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(This page applicable in the U.S.A. and Canada only.)
Sears
Brands
Management
Corporation
(Sears),
the California
Air Resources
Board
(CARB)
and the United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(U°S° EPA)
Emission
Contro_
System
Warranty
Statement
(Owner's
Defect
Warranty
Rights
and Obligations)
EMiSSiONCONTROL WARRANTY COVERAGEiS APPLICABLE TO CERTI-
YEAR 1997AND LATERENGINES WHICHARE PURCHASED AND USED
FlED ENGINESPURCHASEDiN CALiFORNiAiN 1995ANDTHEREAF-
ELSEWHERE iN THE UNITEDSTATES (ANDAFTERJANUARY1,2001 iN
TER,WHICHARE USEDiNCALiFORNiA,ANDTO CERTiFiEDMODEL
CANADA),
California
and United
States
Emission
Control
Defects
Warranty
Statement
The CaliforniaAir ResourcesBoard(CARB),U.S.EPAand Searsare pleased
engklefor the periodsoftime Ibted below,providedtherehas been noabuse,
to explainthe EmissionControlSystemWarrantyon your modelyear 2000and
neglector impropermaintenance of your smalloff-roadengine.Youremis-
latersmalloff-roadengine(SORE).in California,newsmall off-roadengines
sion controlsystemincludespartssuch as the carburetor, a ir cleaner,ignition
mustbe designed,builtand equippedto meetthe State'sstringentanti-smog
system,mufflerand catalyticconverter. A lso includedmay be connectorsand
standards.Elsewherein the UnitedStates, newnon-road,spark-ignition
otheremissionrelatedassemblies. W herea warrantabbconditionexists,Sears
enginescertifiedfor modelyear 1997and latermustmeetsimilar standardsset
will repairyour smalloff-roadengineat no costto you includingdiagnosis,parts
forth bythe U.S.EPA.Sears mustwarrantthe emissioncontrol systemon your
and labor.
Sears
Emission
Control
Defects
Warranty
Coverage
Smalloff-roadenginesarewarrantedrelativeto emissioncontrol partsdefects
parton yourengineis defective, t he part will be repairedor replacedbySears.
fora periodof one year,subjectto provisionsset forth below.Ifany covered
Owner's
Warranty
Responsibilities
Asthe smalloff-roadengine owner,you are responsibbfor the performance of
provedmodifications.You a re responsibbfor presentingyour smalloff-road
the requiredmaintenancelistedin yourOperatingand Maintenance Instruc-
engineto an AuthorizedSearsServiceDeabr as soonas a probbm exists.The
tions.Searsrecommendsthatyou retain all yourreceiptscoveringmaintenance
undisputed warrantyrepairsshouldbe compbted ina reasonabb amountof
on yoursmalloff-roadengine,but Sears cannotdenywarrantysobly for the
time,not to exceed30 days. Ifyou haveany questionsregardingyourwarranty
lackof receiptsor for yourfaiBre to ensurethe performance of all schedubd
rightsand responsibilities, y ou shouldcontacta SearsService Representative
maintenance. As the smalloff-roadengineowner,you shouldhoweverbe
at 1-800-469-4663. The emissionwarrantyis a defectswarranty. D efectsare
awarethat Searsmay denyyou warrantycoverageif your smalloff-roadengine
judged on normalengineperformance. The warrantyis not relatedto an in-use
or a part hasfaibd dueto abuse,negbct, impropermaintenance or unap-
emissiontest.
Sears
Emission
Control
Defects
Warranty
Provisions
Thefollowingare specificprovisionsrelativeto your EmissionControlDefectsWarrantyCoverage.It is in additionto the Searsenginewarrantyfor nomregulated
enginesfound in the Operatingand Maintenance Instructions.
1. WarrantedParts
3. NoCharge
Coverageunderthis warrantyextendsonly to the parts listedbelow (the
Repairor replacementof anyWarrantedPartwill be performedat no
emissioncontrolsystemsparts)to the extentthese partswere presenton
chargeto the owner,includingdiagnosticlabor whichleads to the
the engine purchased,
determinationthata WarrantedPartis defective,if the diagnosticwork is
a. FuelMeteringSystem
performedat an AuthorizedSears ServiceDealer.For emissionswarranty
• Cold start enrichmentsystem
servicecontact yournearestAuthorizedSears ServiceDeabr as listed in
• Carburetorand internalparts
the "YellowPages"under"Engines,Gasoline," "GasolineEngines,""Lawn
• FuelPump
Mowers,"or similar category.
b. Air induction System
4. Claimsand CoverageExclusions
• Air cleaner
Warrantyclaimsshall be flied in accordancewiththe provisionsof the
• intakemanifold
Sears EngineWarrantyPolicy.Warrantycoverageshall be excludedfor
c. ignitionSystem
failuresof WarrantedPartswhichare not original Sears partsor because
of abuse, neglector impropermaintenanceas setforth inthe Sears
• Spark plug(s)
EngineWarrantyPolicy.Sears is not liableto coverfailuresof Warranted
• Magnetoignitionsystem
Partscausedby the use of add-on, nomoriginal,or modifiedparts.
d. CatalystSystem
5. Maintenance
• Catalyticconverter
Any WarrantedPart whichis not scheduledfor replacementas required
• Exhaustmanifold
maintenance or whichis scheduledonly for regularinspectionto the effect
• Air injectionsystemor pulsevalve
of "repairor replaceas necessary"shallbe warrantedas to defectsfor the
e. Miscellaneousitems Usedin AboveSystems
warrantyperiod.Any WarrantedPartwhich is scheduledfor replacement
• Vacuum,temperature,position,time sensitivevalves
as requiredmaintenanceshallbe warrantedas to defectsonly forthe
andswitches
periodof time up to the first schedubd replacementfor that part. Any
. Connectorsandassemblies
replacementpart that is equivalentin performanceand durabilitymay
2. Lengthof Coverage
be usedin the performanceof any maintenanceor repairs.The owneris
Searswarrantsto the initialownerand eachsubsequentpurchaserthat
responsibleforthe performanceof all requiredmaintenance,as definedin
the WarrantedPartsshallbe free from defects in materialsandworkman-
the SearsOperatingand Maintenanceinstructions.
shipwhich causedthe failure of the WarrantedPartsfor a periodof one
6. Consequential C overage
yearfrom the datethe engineis deliveredto a retailpurchaser.
Coveragehereundershallextend to the failure of any engine components
caused bythe failureof any WarrantedPartstill underwarranty.
inthe USAandCanada,a 24 hour hot line, 1o800o469o4663,
has a menu of pre-recorded messagesofferingyou enginemaintenanceinformation.
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