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(ThispageapplicableintheU.S.A.andCanadaonly.)
Sears Brands Management Corporation (Sears), the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U,S, EPA)
EmissionControl System Warranty Statement (Owner's Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations)
EMISSIONCONTROLWARRANTYCOVERAGEISAPPLICABLETOCERTIFIEDENGINES ANDTOCERTIFIEDMODELYEAR1997ANDLATERENGINESWHICHAREPURCHASEDAND
PURCHASEDINCALIFORNIAIN1995ANDTHEREAFTER,WHICHAREUSEDINCALIFORNIA,USEDELSEWHEREINTHEUNITEDSTATES(ANDAFTERJANUARY1,2001INCANADA).
California and United States Emission Control Defects Warranty Statement
TheCaliforniaAir ResourcesBoard(CARB),U.S.EPAandSearsarepleasedto explainthe
EmissionControlSystemWarrantyonyourmodelyear2000andlatersmalloff-road
engine(SORE).InCalifornia,newsmalloff-roadenginesmustbedesigned,built and
equippedto meetthe State'sstringentanti-smogstandards.Elsewhereinthe United
States,newnon-road,spark-ignitionenginescertifiedformodelyear1997andlater
mustmeetsimilarstandardssetforth bytheU.S.EPA.Searsmustwarrantthe emission
controlsystemon yourengineforthe periodsof time listedbelow,providedtherehas
beennoabuse,neglectorimpropermaintenanceofyoursmalloff-roadengine.Your
emissioncontrolsystemincludespartssuchasthe carburetor,air cleaner,ignition
system,mufflerandcatalyticconverter.Alsoincludedmaybe connectorsandother
emissionrelatedassemblies.Whereawarrantableconditionexists,Searswill repair
yoursmalloff-roadengineat nocostto youincludingdiagnosis,partsandlabor.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Coverage
Smalloff-roadenginesarewarrantedrelativetoemissioncontrolpartsdefectsfora
periodof oneyear,subjectto provisionssetforth below.Ifanycoveredparton your
Owner's Wa rra nty
Asthe smalloff-roadengineowner,youareresponsiblefortheperformanceof the
requiredmaintenancelistedinyourOperatingandMaintenanceInstructions.Sears
recommendsthat youretainall yourreceiptscoveringmaintenanceonyoursmall
off-roadengine,butSearscannotdenywarrantysolelyforthe lackofreceiptsor for
yourfailureto ensurethe performanceof allscheduledmaintenance.Asthe small
off-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbeawarethatSearsmaydenyyouwarranty
coverageifyoursmalloff-roadengineor apart hasfaileddueto abuse,neglect,
engineisdefective,the partwill berepairedor replacedbySears.
Responsibilities
impropermaintenanceor unapprovedmodifications.Youareresponsibleforpresenting
yoursmalloff-roadengineto anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealerassoonasaproblem
exists.Theundisputedwarrantyrepairsshouldbecompletedin areasonableamount
of time,not to exceed30days.Ifyou haveanyquestionsregardingyourwarrantyrights
andresponsibilities,youshouldcontacta SearsServiceRepresentativeat 1-800-469-
4663.Theemissionwarrantyis adefectswarranty.Defectsarejudgedon normalengine
performance.Thewarrantyisnot relatedto an in-useemissiontest.
Soars Emission Control Defects Warranty Provisions
Thefollowingarespecificprovisionsrelativeto yourEmissionControlDefectsWarranty
Coverage.It isinadditionto the Searsenginewarrantyfornon-regulatedenginesfound
in theOperatingandMaintenanceInstructions.
1. WarrantedParts
Coverageunderthiswarrantyextendsonlyto thepartslistedbelow(the
emissioncontrolsystemsparts)to theextentthesepartswerepresenton the
enginepurchased.
a. FueIMeteringSystem
• Coldstartenrichmentsystem
• Carburetorandinternalparts
• FuelPump
b. Air lnductionSystem
• Aircleaner
• Intakemanifold
c. IgnitionSystem
• Sparkplug(s)
• Magnetoignitionsystem
d. CatalystSystem
• Catalyticconverter
• Exhaustmanifold
• Airinjectionsystemor pulsevalve
e. MiscellaneousItemsUsedin AboveSystems
• Vacuum,temperature,position,timesensitivevalvesandswitches
• Connectorsandassemblies
2. Lengthof Coverage
Searswarrantsto theinitialownerandeachsubsequentpurchaserthat the
WarrantedPartsshallbefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipwhich
causedthe failureof theWarrantedPartsforaperiodof oneyearfromthedate
theengineisdeliveredto aretailpurchaser.
3. NoCharge
Repairor replacementof anyWarrantedPartwill beperformedat nochargeto
theowner,includingdiagnosticlaborwhichleadsto the determinationthata
WarrantedPartisdefective,if thediagnosticwork isperformedat anAuthorized
SearsServiceDealer.Foremissionswarrantyservicecontactyournearest
AuthorizedSearsServiceDealeraslistedin the"YellowPages"under"Engines,
Gasoline,""GasolineEngines,""LawnMowers,"or similarcategory.
4. ClaimsandCoverageExclusions
Warrantyclaimsshallbefiled inaccordancewith the provisionsof theSears
EngineWarrantyPolicy.Warrantycoverageshallbeexcludedforfailuresof
WarrantedPartswhicharenotoriginalSearspartsor becauseof abuse,neglect
orimpropermaintenanceassetforth intheSearsEngineWarrantyPolicy.Sears
isnotliableto coverfailuresofWarrantedPartscausedbythe useofadd-on,
non-original,ormodifiedparts.
5. Maintenance
AnyWarrantedPartwhichis notscheduledforreplacementasrequired
maintenanceor whichisscheduledonlyforregularinspectionto theeffectof
"repairor replaceasnecessary"shallbe warrantedastodefectsforthe warranty
period.AnyWarrantedPartwhichisscheduledfor replacementasrequired
maintenanceshallbewarrantedasto defectsonlyfortheperiodoftime up
to thefirst scheduledreplacementforthat part.Anyreplacementpart thatis
equivalentin performanceanddurabilitymaybeusedin theperformanceof
anymaintenanceorrepairs.Theowneris responsiblefor the performanceof
all requiredmaintenance,asdefinedintheSearsOperatingandMaintenance
Instructions.
ConsequentialCoverage
Coveragehereundershallextendto thefailureofanyenginecomponentscaused
bythefailureof anyWarrantedPartstill underwarranty.
Inthe USAandCanada,a24hourhotline,1-800-469-4663,hasamenuofpre-recordedmessagesofferingyouenginemaintenanceinformation.
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