Apple: warranty claim

Collect

• serial number
• AppleCare agreement number
• proof of purchase
• description of the fault

Steps

1. Check coverage at checkcoverage.apple.com and note the agreement number.

2. Book a repair or start a claim through Get Support or by phone.

   ChatGet Support (chat, call back or repair booking by product or topic)

3. For AppleCare+ Theft and Loss on iPhone, mark the device as lost in Find My, start the claim online with Apple, and finish it on the insurer's website. Do not remove the device from your account until the claim is approved.

   ChatGet Support (chat, call back or repair booking by product or topic)

More contacts for this issue

Facts you can cite

• Process

  In the U.S., Theft and Loss claims for AppleCare plans bought before September 15, 2020 go to Assurant, and for plans bought on or after that date to AIG.

  Source: support.apple.com, verified 2026-10-12

Rules in force

• Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
  15 U.S.C. 2302, 2310; FTC Disclosure and Pre-Sale Availability Rules

  Federal law for written warranties on consumer products. Warrantors must disclose warranty terms in simple language, may not void a warranty because the consumer used another brand of parts or service (unless those are free or the FTC grants a waiver), and may not disclaim implied warranties when they give a written warranty. Consumers can sue for breach and may recover attorneys' fees.

  Source: ftc.gov, verified 2026-10-12

  6 citable points

  • Policy

    A warrantor must "fully and conspicuously disclose in simple and readily understood language the terms and conditions of such warranty", to the extent FTC rules require.

    Source: law.cornell.edu, verified 2026-10-12

  • Limit

    The FTC states that the "full" or "limited" title requirement applies to written warranties on consumer products costing more than $10, and the single-document disclosure and pre-sale availability rules apply to written warranties on consumer products costing more than $15.

    Source: ftc.gov, verified 2026-10-12

  • Policy

    Tying prohibition: a warrantor may not condition a written or implied warranty on the consumer using an article or service identified by brand, trade or corporate name, unless that article or service is provided free under the warranty or the FTC grants a waiver (the product works properly only with it and the waiver is in the public interest).

    Source: law.cornell.edu, verified 2026-10-12

  • Policy

    A company that gives a written warranty may not disclaim implied warranties. A limited warranty may restrict the duration of implied warranties to the duration of the limited warranty.

    Source: ftc.gov, verified 2026-10-12

  • Policy

    Under a "full" warranty, service must be free, available to anyone who owns the product during the warranty period, and the warrantor must replace or refund if it cannot repair the product after a reasonable number of tries. It may not limit the duration of implied warranties or impose unreasonable duties, such as requiring return of a registration card.

    Source: ftc.gov, verified 2026-10-12

  • Process

    A consumer damaged by a warrantor's failure to meet a written warranty, implied warranty or service contract may sue in state court, or in federal court only if the amount in controversy is at least $50,000 (each individual claim at least $25), and if successful may recover costs including attorneys' fees. If the warranty requires an informal dispute settlement mechanism that meets FTC rules, the consumer generally must use it before suing.

    Source: law.cornell.edu, verified 2026-10-12

If that fails, escalate

Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.

1. Customer service

   ChatGet Support (chat, call back or repair booking by product or topic)

2. Supervisor

   PhoneApple Support (United States), including AppleCare +1-800-275-2273

3. Written complaint

   MailApple corporate address Apple, One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014

4. Card or bank dispute

   Fair Credit Billing Act billing-error and purchase-dispute rights (Regulation Z)

   Electronic Fund Transfer Act error resolution and unauthorized-transfer liability (Regulation E)

5. State agency

   Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).

6. Public complaint

   RegulatorBetter Business Bureau

Watch out

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