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(This page applicable in the U.S.A. and Canada only.)
Sears, Roebuck and Co., U.S.A. (Sears), the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
and the United States Environmenta_ Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
Emission Contro_ System Warranty Statement (Owner's Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations)
EMiSSiONCONTROL WARRANTY COVERAGEISAPPLICABLE TO CERTI- YEAR 1997AND LATERENGINES WHICHARE PURCHASED AND USED
FlED ENGINESPURCHASEDiN CALiFORNiAiN 1995ANDTHEREAF- ELSEWHERE iN THE UNITEDSTATES (ANDAFTERJANUARY1,2001 iN
TER,WHICHARE USEDiNCALiFORNiA,ANDTO CERTiFiEDMODEL CANADA).
California and United States Emission Contro_ Defects Warranty Statement
The CaliforniaAir ResourcesBoard(CARB),U.S.EPAand Searsare pleased enginefor the periodsoftime listedbelow,providedtherehas been noabuse,
to explainthe EmissionControlSystemWarrantyon your modelyear 2000and negbct or impropermaintenance of your smalloff-roadengine.Youremis-
latersmalloff-roadengine(SORE).in California,newsmall off-roadengines sion controlsystemincludespartssuch as the carburetor, a ir cleaner,ignition
mustbe designed,builtand equippedto meetthe State'sstringentanti-smog system,mufflerand catalyticconverter. A lso includedmay be connectorsand
standards.Elsewherein the UnitedStates, newnon-road,spark-ignition otheremissionrelatedassemblies. W herea warrantable conditionexists,Sears
enginescertifiedfor modelyear 1997and latermustmeetsimilar standardsset will repairyour smalloff-roadengineat no costto you includingdiagnosis,parts
forth bythe U.S.EPA.Sears mustwarrantthe emissioncontrol systemon your and labor.
Sears Emission Contro_ Defects Warranty Coverage
Smalloff-roadenginesarewarrantedrelativeto emissioncontrol partsdefects parton yourengineis defective, t he part will be repairedor replacedbySears.
fora periodof one year,subiectto provisionsset forth below,if any covered
Owner's Warranty Responsibilities
Asthe smalloff-roadengine owner,you are responsibbfor the performance of provedmodifications.You a re responsible for presentingyour smalloff-road
the requiredmaintenancelistedin yourOperatingand Maintenance Instruc- engineto an AuthorizedSearsServiceDeabr as soonas a problemexists.The
tions.Searsrecommendsthatyou retain all yourreceiptscoveringmaintenance undisputed warrantyrepairsshouldbe compbted ina reasonabb amountof
on yoursmalloff-roadengine,but Sears cannotdenywarrantysobly for the time,not to exceed30 days. if you haveany questionsregardingyourwarranty
lackof receiptsor for yourfailureto ensurethe performance of all schedubd rightsand responsibilities, y ou shouldcontacta SearsService Representative
maintenance. As the smalloff-roadengineowner,you shouldhoweverbe at 1-800-469-4663. The emissionwarrantyis a defectswarranty. D efectsare
awarethat Searsmay denyyou warrantycoverageif your smalloff-roadengine iudged on normalengineperformance. The warrantyis not relatedto an imuse
or a part hasfailed dueto abuse,neglect,impropermaintenance or unap- emissiontest.
Sears Emission Contro_ Defects Warranty Provisions
Thefollowingare specificprovisionsrelativeto your EmissionControlDefectsWarrantyCoverage.it is in additionto the Searsenginewarrantyfor nomregulated
enginesfound in the Operatingand Maintenance instructions.
1. WarrantedParts 3. NoCharge
Coverageunderthis warrantyextendsonly to the parts listedbelow (the Repairor replacementof anyWarrantedPartwill be performedat no
emissioncontrolsystemsparts)to the extentthese partswere presenton chargeto the owner,includingdiagnosticlabor whichleads to the
the engine purchased, determinationthata WarrantedPartis defective,if the diagnosticwork is
a. FuelMeteringSystem performedat an AuthorizedSears ServiceDealer.For emissionswarranty
• Cold start enrichmentsystem servicecontact yournearestAuthorizedSears ServiceDeabr as listed in
• Carburetorand internalparts the "YellowPages"under"Engines,Gasoline," "GasolineEngines,""Lawn
• FuelPump Mowers,"or similar category.
b. Air induction System 4. Claimsand CoverageExclusions
• Air cleaner Warrantyclaimsshall be flied in accordancewiththe provisionsof the
• intakemanifold Sears EngineWarrantyPolicy.Warrantycoverageshall be excludedfor
c. ignitionSystem failuresof WarrantedPartswhichare not original Sears partsor because
of abuse, neglector impropermaintenanceas setforth inthe Sears
• Spark pBg(s) EngineWarrantyPolicy.Sears is not liabb to coverfaiBres of Warranted
• Magnetoignitionsystem Partscausedby the use of add-on, nomoriginal,or modifiedparts.
d. CatalystSystem 5. Maintenance
• Catalyticconverter Any WarrantedPart whichis not schedubd for replacementas required
• Exhaustmanifold maintenance or whichis scheduledonly for regularinspectionto the effect
• Air iniectionsystemor pulsevalve of "repairor replaceas necessary"shallbe warrantedasto defectsfor the
e. Miscellaneousitems Usedin AboveSystems warrantyperiod.Any WarrantedPartwhich is scheduledfor replacement
• Vacuum,temperature,position,time sensitivevalves as requiredmaintenanceshallbe warrantedasto defectsonly forthe
andswitches periodof time up to the first schedubd replacementfor that part. Any
• Connectorsandassemblbs replacementpart that is equivabnt in performanceand durabilitymay
2. Lengthof Coverage be usedin the performanceof any maintenanceor repairs.The owneris
Searswarrantsto the initialownerand eachsubsequentpurchaserthat responsibb forthe performanceof all requiredmaintenance,as definedin
the WarrantedParts shallbe free from defects in materialsandworkman- the SearsOperatingand Maintenanceinstructions.
shipwhich causedthe failure of the WarrantedPartsfor a periodof one 6. Consequential C overage
yearfrom the datethe engineis deliveredto a retailpurchaser. Coveragehereundershallextend to the failure of any engine components
caused bythe failureof any WarrantedPartstill underwarranty.
inthe USAandCanada,a 24 hour hot line, 1o800o469o4663, has a menu of pre-recorded messagesofferingyou enginemaintenanceinformation.
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