Fire Damage to Car from Negligent Battery Replacement Excluded as “Work You Performed”?

The insured replaced a battery in a customer's vehicle, and more than one year later that vehicle was sold to another party. The vehicle later sustained property damage due to a fire, which was caused by the negligent battery replacement. The vehicle is now rendered a total loss. Would the “work you performed” exclusion apply to require the insured to pay for the damage to the battery? This is notwithstanding the fact that the vehicle would still be a total loss even after deducting for the value of the insured's original work performed (parts and labor).

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