Emissions Control Systems Warranty - Ariens 136cc SERIES Operation Manual

Emissions Control Systems Warranty

United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), and Ariens Company are please to
explain the emission control system warranty on your small off-road engine. Ariens must
warrant the emission control system on your small off-road engine for the periods of time
listed below provided there has been no abuse, neglect or improper maintenance of your
small off-road engine.
MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE
1995 and later small off-road engines are warranted for two years. If any emission-
related part on your engine is defective, the part will be repaired or replaced by Ariens
Company.
OWNER'S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES
As the small off-road engine owner, you are responsible for the performance of the
required maintenance listed in your owner's manual. Ariens Company recommends
that you retain all receipts covering maintenance on your small off-road engine. Ariens
Company 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 Ariens Company
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 Ariens
Company service center as soon as a problem exists. The 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 Ariens Company at 1-888-927-4367.
GENERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY COVERAGE
The warranty period begins on the date the engine or equipment is delivered to an
ultimate Purchaser. Ariens Company warrants to the ultimate purchaser and each
subsequent purchaser that the engine is: (1) Designed, built, and equipped so as to
conform with all applicable regulations adopted by the Air Resources Board pursuant
to its authority in Chapters 1 and 2, Part 5, Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code;
and, (2) Free from defects in materials and workmanship that cause the failure of a
warranted part to be identical in all material respects to the part as described in the
Ariens Company's emission control system warranty statement for a period of two years.
(3) Repair or replacement of any warranted part under the warranty provisions will be
performed at no charge to the owner at an Ariens Company service center.
The warranty on emissions-related parts will be interpreted as follows: Any warranted
part that is not scheduled for replacement as required maintenance in the written
instructions supplied must be warranted for the warranty period specified in (2) above.
If any such part fails during the period of warranty coverage, it must be repaired or
replaced by Ariens Company according to (3) above. Any such part repaired or replaced
under the warranty must be warranted for the remaining warranty period. Any warranted
part that is scheduled only for regular inspection in the written instructions supplied
must be warranted for the warranty period specified in (2) above. A statement in such
written instructions to the effect of "repair or replace as necessary" will not reduce the
period of warranty coverage. Any such part repaired or replaced under warranty must be
warranted for the remaining warranty period.
Any warranted part that is scheduled for replacement as required maintenance in the
written instructions supplied must be warranted for the period of time prior to the first
scheduled replacement point for that part. If the part fails prior to the first scheduled
replacement, the part will be repaired or replaced by Ariens Company according to (3)
above. Any such part repaired or replaced under warranty will be warranted for the
remainder of the period prior to the first scheduled replacement point for the part.
Notwithstanding the provisions of (3) above, warranty services or repairs will be provided
at all Ariens Company's service centers that are franchised to service the subject engines.
The owner will not be charged for diagnostic labor that leads to the determination that a
warranted part is in fact defective, provided that such diagnostic work is performed at an
authorized Ariens Company service center.
Ariens Company is liable for damages to other engine components proximately caused by
a failure under warranty of any warranted part. Throughout the engine's warranty period
defined in (2) above, Ariens Company will maintain a supply of warranted parts sufficient
to meet the expected demand for such parts. Any replacement part may be used in the
performance of any warranty maintenance or repairs and will be provided without charge
to the owner. Such use will not reduce the warranty obligations of Ariens Company.
Add-on or modified parts may not be used. Such use will be grounds for disallowing a
warranty claim. Ariens Company will not be liable to warrant failures of warranted parts
caused by the use of such an add-on or modified part.
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