Limited Warranty - Briggs & Stratton 470000 Operator's Manual

BRIGGS & STRATTON ENGINE OWNER WARRANTY POLICY
Briggs & Stratton Corporation will repair or replace, free of charge, any part(s) of the engine that is defective
in material or workmanship or both. Transportation charges on product submitted for repair or replacement
under this warranty must be borne by purchaser. This warranty is effective for and is subject to the time
periods and conditions stated below. For warranty service, find the nearest Authorized Service Dealer in
our dealer locator map at www.briggsandstratton.com, or by calling 1-800-233-3723, or as listed in the
'Yellow Pages™'.
THERE IS NO OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTY. IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED TO ONE YEAR FROM
PURCHASE, OR TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE
EXCLUDED. LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARE EXCLUDED TO THE
EXTENT EXCLUSION IS PERMITTED BY LAW. Some states or countries do not allow limitations on how
long an implied warranty lasts, and some states or countries do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation and exclusion may not apply to you. This
warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state and
country to country.
Brand / Product Type
Vanguardt
Extended Life Seriest
I/CR, or Intek I/CR, Intek Prot
Kerosene Fuel Operated Engines
All Other Briggs & Stratton Engines
** Engines used on Home Standby Generator applications are warranted under consumer use only.
This warranty does not apply to engines on equipment used for prime power in place of a utility.
Engines used in competitive racing or on commercial or rental tracks are not warranted.
The warranty period begins on the date of purchase by the first retail consumer or commercial end user, and
continues for the period of time stated in the table above. "Consumer use" means personal residential household use
by a retail consumer. "Commercial use" means all other uses, including use for commercial, income producing or
rental purposes. Once an engine has experienced commercial use, it shall thereafter be considered as a commercial
use engine for purposes of this warranty.
NO WARRANTY REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN WARRANTY ON BRIGGS & STRATTON
PRODUCTS. SAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE RECEIPT. IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE PROOF OF THE
INITIAL PURCHASE DATE AT THE TIME WARRANTY SERVICE IS REQUESTED, THE MANUFACTURING
DATE OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE WARRANTY PERIOD.
Briggs & Stratton Engines Are Made Under One Or More Of The Following Patents: Design D‐247,177 (Other Patents Pending)
6,691,683 6,520,141 6,325,036
6,647,942 6,495,267 6,311,663
6,622,683 6,494,175 6,284,123
6,615,787 6,472,790 6,263,852
6,617,725 6,460,502 6,260,529
6,603,227 6,456,515 6,242,828
6,595,897 6,382,166 6,239,709
6,595,176 6,369,532 6,237,555
6,584,964 6,356,003 6,230,678
6,557,833 6,349,688 6,213,083
6,542,074 6,347,614 6,202,616
Effective September 1, 2006

LIMITED WARRANTY

WARRANTY TERMS **
6,145,487 6,012,420 5,803,035
6,142,257 5,992,367 5,765,713
6,135,426 5,904,124 5,732,555
6,116,212 5,894,715 5,645,025
6,105,548 5,887,678 5,642,701
6,347,614 5,852,951 5,628352
6,082,323 5,843,345 5,619,845
6,077,063 5,823,153 5,606,948
6,064,027 5,819,513 5,606,851
6,040,767 5,813,384 5,605,130
6,014,808 5,809,958 5,497,679
Consumer Use Commercial Use
2 years 2 years
2 years 1 year
2 years 180 days
1 year 90 days
2 years 90 days
5,548,955 5,243,878 5,138,996
5,546,901 5,235,943 5,086,890
5,445,014 5,234,038 5,070,829
5,503,125 5,228,487 5,058,544
5,501,203 5,197,426 5,040,644
5,497,679 5,197,425 5,009,208
5,320,795 5,197,422 4,996,956
5,301,643 5,191,864 4,977,879
5,271,363 5,188,069 4,977,877
5,269,713 5,186,142 4,971,219
5,265,700 5,150,674 4,895,119
4,875,448 D 476,629
4,819,593 D 457,891
4,720,638 D 368,187
4,719,682 D 375,963
4,633,556 D 309,457
4,630,498 D 372,871
4,522,080 D 361,771
4,520,288 D 356,951
4,512,499 D 309,457
4,453,507 D 308,872
4,430,984 D 308,871
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