Warranty - Craftsman 358.794650 Operator's Manual

IMPORTANT: This product is compliant with U.S. EPA Phase 3 regulations for
exhaust and evaporative emissions. To ensure EPA Phase 3 compliance, we recom-
mend using only genuine Craftsman brand replacement parts. Use of non-compliant
replacement parts is a violation of federal law.
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OB-
LIGATIONS: The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency/California Air
Resources Board and Sears Brands
Management Corporation, U.S.A., are
pleased to explain the emissions control
system warranty on your year 2012 and
later small off-road engine. In California,
all small off-road engines must be de-
signed, built, and equipped to meet the
State's stringent anti-smog standards.
Sears must warrant the emission control
system on your small off-road engine
for the periods of time listed below pro-
vided there has been no abuse, neglect,
or improper maintenance of your small
off-road engine. Your emission control
system includes parts such as the car-
buretor, the ignition system and the fuel
tank. Where a warrantable condition ex-
ists, Sears will repair your small off-road
engine at no cost to you. Expenses cov-
ered under warranty include diagnosis,
parts and labor. MANUFACTURER'S
WARRANTY COVERAGE: If any emis-
sions related part on your engine (as
listed under Emissions Control Warranty
Parts List) is defective 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
replaced 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 op-
erator's manual. Sears recommends that
you retain all receipts covering mainte-
nance on your small off-road engine,
but Sears cannot deny warranty solely
for the lack of receipts or for your failure
to ensure the performance of all sched-
uled 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, im-
proper maintenance, unapproved modifi-
cations, 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 re-
pairs should be completed in a reason-
able amount of time, not to exceed 30
days. If you have any questions regard-
ing your warranty rights and responsibili-
ties, you should contact your nearest
authorized service center, call Sears at
1-800-469-4663, or send e-mail corre-
spondence to emission.warranty@
HCOP-emission.com. WARRANTY
COMMENCEMENT DATE: The warran-
ty period begins on the date the small
off-road engine is purchased. LENGTH
OF COVERAGE: This warranty shall
be for a period of two years from the
initial date of purchase, or until the end
of the product warranty (whichever is
longer). 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 Service
Center. If you have any questions re-
garding your warranty rights and respon-
sibilities, you should contact your near-
est authorized service center, call Sears
at 1-800-469-4663, or send e-mail cor-
respondence to emission.warranty@
HCOP-emission.com. WARRANTY
PERIOD: Any warranted part which is
not scheduled for replacement as re-
quired maintenance, or which is sched-
uled only for regular inspection to the
effect of "repair or replace as necessary"
shall be warranted for 2 years. Any war-
ranted part which is scheduled for re-
placement as required maintenance
shall be warranted for the period of time
up to the first scheduled replacement
point for that part. DIAGNOSIS: The
owner shall not be charged for diagnos-
tic labor which leads to the determina-
tion that a warranted part is defective if
the diagnostic work is performed at an
approved Sears Service Center. CON-
SEQUENTIAL DAMAGES: Sears may
be liable for damages 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
maintenance are not covered.
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