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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.EPAandMTDarepleasedtoexplaintheemissionscontrolsystemwarrantyonyourmodelyear2005and latersmalloff-roadengine.
Newsmalloff-roadenginesmustbedesigned,builtandequippedtomeetthestringentanti-smogstandards.MTDmustwarrantytheemission
controlsystemonyourenginefortheperiodoftimelistedbelow,providedtherehasbeennoabuse,neglector impropermaintenanceofyoursmall
off-roadengine.
Youremissioncontrolsystemmayincludepartssuchasthecarburetor,aircleaner,ignitionsystem,exhaustsystem,andotherassociatedemis-
sion-relatedcomponents.
Wherea warrantableconditionexists,MTDwillrepairyoursmalloff-roadengineatnocosttoyourincludingdiagnosis,partsandlabor.
MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE:
Thisemissionscontrolsystemiswarrantedfortwoyears.If anyemission-relatedpartonyourengineisdefective,thepartwillbe repairedor
replacedbyMTD.
OWNER'S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Asthesmalloff-roadengineowner,youare responsiblefortheperformanceofthe requiredmaintenancelistedinyourOwner'sManual.MTD
recommendsthatyouretainall yourreceiptscoveringmaintenancesonyoursmalloff-roadengine,butMTDcannotdenywarrantysolelyforthe
lackofreceiptsor foryourfailureto ensuretheperformancetoall scheduledmaintenance.
Asthesmalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbeawarethatMTDmaydenyyourwarrantycoverageifyoursmalloff-roadengineor part
hasfaileddue toabuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceor unapprovedmodifications.
Youare responsibleforpresentingyoursmalloff-roadenginetoan AuthorizedMTDServiceDealeras soonasa problemexists.Thewarranted
repairsshouldbe completedin a reasonableamountof time,nottoexceed30days.
If youhaveanyquestionsregardingyourwarrantyrightsandresponsibilities,youshouldcontacta MTDServiceRepresentativeat 1-800-800-7310
andaddressisMTDLLC,RO.Box361131,ClevelandOH,44136-0019.
DEFECTS WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS FOR 1995 AND LATER SMALL OFF-ROAD ENGINES:
Thissectionappliesto 1995and latersmalloff-roadengines.Thewarrantyperiodbeginson thedatetheengineorequipmentisdeliveredtoan
ultimatepurchaser.
(a) GeneralEmissionsWarrantyCoveracj#_
MTDmustwarranttotheultimatepurchaserandeachsubsequentpurchaserthattheengineis:
(1)Designed,built,andequippedsoastoconformwithallapplicableregulationsadoptedbytheAir ResourcesBoardpursuanttoitsauthorityin
Chapters1and2,Part5,Division26 oftheHealthandSafetyCode;and
(2) Freefromdefectsin materialsandworkmanshipthatcausethefailureofa warrantedparttobeidenticalinall materialrespectstothepartas
describedin theenginemanufacturer'sapplicationforcertificationfora periodoftwoyears.
.(b)Thewarrantyonemissions-relatedpartswillbe interpretedasfollows:
(1)AnywarrantedpartthatisnotscheduledforreplacementasrequiredmaintenanceinthewritteninstructionsrequiredbySubsection(c)
mustbewarrantedforthewarrantyperioddefinedinSubsection(a)(2).If anysuchpartfailsduringtheperiodofwarrantycoverage,it mustbe
repairedor replacedbyMTDaccordingto Subsection(4)below.Anysuchpartrepairedor replacedunderthewarrantymustbewarrantedfor
theremainingwarrantyperiod.
(2)Anywarrantedpartthatisscheduledonlyfor regularinspectionin thewritteninstructionsrequiredbySubsection(c)mustbewarrantedfor
thewarrantyperioddefinedin Subsection(a)(2).A statementinsuchwritteninstructionstotheeffectof"repairorreplaceasnecessary"will
notreducetheperiodofwarrantycoverage.Anysuchpartrepairedor replacedunderwarrantymustbe warrantedforthe remainingwarranty
period.
(3) Anywarrantedpartthat whichis scheduledforreplacementas requiredmaintenanceinthewritteninstructionsrequiredbySubsection(c)
mustbewarrantedfortheperiodoftimepriortothefirstscheduledreplacementpointforthatpart.Ifthe partfailspriortothefirstscheduled
replacement,thepartmustbe repairedor replacedby MTDaccordingtoSubsection(4) below.Anysuchpartrepairedor replacedunder
warrantymustbewarrantedfortheremainderoftheperiodpriorto thefirstscheduledreplacementpointforthepart.
(4) Repairor replacementofanywarrantedpartunderthewarrantyprovisionsofthisarticlemustbe performedatnochargetotheownerata
warrantystation.
(5) Notwithstandingtheprovisionsof Subsection(4)above,warrantyservicesor repairsmustbeprovidedatall MTDdistributioncentersthat
arefranchisedto servicethesubjectengines.
(6) Theownermustnotbechargedfordiagnosticlaborthatleadstothedeterminationthata warrantedpartisinfactdefective,providedthat
suchdiagnosticworkisperformedata warrantystation.
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