Warranty - Craftsman WEEDWACKER 358.794251 Operator's Manual

YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OB-
LIGATIONS: The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency/California Air Re-
sources Board and Sears, Roebuck
and Co., U.S.A., are pleased to explain
the emisslons control system warranty
on your year 2000-2003 small off-road
engine. In California, all new small off-
road engines must be designed, built,
and equipped to meet the State's strin-
gent anti-smog standards. Sears must
warrant the emission control system on
your small off-road engine for the peri-
ods of time listed below provided there
has been no abuse, neglect, or improp-
er maintenance of your small off-road
engine engine. Your emission control
system includes parts such as the car-
buretor and the ignition system. Where
a warrantable condition exists, Sears
will repair your small off-road engine
engine at no cost to you. Expenses •
covered under warranty include diagno-
sis, parts and labor. MANUFACTUR-
ER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE: If any
emissions related part on your engine
(as listed under Emissions Control War-
ranty 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. OWN-
ER'S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILI-
TIES: As the small off-road.engine en-
gine owner, you are responsible for the
performance of the required mainte-
nance listed in your Owner's Manual.
Sears recommends that you retain all
receipts covering maintenance on your
small off-road engine, but Sears cannot
deny warranty solely for the lack of re-
ceipts or for your failure to ensure the
performance of all scheduled mainte-
nance. As the small off-road engine en-
gine owner, you should be aware that
Sears may deny you warranty coverage
if your small off-road engine engine or
a part of it has failed due to abuse, ne-
glect, improper maintenance, unap-
proved modifications, or the use of parts
not made or approved by the original
equipment manufacturer. You are re-
sponsible for presenting your small off-
road engine to a Sears authorized re-
pair center as soon as a problem exists.
Warranty repairs should be completed
in a reasonable amount of time, not to
exceed 30 days. If you have any ques-
tions regarding your warranty rights and
responsibilities, you should contact your
nearest authorized service center or call
Sears at 1-800-469-4663. WARRANTY
COMMENCEMENT DATE: The war-
ranty period begins on the date the
small off-road engine is purchased.
LENGTH OF COVERAGE: This war-
ranty shall be for a period of two years
from the initial date of purchase. WHAT
IS COVERED: REPAIR OR REPLACE-
MENT OF PARTS. Repair or replace-
ment of any warranted part will be per-
formed at no charge to the owner at an
approved Sears Service Center. If you
have any questions regarding your war-
ranty rights and responsibilities, you
should contact 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 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 pad. 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. ADD-ON
OR MODIRED PARTS: The use of
add-on or modified parts can be
grounds for disallowing a warranty
claim. Sears is not liable to cover fail-
ures of warranted parts caused by the
use of add-on or modified pads. HOW
TO RLE A CLAIM: If you have any
questions regarding your warranty rights
and responsibilities, you should contact
your nearest authorized service center
or call Sears at 1-800-469-4663.
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