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MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC (MTD), the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
and the United States Environment Protection Agency (U. S. EPA)
Emission Control System Warranty Statement
(Owner's Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations)
EMISSIONCONTROLSYSTEMCOVERAGEISAPPLICABLETOCERTIFIEDENGINESPURCHASEDINCALIFORNIAIN2005ANDTHERE-
AFTER,WHICHAREUSEDINCALIFORNIA,ANDTOCERTIFIEDMODELYEAR2005ANDLATERENGINESWHICHAREPURCHASEDAND
USEDELSEWHEREINTHEUNITEDSTATES.
Californiaandelsewherein theUnitedStatesEmissionControlDefectsWarrantyCoverage
TheCaliforniaAir ResourcesBoard(CARB),U.S.EPAandMTDarepleasedtoexplaintheemissionscontrolsystemwarrantyonyourmodelyear
2006andlatersmalloff-roadengine.InCalifornia,newsmalloff-roadenginesmustbe designed,builtand equippedtomeettheStatesanti-smog
standards.ElsewhereintheUnitedStates,newnon-road,spark-ignitionenginescertifiedformodel2005and later,mustmeetsimilarstandardsset
forthbytheU.S.EPA.MTDmustwarrantytheemissioncontrolsystemonyourenginefortheperiodoftimelistedbelow,providedtherehasbeen
noabuse,neglector impropermaintenanceofyoursmalloff-roadengine.
Youremissioncontrolsystemmayincludepartssuchasthecarburetor,fuel-injectionsystem,theignitionsystem,andcatalyticconverter,fuel
tanks,fuellines,fuelcaps,valves,canisters,filters,vaporhoses,clamps,connectors,andotherassociatedemission-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 yourreceiptscoveringmaintenanceson yoursmalloff-roadengine,butMTDcannotdenywarrantysolelyforthe
lackofreceiptsor foryourfailureto ensuretheperformancetoallscheduledmaintenance.
Asthesmalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbeawarethat MTDmaydenyyourwarrantycoverageifyoursmalloff-roadengineorpart
hasfaileddue toabuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceorunapprovedmodifications.
Youare responsibleforpresentingyoursmalloff-roadenginetoan AuthorizedMTDServiceDealerassoonasa problemexists.Thewarranted
repairsshouldbe completedin a reasonableamountof time,nottoexceed30 days.
If youhaveanyquestionsregardingyourwarrantyrightsand responsibilities,youshouldcontacta MTDServiceRepresentativeat 1-800-800-7310
andaddressisMTDCONSUMERGROUP,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 warrantedparttobe identicalin allmaterialrespectstothepartas
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 whichisscheduledforreplacementas requiredmaintenanceinthewritteninstructionsrequiredbySubsection(c)
mustbewarrantedfortheperiodoftimepriortothefirstscheduledreplacementpointforthat part.Ifthepartfailspriortothefirstscheduled
replacement,thepartmustbe repairedor replacedbyMTDaccordingtoSubsection(4)below.Anysuchpartrepairedor replacedunder
warrantymustbewarrantedfortheremainderoftheperiodpriortothefirstscheduledreplacementpointforthepart.