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NOTES FOR USA/CDN- AUS MODELS
Noise emission warranty
HUSQVARNA Motorcycles s.r.l. warrants that this exhaust system, at the time of sale, meets all applicable U.S. EPA Federal noise
standards. This warranty extends to the first person who buys this exhaust system for purposes other than resale, and to all subse-
quent buyers.
Tampering warning
Tampering with Noise Control System Prohibited.
Federal law prohibits the following acts or causing thereof:
(1) The removal or rendering inoperative by any person other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement,
of any device or element of design incorporated into any new vehicle for the purpose of noise control prior
to its sale or delivery to the ultimate purchaser or while it is in use, and
(2) the use of the vehicle after such device or element of design has been removed or rendered inoperative by any
person.
Among those acts presumed to constitute tampering are the acts listed below.
1) Removal of, or puncturing the muffler, baffles, header pipes or any other component which conducts exhaust gases.
2) Removal or puncturing of any part of the intake system.
3) Lack of proper maintenance.
4) Replacing any moving part of the vehicle, or parts of the exhaust or intake system, with parts other than those
specified by the manufacturer.
Warning statement
This product should be checked for repair or replacement if the motorcycle noise has increased significantly throughuse.
Otherwise, the owner may become subject to penalties under state and local ordinances.
Part. N. 8000 H1344 (10-2009) Z.3