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Sears, Roebuck and Co., U.S.A. (Sears), the California Air Resources Board (CARD)
and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
Emission Control System Warranty Statement (Owner's Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations)
EMISSIONCONTROLWARRANTYCOVERAGEISAPPLICABLETOCERTI-
FIEDENGINESPURCHASEDINCALIFORNIAIN1995ANDTHEREAF-
TER,WHICHAREUSEDINCALIFORNIA,ANDTOCERTIFIEDMODEL
California and United States Emission
TheCaliforniaAirResourcesBoard(CARD),U.S.EPAand Searsarepleased
toexplainthe EmissionControlSystemWarrantyonyourmodelyear2000and
latersmalloff-roadengine(SORE).InCalifornia,newsmalloff-roadengines
mustbedesigned,builtand equippedto meettheState'sstringentanti-smog
standards.Elsewherein theUnitedStates,newnon-road,spark-ignition
enginescertifiedfor modelyear 1997andlatermustmeetsimilarstandardsset
forthbythe U.S.EPA.Searsmustwarranttheemissioncontrolsystemonyour
YEAR1997ANDLATERENGINESWHICHARE PURCHASEDANDUSED
ELSEWHEREINTHEUNITEDSTATES(ANDAFTERJANUARY1,2001 IN
CANADA).
Control Defects Warranty Statement
enginefor theperiodsoftimelistedbelow,providedtherehasbeennoabuse,
neglector impropermaintenanceofyour smalloff-roadengine.Youremis-
sioncontrolsystemincludespartssuchasthecarburetor,aircleaner,ignition
system,mufflerandcatalyticconverter.Also includedmaybeconnectorsand
otheremissionrelatedassemblies.Whereawarrantableconditionexists,Sears
will repairyoursmalloff-roadengineatnocostto youincludingdiagnosis,parts
and labor.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Coverage
Smalloff-roadenginesarewarrantedrelativeto emissioncontrolpartsdefects
foraperiodofone year,subjecttoprovisionssetforthbelow.Ifanycovered
Owner's Warranty
Asthe smalloff-roadengineowner,youareresponsiblefor theperformanceof
therequiredmaintenancelistedinyourOperatingand MaintenanceInstruc-
tions.Searsrecommendsthatyouretainallyourreceiptscoveringmaintenance
onyoursmalloff-roadengine,butSearscannotdenywarrantysolelyforthe
lackofreceiptsorfor yourfailuretoensuretheperformanceof allscheduled
maintenance.As thesmalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbe
awarethat Searsmaydenyyouwarrantycoverageifyoursmalloff-roadengine
ora parthasfaileddueto abuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceor unap-
parton yourengineis defective,the partwillbe repairedorreplacedbySears.
Responsibilities
provedmodifications.Youareresponsiblefor presentingyoursmalloff-road
engineto anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealeras soonasaproblemexists.The
undisputedwarrantyrepairsshouldbecompletedina reasonableamountof
time,notto exceed30days.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourwarranty
rightsandresponsibilities,youshouldcontacta SearsServiceRepresentative
at 1-800-469-4663.Theemissionwarrantyisa defectswarranty.Defectsare
judgedonnormalengineperformance.Thewarrantyis notrelatedtoan in-use
emissiontest.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Provisions
ThefollowingarespecificprovisionsrelativetoyourEmissionControlDefectsWarrantyCoverage.ItisinadditiontotheSearsenginewarrantyfornon-regulated
enginesfoundin theOperatingand MaintenanceInstructions.
1. WarrantedParts
Coverageunderthis warrantyextendsonlytothe partslistedbelow(the
emissioncontrolsystemsparts)tothe extentthesepartswerepresenton
the enginepurchased.
a. FuelMeteringSystem
• Coldstart enrichmentsystem
• Carburetorand internalparts
• FuelPump
b. AirlnductionSystem
• Aircleaner
• Intakemanifold
c. IgnitionSystem
• Sparkplug(s)
• Magnetoignitionsystem
d. CatalystSystem
• Catalyticconverter
• Exhaustmanifold
• Air injectionsystemor pulsevalve
e. MiscellaneousItemsUsedinAboveSystems
• Vacuum,temperature,position,timesensitivevalves
andswitches
• Connectorsandassemblies
2. LengthofCoverage
Searswarrantstothe initialownerand eachsubsequentpurchaserthat
the WarrantedPartsshallbefreefromdefectsin materialsandworkman-
shipwhichcausedthefailureofthe WarrantedPartsfor aperiodofone
yearfromthe datethe engineis deliveredtoa retailpurchaser.
3. NoCharge
Repairor replacementof anyWarrantedPartwill beperformedat no
chargetothe owner,includingdiagnosticlaborwhichleadstothe
determinationthataWarrantedPartisdefective,ifthe diagnosticworkis
performedatanAuthorizedSearsServiceDealer.Foremissionswarranty
servicecontactyournearestAuthorizedSearsServiceDealeraslistedin
the "YellowPages"under"Engines,Gasoline,""GasolineEngines,""Lawn
Mowers,"orsimilarcategory.
4. ClaimsandCoverageExclusions
Warrantyclaimsshall befiledin accordancewiththe provisionsofthe
SearsEngineWarrantyPolicy.Warrantycoverageshallbeexcludedfor
failuresof WarrantedPartswhichare notoriginalSearspartsor because
ofabuse,neglector impropermaintenanceas setforth inthe Sears
EngineWarrantyPolicy.Searsisnotliableto coverfailuresof Warranted
Partscausedbytheuseof add-on,non-original,or modifiedparts.
5. Maintenance
AnyWarrantedPartwhichis notscheduledforreplacementas required
maintenanceor whichis scheduledonlyfor regularinspectiontothe effect
of"repairor replaceas necessary"shallbe warrantedasto defectsfor the
warrantyperiod.AnyWarrantedPartwhich isscheduledfor replacement
asrequiredmaintenanceshallbewarrantedasto defectsonlyforthe
periodoftime uptothe firstscheduledreplacementfor thatpart.Any
replacementpartthat isequivalentin performanceand durabilitymay
beusedin the performanceofanymaintenanceor repairs.Theowneris
responsibleforthe performanceof allrequiredmaintenance,as definedin
the SearsOperatingandMaintenanceInstructions.
6. ConsequentialCoverage
Coveragehereundershallextendtothefailureofanyenginecomponents
causedbythe failureofanyWarrantedPartstillunderwarranty.
IntheUSAandCanada,a 24hourhotline,1-800-469-4663,hasa menuofpre-recordedmessagesofferingyouenginemaintenanceinformation.
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