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Sears, Roebuck and Co., U.S.A. (Sears}, the California Air Resources Board (OAF{B)
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 enginefor the periodsoftimelistedbelow,providedtherehasbeenno abuse,
to explainthe EmissionControlSystemWarrantyonyour modelyear2000and neglector impropermaintenanceof your smalloff-roadengine.Youremis-
latersmalloff-roadengine(SORE).InCalifornia,newsmall off-roadengines sioncontrolsystemincludespartssuch asthecarburetor,aircleaner,ignition
mustbedesigned,builtand equippedto meettheState'sstringentanti-smog system,mufflerand catalyticconverter.Alsoincludedmaybeconnectorsand
standards.Elsewhereinthe UnitedStates, newnon-road,spark-ignition otheremissionrelatedassemblies.Wherea warrantableconditionexists,Sears
enginescertifiedfor modelyear 1997and latermustmeetsimilarstandardsset will repairyour smalloff-roadengineat nocostto youincludingdiagnosis,parts
forthbythe U.S.EPA.Searsmustwarranttheemissioncontrolsystemon your and labor.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Coverage
Smalloff-roadenginesarewarrantedrelativeto emissioncontrolpartsdefects partonyour engineisdefective,the part willbe repairedor replacedbySears.
foraperiodof oneyear,subjecttoprovisionsset forthbelow.Ifanycovered
Owner's Warranty Responsibilities
Asthe smalloff-roadengineowner,youare responsiblefor theperformanceof provedmodifications.Youare responsiblefor presentingyour smalloff-road
therequiredmaintenancelistedinyour Operatingand MaintenanceInstruc- engineto anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealeras soonas aproblemexists.The
tions.Searsrecommendsthatyouretainallyourreceiptscoveringmaintenance undisputedwarrantyrepairsshouldbecompletedina reasonableamountof
onyoursmall off-roadengine,butSearscannotdenywarrantysolelyforthe time,notto exceed30 days.Ifyouhaveany questionsregardingyourwarranty'
lackofreceiptsorfor yourfailureto ensuretheperformanceof allscheduled rightsand responsibilities,youshouldcontacta SearsServiceRepresentative
maintenance.Asthe smalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbe at 1--800--469--4663.Theemissionwarrantyisa defectswarranty.Defectsare
awarethat Sears maydenyyouwarrantycoverageifyoursmalloff-roadengine judgedon normalengineperformance.The warrantyis notrelatedto anin-use
ora part hasfaileddueto abuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceor unap- emissiontest.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Provisions
Thefollowingare specificprovisionsrelativetoyour EmissionControlDefectsWarrantyCoverage.It isin additionto theSearsenginewarrantyfor non-regulated
enginesfoundin theOperatingandMaintenanceInstructions.
1. WarrantedParts 3. NoCharge
Coverageunderthis warrantyextendsonly tothe parts listedbelow(the Repairor replacementof anyWarrantedPartwill beperformedat no
emissioncontrolsystemsparts)to the extentthese partswerepresenton chargetothe owner,includingdiagnosticlabor whichleadstothe
theenginepurchased, determinationthataWarrantedPartis defective,ifthe diagnosticwork is
a. FuelMeteringSystem performedat anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealer.Foremissionswarranty
oColdstartenrichmentsystem servicecontactyour nearestAuthorizedSears ServiceDealeras listedin
oCarburetorand internalparts the "YellowPages"under"Engines,Gasoline,""GasolineEngines,""Lawn
oFuelPump Mowers,"or similarcategory.
b. Air InductionSystem 4. Claimsand CoverageExclusions
oAir cleaner Warrantyclaimsshallbefiled in accordancewiththe provisionsofthe
oIntakemanifold SearsEngineWarrantyPolicy.Warrantycoverageshall beexcludedfor
c. IgnitionSystem failures ofWarrantedPartswhicharenot originalSears partsor because
of abuse,neglector impropermaintenanceas setforth in theSears
oSparkplug(s) EngineWarrantyPolicy.Searsis notliable tocoverfailuresof Warranted
oMagnetoignitionsystem Partscausedby the useof add-on,non-original,or modifiedparts.
d. CatalystSystem 5. Maintenance
oCatalyticconverter AnyWarrantedPartwhich is notscheduledfor replacementas required
oExhaustmanifold maintenanceor which isscheduledonly for regularinspectiontothe effect
oAir injectionsystemor pulsevalve of repair or replaceas necessary"shall bewarrantedas todefectsfor the
e. MiscellaneousItemsUsed inAboveSystems warrantyperiod.Any WarrantedPartwhich is scheduledfor replacement
oVacuum,temperature,position,timesensitivevalves
as requiredmaintenanceshallbe warrantedasto defectsonly for the
andswitches periodoftime uptothe firstscheduledreplacementforthat part.Any
• Connectorsand assemblies replacementpartthat is equivalentin performanceand durabilitymay
2. Lengthof Coverage be usedin theperformanceof anymaintenanceor repairs.The owneris
Searswarrantsto the initialownerand eachsubsequentpurchaserthat responsibleforthe performanceof all requiredmaintenance,as definedin
theWarrantedParts shall befree from defectsin materialsandworkman- the SearsOperatingandMaintenanceInstructions.
ship whichcausedthe failureof the WarrantedPartsfor a periodofone 6. ConsequentialCoverage
yearfromthe datethe engineis deliveredto a retailpurchaser. Coveragehereundershallextendtothefailureof anyenginecomponents
causedbythefailureof anyWarrantedPart still underwarranty.
Inthe USAand Canada,a 24hourhotline,1-800-469-4663,hasa menuofpre-recordedmessagesofferingyouenginemaintenanceinformation.
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