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TheCaliforniaAirResourcesBoard(CARB),U.S.EPAandSears
arepleasedtoexplaintheEmissionsControlSystemWarrantyon
yoursmalloff-roadengine(SORE).InCalifornia,newsmalloff-road
enginesmodelyear2006andlatermustbedesigned,builtand
equippedtomeettheState'sstringentanti-smogstandards.
ElsewhereintheUnitedStates,newnon-road,spark-ignitionen-
ginescertifiedformodelyear1997andlatermustmeetsimilarstan-
dardssetforthbytheU.S.EPA.Searsmustwarranttheemissions
controlsystemonyourenginefortheperiodsoftimelistedbelow,
providedtherehasbeennoabuse,neglectorimpropermainte-
nanceofyoursmalloff-roadengine.
Youremissionscontrolsystemincludespartssuchasthecarbure-
tor,aircleaner,ignitionsystem,fuelline,mufflerandcatalyticcon-
verter.Alsoincludedmaybeconnectorsandotheremissions
relatedassemblies.
Whereawarrantableconditionexists,Searswillrepairyoursmall
off-roadengineatnocosttoyouincludingdiagnosis,partsandla-
bor.
Smalloff-roadenginesarewarrantedrelativetoemissionscontrolpartsdefectsforaperiodoftwoyears,subjecttoprovisionssetforthbelow.
Ifanycoveredpartonyourengineisdefective,thepartwillberepairedorreplacedbySears.
Asthesmalloff-roadengineowner,youareresponsiblefortheper-
formanceoftherequiredmaintenancelistedinyourOperatingand
MaintenanceInstructions.Searsrecommendsthatyouretainall
yourreceiptscoveringmaintenanceonyoursmalloff-roadengine,
butSearscannotdenywarrantysolelyforthelackofreceiptsorfor
yourfailuretoensuretheperformanceofallscheduledmainte-
nance.
Asthesmalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbeaware
thatSearsmaydenyyouwarrantycoverageifyoursmalloff-road
engineoraparthasfailedduetoabuse,neglect,impropermainte-
nanceorunapprovedmodifications.
Youareresponsibleforpresentingyoursmalloff-roadenginetoan
AuthorizedSearsServiceDealerassoonasaproblemexists.
Theundisputedwarrantyrepairsshouldbecompletedinareason-
ableamountoftime,nottoexceed30days.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourwarrantyrightsandre-
sponsibilities,youshouldcontacta SearsServiceRepresentativeat
1-800-469-4663.
Theemissionswarrantyisadefectswarranty.Defectsarejudged
onnormalengineperformance.Thewarrantyisnotrelatedtoan
in-useemissionstest.
ThefollowingarespecificprovisionsrelativetoyourEmissionsControlDefectsWarrantyCoverage.ItisinadditiontotheSearsengine
warrantyfornon-regulatedenginesfoundintheOperatingandMaintenanceInstructions.
1. WarrantedParts
Coverageunderthiswarrantyextendsonlytothepartslisted
below(theemissioncontrolsystemsparts)totheextentthese
partswerepresentontheenginepurchased.
a. FuelMeteringSystem
• Coldstartenrichmentsystem
• Carburetorandinternalparts
• FuelPump
b. AirInductionSystem
• Aircleaner
• Intakemanifold
c. IgnitionSystem
• Sparkplug(s)
• Magnetoignitionsystem
d. CatalystSystem
• Catalyticconverter
• Exhaustmanifold
• Airinjectionsystem,Pulsevalve
e. MiscellaneousItems
• Vacuum,temperature,position,timesensitivevalves
andswitches
• Connectorsandassemblies
2. LengthofCoverage
Searswarrantstotheinitialownerandeachsubsequentpur-
chaserthattheWarrantedPartsshallbefreefromdefectsin
materialsandworkmanshipwhichcausedthefailureoftheWar-
rantedPartsforaperiodoftwoyearsfromthedatetheengine
isdeliveredtoaretailpurchaser.
3. NoCharge
RepairorreplacementofanyWarrantedPartwillbeperformed
atnochargetotheowner,includingdiagnosticlaborwhich
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leads to the determination that a Warranted Part is defective, if
the diagnostic work is performed at an Authorized Sears Ser-
vice Dealer. For emissions warranty service contact your near-
est Authorized Sears Service Dealer as listed in the 'Yellow
Pages" under "Engines, Gasoline," "Gasoline Engines," "Lawn
Mowers," or similar category.
4. Claims and Coverage Exclusions
Warranty claims shall be filed in accordance with the provisions
of the Sears Engine Warranty Policy. Warranty coverage shall
be excluded for failures of Warranted Parts which are not origi-
nal Sears parts or because of abuse, neglect or improper main-
tenance as set forth in the Sears Engine Warranty Policy. Sears
is not liable to cover failures of Warranted Parts caused by the
use of add-on, non-original, or modified parts, by the use of add-
on, non-original, or modified parts.
5. 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 War-
ranted 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 Sears Operating and Mainte-
nance Instructions.
6. 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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