u/Ok-Village-4543

I have a Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 that was purchased in the US with an international warranty/service contract. It is now permanently in India, and the same model is sold in India.

The original warranty expired recently, but Dell's US support page is currently offering recertification and renewal options for the Service Tag.

Before I pay for the renewal, I wanted to know:

1. If I renew the warranty/service contract in the US, can it subsequently be transferred/used in India through Dell's ownership/service-tag transfer process?
2. The laptop currently has a hinge mounting failure. It has never been inspected or documented by Dell, and there was no known impact/drop. If I purchase the renewed service contract, would Dell India evaluate this existing hinge failure for coverage, subject to technician inspection?

Has anyone actually dealt with a similar US → India Dell warranty transfer after the original warranty expired?

I'd especially appreciate answers from people who have done the transfer themselves.

The app hasn’t been working properly for the past few days. It keeps showing an “Invalid Status Code 401” error, and I have to sign in again every time. It’s becoming very frustrating.