Craftsman 358.797130 Instruction Manual page 11

YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS: The U. S. Environ-
mental Protection Agency and Sears,
Roebuck and Co., U.S.A., are pleased
to explain the emissions control sys-
tem warranty on your year 2005 and
later small off-road engine. Sears
must warrant the emission control sys-
tem on your small off-road engine for
the periods of time listed below pro-
vided there has been no abuse, ne-
glect, or improper maintenance of your
small off-road engine. Your emission
control system includes parts such as
the carburetor and the ignition system.
Where a warrantable condition exists,
Sears will repair your small off-road
engine at no cost to you. Expenses
covered under warranty include diag-
nosis, parts and labor. MANUFAC-
TURER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE:
If any emissions related part on your
engine (as listed under Emissions
Control Warranty Parts List) is defec-
tive or a defect in the materials or
workmanship of the engine causes the
failure of such an emission related
part, the part will be repaired or re-
placed by Sears. OWNER'S WAR-
RANTY RESPONSIBILITIES: As the
small off-road engine owner, you are
responsible for the performance of the
required maintenance listed in your in-
struction manual. Sears recommends
that you retain all receipts covering
maintenance on your small off-road
engine, but Sears cannot deny warran-
ty solely for the lack of receipts or for
your failure to ensure the performance
of all scheduled maintenance. As the
small off-road engine owner, you
should be aware that Sears may deny
you warranty coverage if your small
off-road engine or a part of it has
failed due to abuse, neglect, improper
maintenance, unapproved modifica-
tions, or the use of parts not made or
approved by the original equipment
manufacturer. You are responsible for
presenting your small off-road engine
to a Sears authorized repair center as
soon as a problem exists. Warranty
repairs should be completed in a rea-
sonable amount of time, not to exceed
30 days. If you have any questions
regarding your warranty rights and re-
sponsibilities, you should contact your
nearest authorized service center or
call Sears at 1-800-469-4663. WAR-
RANTY COMMENCEMENT DATE:
Tile warranty period begins on the
date the small off-road engine is pur-
chased. LENGTH OF COVERAGE:
This warranty shall be for a period of
two years from the initial date of pur-
chase. WHAT IS COVERED: REPAIR
OR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS. Re-
pair or replacement of any warranted
part will be performed at no charge to
the owner at an approved Sears ser-
vicing center. If you have any ques-
tions regarding your warranty rights
and responsibilities, you should con-
tact your nearest authorized service
center or call Sears at
1-800-469-4663. WARRANTY PE-
RIOD: Any warranted part which is not
scheduled for replacement as required
maintenance, or which is scheduled
only for regular inspection to the effect
of "repair or replace as necessary"
shall be warranted for 2 years. Any
warranted part which is scheduled for
replacement as required maintenance
shall be warranted for the period of
time up to the first scheduled replace-
ment point for that part. DIAGNOSIS:
The owner shall not be charged for
diagnostic labor which leads to the de-
termination that a warranted part is de-
fective if the diagnostic work is per-
formed at an approved Sears servicing
center. CONSEQUENTIAL DAM-
AGES: Sears may be liable for dam-
ages to other engine components
caused by the failure of a warranted
part still under warranty. WHAT IS
NOT COVERED: All failures caused
by abuse, neglect, or improper mainte-
nance are not covered. ADD-ON OR
MODIFIED PARTS: The use of add-
on or modified parts can be grounds
for disallowing a warranty claim. Sears
is not liable to cover failures of war-
ranted parts caused by the use of
add-on or modified parts. HOW TO
FILE A CLAIM: If you have any ques-
tions regarding your warranty rights
and responsibilities, you should con-
tact your nearest authorized service
center or call Sears at
1-800-469-4663.
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