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Sears, Roebuck and Co., U.S.A. (Sears}, the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
and the United States EnvironmentaJ Protection Agency (U.S. EPA}
Emission Control System Warranty Statement (Owner's Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations}
EMISSIONCONTROLWARRANTYCOVERAGEISAPPLICABLETOCERT!- YEAR1997ANDLATERENGINESWHICHARE PURCHASEDANDUSED
FlEDENGINESPURCHASEDINCALIFORNIAIN1995ANDTHEREAF- ELSEWHEREINTHE UNITEDSTATES(ANDAFTERJANUARY1,2001 IN
TER,WHICHARE USEDINCALIFORNIA,ANDTOCERTIFIEDMODEL CANADA).
California and United States Emission Control Defects Warranty Statement
TheCaliforniaAirResourcesBoard(CARB),U.S.EPAandSearsare pleased
to explainthe EmissionControlSystemWarrantyonyour modelyear2000and
latersmalloff-roadengine(SORE).In California,newsmall off-roadengines
mustbe designed,builtand equippedto meettheState'sstringentanti-smog
standards.Elsewhereinthe UnitedStates,newnon-road,spark-ignition
enginescertifiedfor modelyear 1997and latermustmeetsimilarstandardsset
forthbythe U.S.EPA.Searsmustwarranttheemissioncontrolsystemonyour
enginefor the periodsof timelistedbelow,providedtherehasbeenno abuse,
neglector impropermaintenanceof your smalloff-roadengine.Youremis-
sion controlsystemincludespartssuchas thecarburetor,aircleaner,ignition
system,mufflerand catalyticconverter.Also includedmaybeconnectorsand
otheremissionrelatedassemblies.Wherea warrantableconditionexists,Sears
will repairyour smalloff-roadengineat nocost to youincludingdiagnosis,parts
and labor.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Coverage
Smalloff-roadenginesarewarrantedrelativeto emissioncontrolpartsdefects
fora periodof oneyear,subjecttoprovisionsset forthbelow.Ifanycovered
Owner's Warranty
Asthe smalloff-roadengineowner,youare responsiblefor theperformanceof
therequiredmaintenancelistedinyour Operatingand MaintenanceInstruc-
tions.Searsrecommendsthatyouretainallyour receiptscoveringmaintenance
onyoursmall off-roadengine,butSearscannotdenywarrantysolelyforthe
lackofreceiptsorfor yourfailuretoensuretheperformanceof allscheduled
maintenance.Asthe smalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbe
awarethat Searsmaydenyyouwarrantycoverageifyour smalloff-roadengine
ora part hasfaileddueto abuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceor unap-
partonyour engineisdefective,the part willbe repairedor replacedbySears.
Responsibilities
provedmodifications.Youare responsiblefor presentingyour smalloff-road
engineto anAuthorizedSearsService Dealeras soonas a problemexists.The
undisputedwarrantyrepairsshouldbe completedina reasonableamountof
time,notto exceed30 days.Ifyou haveanyquestionsregardingyourwarranty'
rightsand responsibilities,youshouldcontacta SearsServiceRepresentative
at 1--800--469--4663.Theemissionwarrantyis a defectswarranty.Defectsare
judgedon normalenginepedormance.Thewarrantyis notrelatedto anin-use
emissiontest.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Provisions
ThefollowingarespecificprovisionsrelativetoyourEmissionControlDefectsWarrantyCoverage.Itisinadditionto theSearsenginewarrantyfornon-regulated
enginesfoundin theOperatingandMaintenanceInstructions.
1. WarrantedParts
Coverageunderthis warrantyextendsonly tothe partslisted below(the
emissioncontrolsystemsparts)to the extentthese partswerepresenton
theenginepurchased.
a. FuelMeteringSystem
oColdstart enrichmentsystem
oCarburetorand internalparts
oFuelPump
b. Airlnduction System
oAir cleaner
oIntakemanifold
c. IgnitionSystem
oSparkplug(s)
oMagnetoignitionsystem
d. CatalystSystem
oCatalyticconverter
oExhaustmanifold
oAir injectionsystemor pulsevalve
e. MiscellaneousItemsUsedinAboveSystems
oVacuum,temperature,position,timesensitivevalves
andswitches
• Connectorsand assemblies
2. LengthofCoverage
Searswarrantsto the initialownerand eachsubsequentpurchaserthat
theWarrantedParts shall befree from defectsin materialsandworkman-
ship whichcausedthe failureof the WarrantedPartsfor a periodofone
yearfromthe datethe engineis deliveredto a retailpurchaser.
3. NoCharge
Repairor replacementof anyWarrantedPartwill beperformedat no
chargeto the owner,includingdiagnosticlabor whichleadstothe
determinationthata WarrantedPartis defective,ifthe diagnosticworkis
performedat anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealer.Foremissionswarranty
servicecontact your nearestAuthorizedSearsService Dealeras listedin
the "YellowPages"under"Engines,Gasoline,""GasolineEngines,""Lawn
Mowers,"or similarcategory.
4. Claimsand CoverageExclusions
Warrantyclaimsshall befiled in accordancewiththe provisionsofthe
SearsEngineWarrantyPolicy.Warrantycoverageshall beexcludedfor
failuresof WarrantedPartswhichare not originalSears partsor because
of abuse,neglector impropermaintenanceas setforth in theSears
EngineWarrantyPolicy.Searsis notliable to coverfailuresofWarranted
Partscausedby the useof add-on,non-original,or modifiedparts.
5. Maintenance
AnyWarrantedPartwhich is notscheduledfor replacementas required
maintenanceor which isscheduledonly for regularinspectiontothe effect
of repair or replaceas necessary"shall bewarrantedas to defectsfor the
warrantyperiod.AnyWarrantedPartwhich is scheduledfor replacement
as requiredmaintenanceshallbewarrantedasto defectsonlyfor the
periodoftime upto the firstscheduledreplacementforthat part.Any
replacementpartthat isequivalentin performanceand durabilitymay'
be usedin theperformanceofanymaintenanceor repairs.The owneris
responsibleforthe performanceofall requiredmaintenance,as definedin
the SearsOperatingandMaintenanceInstructions.
6. ConsequentialCoverage
Coveragehereundershallextendto thefailure ofany enginecomponents
causedbythefailure of anyWarrantedPart still underwarranty.
Inthe USAand Canada,a 24hourhotline,1-800-469-4663,hasa menuof pre-recordedmessagesofferingyouenginemaintenanceinformation.
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