5 year warranty from day of purchase. If no proof of purchase, then 5 years from day of manufacture. Victron knows through what reseller the product was purchased. Perhaps not the exact shop, but they will know who bought it first.
Manufacturing date is on the serial number. It will start with HQ, followed by 4 digits which represent the year, and the week of the year it was made.
There isn’t really such a thing as “good standing”, at least an installer that goes awol or even a reseller that goes out of business does not invalidate the warranty. It is however easier to return something through the same channel that you bought it, but outside that, any Victron shop should be able to help you out with a replacement. Installers “in good standing” will often replace it on the spot and handle the RMA afterwards.
Yes it can be extended from the standard 5 years to 10 years.
Victron started the warranty extentions a while back, I can’t remember exactly when. I’m not sure if they will extend warranties on products bought before that date as well, best to ask your friendly dealer / installer with your serial numbers at hand.
This text is included in the Price list, bottom of second last page:
Warranty to end users:
Li-ion batteries: 3 year limited warranty
Other batteries: 2 year limited warranty
All other products: 5 year limited warranty
All other products: 10% surcharge on actual net price for 5 year warranty extension (10 year warranty)
Warranty extensions need to be applied for ultimately one year before expiration of the original term.
So, an extra 10%. And you have to do it before the equipment is 4 years old.