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Briggs
& Stratton
Corporation
(B&S),
the
CaliforniaAir
Resources
Board
(CARB)
and
the
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(U.S.
EPA)
Emissions
Control
System
Warranty
Statement
(Owner's
DefectWarranty
Rights
and
Obligations)
California,
United
States
and Canada
Emissions
Control
Defects
Warranty
Statement
The California
Air 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 later 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 carbureto{,
air
cleaner, ignition system, fuel line, muffler and catalytic
converte_
Also
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 labol:
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 owner, you are responsible for the
performance
of the required
maintenance
listed in your Operating
and
Maintenance
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 owner, 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
I-414-259-5262.
The emissions warranty
is a defects warranty. Defects are judged on
normal engine performance.The
warranty
is not related to an in-use
emissions test.
Briggs
& Stratton
Emissions
Control
Defects
Warranty
Provisions
The following are specific p rovisions reladveto your EmissionsControl
Defects
Warranty
Coverage.
It is in addition
to the B&S engine
warranty
for non-regulated
engines
found
in the Owner's
Manual.
I.
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
purchased.
Fuel Metering System
Cold start enrichment
system (soft choke)
Carburetor
and internal parts
Fuel Pump
Fuel line, fuel line fittings, clamps
Air Induction
System
Air cleaner
Intake manifold
Ignition System
Spark plug(s)
Magneto ignition system
Catalyst System
Catalytic
converter
Exhaust
manifold
Air iniecdon
system
or pulse valve
Miscellaneous
Items Used
in Above Systems
Vacuum,
temperature,
position,
time sensitive
valves and
switches
Connectors
and assemblies
Length of Coverage
B&S warrants
to the initial owner
and each subsequent
purchaser
that theWarranted
Parts shall be free from defects
in materials
and workmanship
which
caused
the failure
of theWarranted
Parts
for a period
of two years from the date the engine is delivered
to
a retail
purchase_
No Charge
Repair or replacement
of any Warranted
Part will 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
Deale_: 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.
Claims and Coverage
Exclusions
Warranty
claims shall be filed in accordance
with the provisions
of
the B&S Engine Warranty
Policy.Warranty
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 Warranted
Parts caused
by the use of add-on,
non-original,
or modified
parts.
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
shall 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,
Consequential
Coverage
Coverage hereunder
shall extend to the failure of any engine
components
caused by the failure of any Warranted
Part still
under warranty.
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