YOUR WARRANTY
RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS:
The U.S. Environmen-
tal Protection
Agency/California
Air Re-
sources
Board and Sears, Roebuck
and Co., U.S.A.,
are pleased to ex-
plain the emissions
control system war-
ranty on your year 2002-2004
small
off-road
engine. In California,
all new
small off-road
engines must be de-
signed,
built, and equipped to meet the
State's stringent anti-smog
standards.
Sears must warrant the emission
con-
trol system on your small off-road
en-
gine for the periods of time listed below
provided there has been no abuse, ne-
glect, or improper
maintenance
of your
small off-road
engine engine. Your
emission
control system includes parts
such as the carburetor
and the ignition
system. Where a warrantable
condition
exists, Sears will repair your small off-
road engine engine at no cost to you.
Expenses
covered under warranty
in-
clude diagnosis,
parts and labor.
MANUFACTURER'S
WARRANTY
COVERAGE:
If any emissions
related
part on your engine (as listed under
Emissions
Control Warranty
Parts List)
is defective or a defect in the materials
or workmanship
of the engine causes
the failure of such an emission
related
part, the part will be repaired or re-
placed
by Sears.
OWNER'S
WAR-
RANTY RESPONSIBILITIES:
As the
small off-road
engine engine owner,
you are responsible
for the perfor-
mance of the required maintenance
listed in your instruction
manual. Sears
recommends
that you retain all receipts
covering
maintenance
on your small
off-road
engine, but Sears cannot
deny warranty solely for the lack of re-
ceipts or for your failure to ensure the
performance
of all scheduled
mainte-
nance. As the small off-road
engine
engine owner, you should
be aware
that Sears may deny you warranty cov-
erage if your small off-road
engine en-
gine or a part of it has failed due to
abuse, neglect,
improper maintenance,
unapproved
modifications,
or the use
of parts not made or approved
by the
original equipment
manufacturer.
You
are responsible
for presenting
your
small off-road
engine to a Sears autho-
rized repair center as soon as a prob-
lem exists. Warranty
repairs should be
completed
in a reasonable
amount of
time, not to exceed
30 days.
If you
have any questions
regarding
your
warranty
rights and responsibilities,
you should contact your nearest autho-
rized service center or call Sears at
1-800-469-4663.
WARRANTY
COM-
MENCEMENT
DATE: The warranty
period begins on the date the small off-
road engine is purchased.
LENGTH
OF COVERAGE:
This warranty
shall
be for a period of two years from the
initial date of purchase.
WHAT IS
COVERED:
REPAIR OR REPLACE-
MENT OF PARTS. Repair or replace-
ment of any warranted
part will be per-
formed at no charge to the owner at an
approved
Sears Service Center. If you
have any questions
regarding
your
warranty
rights and responsibilities,
you should contact your nearest autho-
rized service center or call Sears at
1-800-469-4663.
WARRANTY
PE-
RIOD: 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
for 2 years. Any
warranted
part which is scheduled
for
replacement
as required maintenance
shall be warranted
for the period of
time up to the first scheduled
replace-
ment point for that part. DIAGNOSIS:
The owner shall not be charged for
diagnostic
labor which leads to the de-
termination
that a warranted
part is de-
fective if the diagnostic
work is per-
formed at an approved
Sears Service
Center, CONSEQUENTIAL
DAM-
AGES:
Sears may be liable for dam-
ages to other engine components
caused
by the failure of a warranted
part still under warranty. WHAT IS NOT
COVERED:
All failures caused
by
abuse, neglect, or improper
mainte-
nance are not covered. ADD-ON
OR
MODIFIED
PARTS: The use of add-on
or modified parts can be grounds for
disallowing
a warranty claim. Sears is
not liable to cover failures of warranted
parts caused by the use of add-on
or
modified
parts. HOW TO FILE A
CLAIM:
If you have any questions
re-
garding your warranty
rights and re-
sponsibilities,
you should contact your
nearest authorized
service center or
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