FEDERAL
and/or CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY STATEMENT
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS ANDOBLIGATIONS
MTD Consumer
Group Inc, the United States Environmental
Protection
Agency (EPA), and for those products
certified
for sale in the state of
California,
the California
Air Resources Board (CARB) are pleased to explain
the emission
(evaporative
and/or exhaust) control
system (ECS)
warranty
on your 2013 and later small off-road
spark-ignited
engine and equipment
(outdoor
equipment
engine).
In California,
new outdoor
equipment
engines
must be designed,
built and equipped
to meet the State's stringent
anti-smog
standards
(in other states, outdoor
equipment
engines
must be designed,
built, and equipped
to meet the U.S. EPA small off-road
spark ignition
engine
regulations).
MTD
Consumer
Group Inc must warrant
the ECSon your outdoor
equipment
engine for the period
of time listed below, provided
there has been no
abuse, neglect,
or improper
maintenance
of the outdoor
equipment
engine.
Your ECS may include
parts such as the carburetor,
fuel-injection
system, ignition
system, catalytic
converter,
fuel tanks, fuel lines, fuel caps,
valves, canisters, filters, vapor
hoses, clamps, connectors,
and other associated
emission-related
components.
Where a warrantable
condition
exists, MTD Consumer
Group Inc will repair your outdoor
equipment
engine at no cost to you including
diagnosis,
parts, and labor.
MANUFACTURER'S
WARRANTY COVERAGE:
This emission
control system is warranted
for two years. If any emission-related
part on your outdoor
equipment
engine
is defective,
the
part will be repaired or replaced
by MTD Consumer
Group
Inc. In the event that a component
is covered for longer
than two years by the
Manufacturer's
equipment
warranty,
the longer coverage
period
will apply.
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OWNERSWARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES:
As the outdoor
equipment
engine
owner, you are responsible
for performance
of the required
maintenance
listed in your owner's manual. MTD
Consumer
Group Inc recommends
that you retain all receipts
covering
maintenance
on your outdoor
equipment
engine,
but MTD Consumer
Group Inc cannot deny warranty
solely for the lack of receipts.
As the outdoor
equipment
engine
owner, you should
however
be aware that MTD Consumer
Group Inc may deny you warranty
coverage
if
your outdoor
equipment
engine or a part has failed due to abuse, neglect,
improper
maintenance,
or unapproved
modifications.
You are responsible
for presenting
your outdoor
equipment
engine to MTD Consumer
Group Inc's distribution
center or service center as soon
as the problem
exists. The warranty
repairs should
be completed
in a reasonable
amount
of time, not to exceed
30 days. If you have a question
regarding
your warranty
coverage, you should contact
the MTD Consumer
Group Inc Service Department
at 1-800-800-7310
or at
http://su pport.mtd
prod ucts.com.
GENERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY COVERAGE:
MTD Consumer
Group Inc warrants
to the ultimate
purchaser
and each subsequent
purchaser
that the outdoor
equipment
engine
is: (1)
designed,
built, and equipped
so as to conform
with all applicable
regulations;
and (2) free from defects
in materials
and workmanship
that
cause the failure of a warranted
part for a period
of two years.
The warranty
period
begins on the date the outdoor
equipment
engine is delivered
to an ultimate
purchaser
or first placed into service.
Subject to certain
conditions
and exclusions
as stated below, the warranty
on emission-related
parts is as follows:
1.
Any warranted
part that is not scheduled
for replacement
as required
maintenance
in the written
instructions
supplied
is warranted
for
the warranty
period
stated above. If the part fails during the period of warranty
coverage, the part will be repaired
or replaced
by MTD
Consumer
Group Inc according
to subsection
(4) below. Any such part repaired
or replaced
under warranty
will be warranted
for the
remainder
of the period.
2.
Any warranted
part that is scheduled
only for regular inspection
in the written
instructions
supplied
is warranted
for the warranty
period
stated above. Any such part repaired or replaced
under warranty
will be warranted
for the remaining
warranty
period.
3.
Any warranted
part that is scheduled
for replacement
as required
maintenance
in the written
instructions
supplied
is warranted
for the
period
of time before the first scheduled
replacement
date for that part. If the part fails before the first scheduled
replacement,
the part
will be repaired or replaced
by MTD Consumer
Group Inc according
to subsection
(4) below. Any such part repaired
or replaced
under
warranty
will be warranted
for the remainder
of the period
prior to the first scheduled
replacement
point for the part.
Repair or replacement
of any warranted
part under the warranty
provisions
herein must be performed
at a warranty
station
at no charge
to the owner.
4.
5.
Notwithstanding
the provisions
herein, warranty
services or repairs will be provided
at all of our distribution
centers that are franchised
to
service the subject engines
or equipment.
6.
The outdoor
equipment
engine owner will not be charged
for diagnostic
labor that is directly
associated
with diagnosis
of a defective,
emission-related
warranted
part, provided
that such diagnostic
work is performed
at a warranty
station.
7.
MTD Consumer
Group Inc is liable for damages to other engine
or equipment
components
proximately
caused by a failure under
warranty
of any warranted
part.
8.
Throughout
the off-road
engine
and equipment
warranty
period
stated above, MTD Consumer
Group Inc will maintain
a supply of
warranted
parts sufficient
to meet the expected
demand
for such parts.
9.
Any replacement
part may be used in the performance
of any warranty
maintenance
or repairs and must be provided
without
charge to
the owner. Such use will not reduce the warranty
obligations
of MTD Consumer
Group Inc.