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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,WHICHARE USEDINCALIFORNIA,ANDTOCERTIFIEDMODEL
California and United States Emission
TheCaliforniaAirResourcesBoard(CARD),U.S.EPAandSearsarepleased
toexplainthe EmissionControlSystemWarrantyonyourmodelyear2000and
latersmalloff-roadengine(SORE).InCalifornia,newsmalloff-roadengines
mustbedesigned,builtandequippedto meettheState'sstringentanti-smog
standards.ElsewhereintheUnitedStates,newnon-road,spark-ignition
enginescertifiedformodelyear1997andlatermustmeetsimilarstandardsset
forthbythe U.S.EPA.Searsmustwarranttheemissioncontrolsystemonyour
YEAR1997ANDLATERENGINESWHICHARE PURCHASEDANDUSED
ELSEWHEREINTHEUNITEDSTATES(ANDAFTERJANUARY1,2001 IN
CANADA).
Control Defects Warranty Statement
enginefortheperiodsoftime listedbelow,providedtherehasbeennoabuse,
neglector impropermaintenanceofyoursmalloff-roadengine.Youremis-
sioncontrolsystemincludespartssuchasthecarburetor,aircleaner,ignition
system,mufflerandcatalyticconverter.Alsoincludedmaybeconnectorsand
otheremissionrelatedassemblies.Whereawarrantableconditionexists,Sears
will repairyoursmalloff-roadengineatnocostto youincludingdiagnosis,parts
andlabor.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Coverage
Smalloff-roadenginesarewarrantedrelativeto emissioncontrolpartsdefects
foraperiodofoneyear,subjecttoprovisionssetforthbelow.Ifanycovered
Owner's Warranty
Asthe smalloff-roadengineowner,youareresponsiblefortheperformanceof
therequiredmaintenancelistedin yourOperatingand MaintenanceInstruc-
tions.Searsrecommendsthatyouretainallyourreceiptscoveringmaintenance
onyoursmalloff-roadengine,butSearscannotdenywarrantysolelyfor the
lackofreceiptsorforyourfailuretoensuretheperformanceof allscheduled
maintenance.As thesmalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbe
awarethat Searsmaydenyyouwarrantycoverageifyoursmalloff-roadengine
ora parthasfaileddueto abuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceorunap-
parton yourengineis defective,thepartwillbe repairedorreplacedbySears.
Responsibilities
provedmodifications.Youareresponsibleforpresentingyoursmalloff-road
engineto anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealerassoonasaproblemexists.The
undisputedwarrantyrepairsshouldbecompletedina reasonableamountof
time,notto exceed30days.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourwarranty
rightsandresponsibilities,youshouldcontactaSearsServiceRepresentative
at 1-800-469-4663.Theemissionwarrantyisa defectswarranty.Defectsare
judgedonnormalengineperformance.Thewarrantyis notrelatedtoan in-use
emissiontest.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Provisions
ThefollowingarespecificprovisionsrelativetoyourEmissionControlDefectsWarrantyCoverage.ItisinadditiontotheSearsenginewarrantyfornon-regulated
enginesfoundin theOperatingandMaintenanceInstructions.
1. WarrantedParts
Coverageunderthiswarrantyextendsonlytothe partslistedbelow(the
emissioncontrolsystemsparts)tothe extentthesepartswerepresenton
the enginepurchased.
a. FuelMeteringSystem
• Coldstartenrichmentsystem
• Carburetorand internalparts
• FuelPump
b. AirlnductionSystem
• Aircleaner
• Intakemanifold
c. IgnitionSystem
• Sparkplug(s)
• Magnetoignitionsystem
d. CatalystSystem
• Catalyticconverter
• Exhaustmanifold
• Air injectionsystemorpulsevalve
e. MiscellaneousItemsUsedinAboveSystems
• Vacuum,temperature,position,timesensitivevalves
andswitches
• Connectorsandassemblies
2. LengthofCoverage
Searswarrantstotheinitialownerand eachsubsequentpurchaserthat
the WarrantedPartsshallbefreefromdefectsin materialsandworkman-
shipwhichcausedthefailureofthe WarrantedPartsforaperiodofone
yearfromthe datetheengineis deliveredtoa retailpurchaser.
3. NoCharge
Repairor replacementof anyWarrantedPartwill beperformedat no
chargetothe owner,includingdiagnosticlaborwhichleadstothe
determinationthata WarrantedPartisdefective,ifthe diagnosticworkis
performedatanAuthorizedSearsServiceDealer.Foremissionswarranty
servicecontactyournearestAuthorizedSearsServiceDealeraslistedin
the "YellowPages"under"Engines,Gasoline,""GasolineEngines,""Lawn
Mowers,"orsimilarcategory.
4. Claimsand CoverageExclusions
Warrantyclaimsshallbefiledinaccordancewiththe provisionsofthe
SearsEngineWarrantyPolicy.Warrantycoverageshallbeexcludedfor
failuresof WarrantedPartswhicharenotoriginalSearspartsor because
ofabuse,neglector impropermaintenanceassetforth inthe Sears
EngineWarrantyPolicy.Searsisnotliableto coverfailuresof Warranted
Partscausedbytheuseof add-on,non-original,or modifiedparts.
5. Maintenance
AnyWarrantedPartwhichis notscheduledfor replacementasrequired
maintenanceor whichis scheduledonlyforregularinspectiontothe effect
of"repairor replaceas necessary"shallbe warrantedasto defectsfor the
warrantyperiod.AnyWarrantedPartwhichisscheduledfor replacement
asrequiredmaintenanceshallbewarrantedasto defectsonlyforthe
periodoftime uptothe firstscheduledreplacementforthat part.Any
replacementpartthat isequivalentin performanceanddurabilitymay
beusedinthe performanceofanymaintenanceorrepairs.Theowneris
responsiblefortheperformanceof allrequiredmaintenance,asdefinedin
the SearsOperatingandMaintenanceInstructions.
6. ConsequentialCoverage
Coveragehereundershallextendtothefailureofanyenginecomponents
causedbythefailureofanyWarrantedPartstillunderwarranty.
IntheUSAandCanada,a 24hourhotline,1-800-469-4663,hasamenuofpre-recordedmessagesofferingyouenginemaintenanceinformation.
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