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Briggs & Stratton
Corporation
(B&S), the CaHforniaAir
Resources Board (CARB)
and the United States Environmenta[
Protection Agency (U°S° EPA)
Emissions Contro[ System Warranty
Statement
(Owner's
Defect Warranty
Rights and Obmigations)
California_
United
States
and Canada
Emissions
Controm
Defects
Warranty
Statement
The CaliforniaAir
Resources Board (CARB), U.S. EPA and B&S are
pleased to explain the Emissions Control
System Warranty
on your
small off-road
engine (SORE). In California,
new small off-road
engines
model year 2006 and later must be designed, built and equipped to
meet the State's stringent anti-smog
standards. Elsewhere in the
United
States, new non-road,
spark-ignition
engines certified
for model
year 1997 and hter must meet similar standards set forth
by the U.S.
EPA. B&S must warrant
the emissions control
system on your engine
for the periods of time listed below, provided
there has been no abuse,
neglect or improper
maintenance
of your small off-road
engine.
Your emissions control
system includes parts such as the carburetom_ air
cieanem_ignition system, fuel line, muffler and catalytic convertenAiso
included may be connectors
and other emissions related assemblies.
Where
a warrantable
condition
exists, B&S will repair your small
off-road
engine at no cost to you including
diagnosis, parts and labom_
Briggs
& Stratton
Emissions
Control
Defects
Warranty
Coverage
Small off-road
engines are warranted
relative to emissions control
parts defects for a period of two years, subiect to provisions
set forth
below_ If any covered part on your engine is defective, the part will be
repaired or replaced by B&S.
Owner's
Warranty
Responsibilities
As the small off-road
engine owne[: you are responsible
for the
performance
of the required
maintenance
listed in your Operating
and
Haintenance
instructions.
B&S recommends
that you retain all your
receipts
covering maintenance
on your small off-road
engine, but B&S
cannot deny warranty
solely for the lack of receipts or for your failure
to ensure the performance
of all scheduled maintenance.
As the small off-road
engine ownem_you should however
be aware that
B&S may deny you warranty
coverage if your small off-road
engine or
a part has failed due to abuse, neglect, improper
maintenance
or
unapproved
modifications.
You are responsible for presenting your small off-road
engine to an
Authorized
B&S Service Dealer as soon as a problem
exists.The
undisputed
warranty
repairs should be completed
in a reasonable
amount of time, not to exceed 30 days.
If you have any questions
regarding your warranty
rights and
responsibilities,
you should contact
a B&S Service Representative
at
1-4 [ 4-259-5262.
The emissions warranty
is a defects warranty. Defects are iudged on
normal
engine performance.The
warranty
is not related to an in-use
emissions test.
Briggs
& Stratton
Emissions
Controm Defects
Warranty
Provisions
The following
are specific provisions
relative to your Emissions Control
Defects'¢¢arranty
Coverage. It is in addition
to the B&S engine
warranty
for non-regulated
engines found in the Owner's
Hanual.
1.
Warranted
Parts
Coverage
under this warranty
extends only to the parts listed
below (the emissions control
systems parts) to the extent these
parts were present on the engine purchase&
a.
Fuel Metering
System
Cold start enrichment
system (soft choke)
Carburetor
and internal parts
"
Fuel Pump
"
Fuel line, fuel line fittings, damps
b.
Air Induction
System
Air cleaner
Intake manifold
c.
Ignition System
"
Spar[< plug(s)
,
Magneto
ignition system
d.
Catalyst
System
,
Catalytic
converter
Exhaust manifold
Air injection
system
or pulse valve
e.
Hisce[[aneous
kems Used
in Above Systems
Vacuum,
temperature,
position,
time sensitive
valves and
switches
Connectors
and assemblies
2.
Length of Coverage
B&S warrants
to the initial owner
and each subsequent
purchaser
that the Warranted
Parts shall be free from defects
in materials
and workmanship
which
caused
the failure of the Warranted
Parts
for a period
of two years from the date the engine is delivered
to
a retail 9urchasen
3.
No Charge
Repair or replacement
of any Warranted
Part wi[[ be performed
at no charge to the owner, including
diagnostic
labor which leads
to the determination
that a Warranted
Part is defective, if the
diagnostic work is performed
at an Authorized
B&S Service
Dea[e[: For emissions
warranty
service
contact
your nearest
Authorized
B&S Service
Dealer
as listed in the "Yellow
Pages"
under "Engines,
Gasoline,"
"Gasoline
Engines;' "Lawn Mowers,"
or
similar category.
4.
Claims
and Coverage
Exclusions
Warranty
claims shah be filed in accordance
with the provisions
of
the B&S Engine Warranty
Po[icy._Varranty
coverage
shall be
excluded
for failures
of_Warranted
Parts which
are not original
B&S parts
or because
of abuse, neglect
or improper
maintenance
as set forth
in the B&S Engine Warranty
Policy. B&S is not liable to
cover failures
of_Varranted
Parts caused
by the use of add-on,
non-originaL
or modified
parts.
5.
Maintenance
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
as to defects
for the warranty
period.Any
Warranted
Part which is scheduled
for replacement
as required
maintenance
shah be warranted
as to defects
only for the period
of time up to the first scheduled
replacement
for that
part.Any
replacement
part that is equivalent
in performance
and durability
may be used in the performance
of any maintenance
or repairs.
The owner
is responsible
for the performance
of all required
maintenance,
as defined
in the B&S Owner's
Manual
6.
Consequential
Coverage
Coverage
hereunder
shah extend
to the failure
of any engine
components
caused
by the failure of any Warranted
Part still
under warranty.
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