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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.EPAand Searsare pleased
to explainthe EmissionControlSystemWarrantyonyour modelyear2000and
latersmalloff-roadengine(SORE).In California,newsmalloff-roadengines
mustbedesigned,builtand equippedto meettheState'sstringentanti-smog
standards.Elsewherein theUnitedStates,newnon-road,spark-ignition
enginescertifiedfor modelyear 1997and latermustmeetsimilarstandardsset
forthbythe U.S.EPA.Sears mustwarranttheemissioncontrolsystemonyour
YEAR1997ANDLATERENGINESWHICHARE PURCHASEDANDUSED
ELSEWHEREINTHEUNITEDSTATES(ANDAFTERJANUARY1,2001 IN
CANADA).
Control Defects Warranty Statement
enginefor theperiodsoftime listedbelow,providedtherehasbeen noabuse,
neglector impropermaintenanceofyour smalloff-roadengine.Youremis-
sion controlsystemincludespartssuchas thecarburetor,aircleaner,ignition
system,mufflerand catalyticconverter.Also includedmaybeconnectorsand
otheremissionrelatedassemblies.Wherea warrantableconditionexists,Sears
will repairyoursmalloff-roadengineat nocostto youincludingdiagnosis,parts
and labor.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Coverage
Smalloff-roadenginesarewarrantedrelativeto emissioncontrolpartsdefects
fora periodof one year,subjectto provisionsset forthbelow.Ifanycovered
Owner's Warranty
Asthe smalloff-roadengineowner,you areresponsiblefor theperformanceof
therequiredmaintenancelistedin yourOperatingand MaintenanceInstruc-
tions.Searsrecommendsthatyouretainall yourreceiptscoveringmaintenance
onyoursmalloff-roadengine,butSearscannotdenywarrantysolelyfor the
lackof receiptsorfor yourfailureto ensuretheperformanceof allscheduled
maintenance.As the smalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbe
awarethat Searsmaydenyyouwarrantycoverageifyour smalloff-roadengine
ora parthasfaileddueto abuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceor unap-
parton yourengineis defective,the part willbe repairedorreplacedbySears.
Responsibilities
provedmodifications.Youare responsiblefor presentingyour smalloff-road
engineto anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealeras soonas a problemexists.The
undisputedwarrantyrepairsshouldbecompletedina reasonableamountof
time,notto exceed30days.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourwarranty
rightsand responsibilities,youshouldcontacta SearsService Representative
at 1-800-469-4663.Theemissionwarrantyisa defectswarranty.Defectsare
judgedonnormalengineperformance.Thewarrantyis notrelatedto an in-use
emissiontest.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Provisions
ThefollowingarespecificprovisionsrelativetoyourEmissionControlDefectsWarrantyCoverage.ItisinadditiontotheSearsenginewarrantyfornon-regulated
enginesfoundin theOperatingand MaintenanceInstructions.
1. WarrantedParts
Coverageunderthis warrantyextendsonlyto the parts listedbelow(the
emissioncontrolsystemsparts)tothe extentthesepartswere presenton
theenginepurchased.
a. FueIMeteringSystem
•Cold start enrichmentsystem
•Carburetorand internalparts
• FuelPump
b. Air lnductionSystem
•Air cleaner
• Intakemanifold
c. IgnitionSystem
•Spark plug(s)
• Magnetoignitionsystem
d. CatalystSystem
•Catalyticconverter
• Exhaustmanifold
•Air injectionsystemor pulsevalve
e. MiscellaneousItemsUsedin AboveSystems
•Vacuum,temperature,position,timesensitivevalves
andswitches
•Connectorsandassemblies
2. LengthofCoverage
Searswarrantstothe initialownerand eachsubsequentpurchaserthat
theWarrantedPartsshallbefree fromdefects in materialsandworkman-
shipwhichcausedthefailureof the WarrantedPartsfor a periodof one
yearfromthe datethe engineis deliveredtoa retailpurchaser.
3. NoCharge
Repairor replacementof anyWarrantedPartwill be performedat no
chargetothe owner,includingdiagnosticlabor whichleadsto the
determinationthata WarrantedPartis defective,ifthe diagnosticworkis
performedat anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealer.Foremissionswarranty
servicecontactyournearestAuthorizedSearsServiceDealeras listed in
the "YellowPages"under"Engines,Gasoline,""GasolineEngines,""Lawn
Mowers,"orsimilarcategory.
4. Claimsand CoverageExclusions
Warrantyclaimsshall befiled in accordancewiththe provisionsof the
SearsEngineWarrantyPolicy.Warrantycoverageshall beexcludedfor
failuresof WarrantedPartswhichare notoriginal Searspartsor because
of abuse,neglector impropermaintenanceas setforth inthe Sears
EngineWarrantyPolicy.Searsis notliableto coverfailuresof Warranted
Partscausedby theuseof add-on,non-original,or modifiedparts.
5. Maintenance
AnyWarrantedPartwhichis notscheduledfor replacementas required
maintenanceor whichis scheduledonly for regularinspectiontothe effect
of "repairor replaceas necessary"shallbe warrantedas todefectsfor the
warrantyperiod.Any WarrantedPartwhich is scheduledfor replacement
as requiredmaintenanceshallbewarrantedas todefectsonlyforthe
periodoftime upto the firstscheduledreplacementfor that part.Any
replacementpartthat is equivalentin performanceand durabilitymay
beusedin the performanceof anymaintenanceor repairs.Theowneris
responsibleforthe performanceof all requiredmaintenance,as definedin
the SearsOperatingand MaintenanceInstructions.
6. ConsequentialCoverage
Coveragehereundershallextendto thefailureof anyenginecomponents
causedbythe failureof anyWarrantedPartstillunderwarranty.
Inthe USAandCanada,a 24hourhotline, 1-800-469-4663,hasa menuof pre-recordedmessagesofferingyouenginemaintenanceinformation.
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