. Can I get coverage?
Not automatically. The pre-owned program is built around a dealer inspecting the boat before it changes hands, so a private sale does not qualify on its own. Brunswick will often review an exception if a dealer completes their inspection checklist or if you have a clean third-party survey. We can prepare and submit that request, but the decision is Brunswick's.
What does it cost?
It depends on horsepower, engine count, how many years you are adding, and which of the two levels you choose. Send us the serial number and we will quote it properly rather than guess. There is no charge and no obligation for the quote.
Find out where your engine stands
Send us the serial number. We will check your registration date, your factory warranty, and any coverage already on the engine, then tell you which of the options above applies to you. Free, no obligation, usually the same business day.
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