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MTD CONSUMER GROUP (MTD) and the United States Environment Protection Agency (U. S. EPA)
Emission Control System Warranty Statement
(Owner's Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations)
TheU.S.EPAand MTDarepleasedtoexplaintheemissionscontrolsystemwarrantyonyourmodelyear2005and latersmalloff-roadengine.
Newsmalloff-roadenginesmustbe designed,builtandequippedtomeetthe stringentanti-smogstandards.MTDmustwarrantytheemission
controlsystemonyourenginefortheperiodoftimelistedbelow,providedtherehasbeennoabuse,neglector impropermaintenanceofyoursmall
off-roadengine.
Youremissioncontrolsystemmayincludepartssuchasthecarburetor,aircleaner,ignitionsystem,exhaustsystem,andotherassociatedemis-
sion-relatedcomponents.
Wherea warrantableconditionexists,MTDwillrepairyoursmalloff-roadengineat nocosttoyourincludingdiagnosis,partsand labor.
MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE:
Thisemissionscontrolsystemiswarrantedfortwoyears.If anyemission-relatedpartonyourengineisdefective,thepartwillberepairedor
replacedbyMTD.
OWNER'S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Asthesmalloff-roadengineowner,youare responsibleforthe performanceofthe requiredmaintenancelistedinyourOwner'sManual.MTD
recommendsthatyouretainall yourreceiptscoveringmaintenancesonyoursmalloff-roadengine,butMTDcannotdenywarrantysolelyforthe
lackofreceiptsor foryourfailureto ensuretheperformancetoallscheduledmaintenance.
Asthesmalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbeawarethat MTDmaydenyyourwarrantycoverageifyoursmalloff-roadengineorpart
hasfaileddue toabuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceor unapprovedmodifications.
Youare responsibleforpresentingyoursmalloff-roadenginetoan AuthorizedMTDServiceDealerassoonasa problemexists.Thewarranted
repairsshouldbe completedina reasonableamountof time,nottoexceed30 days.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourwarrantyrightsand responsibilities,youshouldcontacta MTDServiceRepresentativeat 1-800-800-7310
andaddressisMTDLLC,RO.Box361131,ClevelandOH,44136-0019.
DEFECTS WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS FOR 1995 AND LATER SMALL OFF-ROAD ENGINES:
Thissectionappliesto 1995andlatersmalloff-roadengines.Thewarrantyperiodbeginsonthedatetheengineor equipmentisdeliveredtoan
ultimatepurchaser.
(a) GeneralEmissionsWarrantyCoverage_
MTDmustwarranttotheultimatepurchaserandeachsubsequentpurchaserthattheengineis:
(1)Designed,built,andequippedsoasto conformwithallapplicableregulationsadoptedbytheAirResourcesBoardpursuantto itsauthorityin
Chapters1and2,Part5,Division26of theHealthandSafetyCode;and
(2) Freefromdefectsin materialsandworkmanshipthatcausethefailureofa warrantedparttobeidenticalin all materialrespectstothepartas
describedin theenginemanufacturer'sapplicationforcertificationfora periodoftwoyears.
.(b)Thewarrantyonemissions-relatedpartswillbe interpretedasfollows:
(1)Anywarrantedpartthatisnotscheduledforreplacementas requiredmaintenanceinthewritteninstructionsrequiredbySubsection(c)
mustbewarrantedforthewarrantyperioddefinedinSubsection(a)(2).Ifanysuchpartfailsduringtheperiodof warrantycoverage,it mustbe
repairedor replacedbyMTDaccordingto Subsection(4)below.Anysuchpartrepairedor replacedunderthewarrantymustbewarrantedfor
theremainingwarrantyperiod.
(2)Anywarrantedpartthat isscheduledonlyfor regularinspectioninthewritteninstructionsrequiredbySubsection(c)mustbewarrantedfor
thewarrantyperioddefinedin Subsection(a)(2).A statementinsuchwritteninstructionstotheeffectof"repairor replaceasnecessary"will
notreducetheperiodofwarrantycoverage.Anysuchpartrepairedor replacedunderwarrantymustbe warrantedfortheremainingwarranty
period.
(3) Anywarrantedpartthat whichisscheduledfor replacementas requiredmaintenancein thewritteninstructionsrequiredbySubsection(c)
mustbewarrantedfortheperiodoftimepriortothefirstscheduledreplacementpointforthat part.Ifthepartfailspriorto thefirstscheduled
replacement,thepartmustbe repairedor replacedbyMTDaccordingtoSubsection(4) below.Anysuchpart repairedor replacedunder
warrantymustbewarrantedfortheremainderoftheperiodpriortothefirstscheduledreplacementpointforthepart.
(4) Repairor replacementofanywarrantedpartunderthewarrantyprovisionsofthisarticlemustbe performedatnochargetotheownerata
warrantystation.
(5) Notwithstandingtheprovisionsof Subsection(4)above,warrantyservicesor repairsmustbe providedatall MTDdistributioncentersthat
arefranchisedto servicethesubjectengines.
(6) Theownermustnotbechargedfordiagnosticlaborthatleadstothedeterminationthata warrantedpartisin factdefective,providedthat
suchdiagnosticworkisperformedata warrantystation.
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