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(This p age applicable intheU.S.A. andCanada only.)
Sears Brands Management Corporation (Sears), the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U,S, EPA)
Emission Control System Warranty Statement (Owner's Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations)
EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY COVERAGE ISAPPLICABLE TO CERTIFIED ENGINES AND TO CERTIFIED MODEL YEAR 1 997 AND LATER ENGINES WHICH ARE PURCHASED AND
PURCHASED INCALIFORNIA IN19% AND THEREAFTER, WHICH ARE USED I NCALIFORNIA,USED ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES (AND AFTER JANUARY 1,2001 INCANADA).
California and United States Emission Control Defects Warranty Statement
TheCalifornia Air Resources Board(CARB), U.S. E PA andSears arepleased to explainthe
Emission C ontrolSystem Warrantyonyourmodelyear2000andlatersmalloff-road
engine(SORE). InCalifornia, n ewsmalloff-roadengines mustbedesigned, b uiltand
equipped to meetthe State's stringentanti-smog standards. E lsewhere i nthe United
States, n ewnon-road, s park-ignitionengines certifiedfor modelyear1997 andlater
mustmeetsimilarstandards setforth bythe U.S. E PA. Sears mustwarrantthe emission
controlsystem on yourengineforthe periods oftime listedbelow,provided therehas
beenno abuse, n eglect o r impropermaintenance o fyoursmalloff-roadengine.Your
emission controlsystemincludes partssuchasthe carburetor, air cleaner, i gnition
system, m ufflerandcatalyticconverter. A lsoincludedmaybeconnectors andother
emission relatedassemblies. Whereawarrantable conditionexists, S ears will repair
yoursmalloff-roadengineat nocostto youincludingdiagnosis, partsandlabor.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Coverage
Small o ff-roadengines arewarrantedrelative to emission controlpartsdefectsfora
periodof oneyear, s ubjectto provisions setforth below.Ifanycovered partonyour
Owner's Warranty
Asthe smalloff-roadengine owner,youareresponsible f orthe performance o f the
required maintenance l isted inyourOperating andMaintenance I nstructions. Sears
recommends thatyou retainall yourreceipts covering maintenance o nyoursmall
off-roadengine,but Sears cannot d enywarrantysolelyforthe lackof receipts or for
yourfailureto ensurethe performance o f all scheduled maintenance. Asthesmall
off-roadengineowner,youshouldhowever b eawarethatSears maydenyyouwarranty
coverage ifyoursmalloff-roadengineor apart hasfaileddueto abuse, n eglect,
Sears Emission Control Defects
Thefollowingarespecific provisions relative to yourEmission C ontrolDefects Warranty
Coverage. Itis inadditionto the Sears engine warrantyfor non-regulated engines found
inthe Operating andMaintenance I nstructions.
1. Warranted Parts
Coverage u nderthiswarrantyextends onlyto the partslistedbelow(the
emission controlsystems p arts)to the extentthesepartswerepresent o nthe
enginepurchased.
a. FueI M eteringSystem
• Coldstartenrichment s ystem
• Carburetor a ndinternalparts
• FuelPump
b. AirlnductionSystem
• Aircleaner
• Intakemanifold
c. IgnitionSystem
• Spark plug(s)
• Magneto ignition system
d. Catalyst S ystem
• Catalytic converter
• Exhaust m anifold
• Airinjectionsystem or pulsevalve
e. Miscellaneous I temsUsed in Above Systems
• Vacuum, temperature, p osition, t ime sensitive valves andswitches
• Connectors andassemblies
2. Lengthof Coverage
Sears warrantsto the initialownerandeachsubsequent purchaser that the
Warranted Parts shallbefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship which
caused the failureofthe WarrantedParts foraperiodofoneyearfrom the date
the engineisdeliveredto aretailpurchaser.
engineisdefective,the partwill be repaired or replaced bySears.
Responsibilities
impropermaintenance o r unapproved m odifications. Y ouareresponsible f orpresenting
yoursmalloff-roadengineto anAuthorized Sears Service Dealer a ssoonasaproblem
exists.Theundisputed warrantyrepairsshouldbecompleted inareasonable amount
of time,not to exceed 30days.Ifyouhaveanyquestions regarding yourwarrantyrights
andresponsibilities, youshouldcontactaSears Service Representative at 1-800-469-
4663.Theemission warrantyisa defects warranty.Defects arejudgedon normal e ngine
performance. The warrantyisnot relatedto an in-useemission test.
Warranty Provisions
3. NoCharge
Repair o r replacement of anyWarranted Partwill beperformedat nocharge to
the owner,includingdiagnostic laborwhichleadsto the determination thata
Warranted Partisdefective, i f the diagnostic work isperformedatan Authorized
Sears Service Dealer. F oremissions w arrantyservice contactyournearest
Authorized Sears Service Dealer a slistedinthe "YellowPages" u nder"Engines,
Gasoline," "Gasoline Engines," " LawnMowers," o r similarcategory.
4. Claims a ndCoverage E xclusions
Warrantyclaims shallbefiled in accordance withthe provisions of the Sears
Engine WarrantyPolicy. W arrantycoverage s hallbe excluded forfailuresof
Warranted PartswhicharenotoriginalSears partsor because o f abuse, n eglect
or impropermaintenance a ssetforth inthe Sears Engine WarrantyPolicy. S ears
isnot liableto coverfailuresofWarrantedParts caused bythe useofadd-on,
non-original, o r modifiedparts.
5. Maintenance
AnyWarranted Partwhichis not scheduled forreplacement a srequired
maintenance o r whichisscheduled onlyforregularinspection to the effectof
"repairor replace asnecessary" shallbewarrantedasto defects forthe warranty
period. A nyWarranted Partwhichisscheduled for replacement asrequired
maintenance s hallbewarrantedasto defects onlyforthe periodof time up
to the first scheduled replacement forthat part.Anyreplacement part thatis
equivalent i n performance a nddurabilitymaybeusedin the performance o f
anymaintenance o r repairs. T heownerisresponsible f orthe performance o f
all required maintenance, asdefinedinthe Sears Operating andMaintenance
Instructions.
Consequential Coverage
Coverage h ereunder s hallextendto the failureofanyenginecomponents c aused
bythe failureofanyWarranted Partstill underwarranty.
In the USA andCanada, a24hourhot line,1-800-469-4663,hasamenuof pre-recorded m essages offeringyouenginemaintenance i nformation.
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