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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
enginescertifiedformodelyear1997andlatermustmeetsimilarstandardsset
forthbythe U.S.EPA.Searsmustwarranttheemissioncontrolsystemonyour
YEAR1997ANDLATERENGINESWHICHAREPURCHASEDANDUSED
ELSEWHEREINTHEUNITEDSTATES(ANDAFTERJANUARY1,2001 IN
CANADA).
Control Defects Warranty Statement
enginefortheperiodsoftime listedbelow,providedtherehasbeennoabuse,
neglector impropermaintenanceofyoursmalloff-roadengine.Youremis-
sioncontrolsystemincludespartssuchasthecarburetor,aircleaner,ignition
system,mufflerand catalyticconverter.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
Asthesmalloff-roadengineowner,youareresponsiblefor theperformanceof
therequiredmaintenancelistedin yourOperatingandMaintenanceInstruc-
tions.Searsrecommendsthatyouretainallyourreceiptscoveringmaintenance
onyoursmalloff-roadengine,butSearscannotdenywarrantysolelyforthe
lackofreceiptsorforyourfailuretoensuretheperformanceof allscheduled
maintenance.Asthe smalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbe
awarethat Searsmaydenyyouwarrantycoverageifyoursmalloff-roadengine
ora parthasfaileddueto abuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceor unap-
parton yourengineis defective,the partwillbe repairedorreplacedbySears.
Responsibilities
provedmodifications.Youareresponsibleforpresentingyoursmalloff-road
engineto anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealeras soonasaproblemexists.The
undisputedwarrantyrepairsshouldbecompletedinareasonableamountof
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 theOperatingand MaintenanceInstructions.
1. WarrantedParts
Coverageunderthiswarrantyextendsonlytothepartslistedbelow(the
emissioncontrolsystemsparts)tothe extentthesepartswere presenton
the enginepurchased.
a. FuelMeteringSystem
• Coldstartenrichmentsystem
• Carburetorand internalparts
• FuelPump
b. AirlnductionSystem
• Aircleaner
• Intakemanifold
c. IgnitionSystem
• Sparkplug(s)
• Magnetoignitionsystem
d. CatalystSystem
• Catalyticconverter
• Exhaustmanifold
• Air injectionsystemorpulsevalve
e. MiscellaneousItemsUsedin AboveSystems
• Vacuum,temperature,position,timesensitivevalves
andswitches
• Connectorsandassemblies
2. LengthofCoverage
Searswarrantstothe initialownerandeachsubsequentpurchaserthat
the WarrantedPartsshallbefreefromdefectsin materialsandworkman-
shipwhichcausedthefailureofthe WarrantedPartsforaperiodofone
yearfromthe datethe engineis deliveredtoa retailpurchaser.
3. NoCharge
Repairor replacementof anyWarrantedPartwill beperformedat no
chargetothe owner,includingdiagnosticlaborwhichleadstothe
determinationthataWarrantedPartisdefective,ifthediagnosticworkis
performedatanAuthorizedSearsServiceDealer.Foremissionswarranty
servicecontactyournearestAuthorizedSearsServiceDealeraslistedin
the "YellowPages"under"Engines,Gasoline,""GasolineEngines,""Lawn
Mowers,"orsimilarcategory.
4. Claimsand CoverageExclusions
Warrantyclaimsshall befiledin accordancewiththeprovisionsofthe
SearsEngineWarrantyPolicy.Warrantycoverageshallbeexcludedfor
failuresof WarrantedPartswhicharenotoriginalSearspartsor because
ofabuse,neglector impropermaintenanceassetforth intheSears
EngineWarrantyPolicy.Searsisnotliableto coverfailuresof Warranted
Partscausedby theuseof add-on,non-original,ormodifiedparts.
5. Maintenance
AnyWarrantedPartwhichis notscheduledfor replacementasrequired
maintenanceor whichis scheduledonlyforregularinspectiontotheeffect
of"repairor replaceasnecessary"shallbe warrantedasto defectsfor the
warrantyperiod.AnyWarrantedPartwhichisscheduledfor replacement
asrequiredmaintenanceshallbewarrantedasto defectsonlyforthe
periodoftime uptothe firstscheduledreplacementforthat part.Any
replacementpartthat isequivalentin performanceanddurabilitymay
beusedinthe performanceofanymaintenanceor repairs.Theowneris
responsiblefortheperformanceof allrequiredmaintenance,as definedin
the SearsOperatingandMaintenanceInstructions.
6. ConsequentialCoverage
Coveragehereundershallextendtothefailureofanyenginecomponents
causedbythefailureofanyWarrantedPartstillunderwarranty.
Inthe USAandCanada,a 24hourhotline,1-800-469-4663,hasamenuofpre-recordedmessagesofferingyouenginemaintenanceinformation.
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