Short answer; the franchisee pays for the repairs, and allegedly McD's corporate gets a kickback. Supposedly, wendy's, burgerking, etc, have a model that is id

Short answer; the franchisee pays for the repairs, and allegedly McD's corporate gets a kickback. Supposedly, wendy's, burgerking, etc, have a model that is identical except for the opaque error system. Info from the internet at large, so big grain of salt.