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U.S. EPA/CALIFORNIA/ENVIRONMENT CANADA
EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY ST ATEMENT
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OB-
LIGATIONS: The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, California Air Resources
Board, Environment Canada and POULAN/
WEED EATER. DIVISION OF WCI OUT-
DOOR PRODUCTS, INC., are pleased to
explain the emissions control system war-
ranty onyour year2000--2003 smalloff--road
engine. In California, all new small off--road
engines m ust be designed, built, and
equipped to meet the State’s stringent anti--
smog standards. POULAN/WEED EATER
mustwarrant the emission control systemon
your small off--road engine for the periods of
time listed below provided there has been no
abuse, neglect, or i mproper maintenance of
your small off--road engine engine. Your
emission control system includes parts such
as the carburetor and the ignition system.
Where a warrantable condition exists, POU-
LAN/WEED EATER will repair your small
off--road engine engine at no cost to you. E x-
penses covered under warranty include
diagnosis, parts andlabor. MANUFACTUR-
ER’S WARRANTY COVERAGE: If any
emissions related part on your engine (as
listed under Emissions Control Warranty
Parts List) is defective or a defect in the ma-
terials or workmanship of the engine causes
the failure of such an emission related part,
the part will be repaired or replaced by POU-
LAN/WEED EATER. OWNER’S WAR-
RANTY RESPONSIBILITIES: As the small
off--road engine engine owner, you are re-
sponsible for the performance of the re-
quired maintenance listed in your instruction
manual. POULAN/WEED EATER recom-
mends that you retain all receipts covering
maintenance on your small off--road engine,
but POULAN/WEED EATER cannot deny
warranty solely for the lack of receipts or for
your failure to ensure the performance of all
scheduled maintenance. As the small off--
road engine engine owner, you should be
aware that POULAN/WEED EATER may
deny you warranty coverage if your small
off--road engine engine or a part of it has
failed due to abuse, neglect, improper main-
tenance, unapproved modifications, or the
use of parts not made or approved by t he
original equipment manufacturer. You are
responsible for presenting your small off--
road engine to a POULAN/WEED EATER
authorized repair center as soon as a prob-
lem exists. Warranty repairs should be com-
pleted in a r easonable amount of time, not to
exceed 30 days. If you have any questions
regarding your warranty rights andresponsi-
bilities, you should contact your nearest au-
thorized service center or call POULAN/
WEED EATER at 1--800--554--6723.
WARRANTY COMMENCEMENT DA TE:
The warranty period begins on the dat e the
small off--road engine is purchased.
LENGTH OF COVERAGE: This warranty
shall b efor a period of two years from the ini-
tial date of purchase. WHATIS COVERED:
REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS.
Repair or replacement ofany warranted part
will be performed at no charge to the owner
at an approved POULAN/WEED EATER
servicing center. If y ou have any ques tions
regarding your warranty rights andresponsi-
bilities, you should contact your nearest au-
thorized service center or call POULAN/
WEED EATER at 1--800--554--6723.
WARRANTY PERIOD: Any warranted part
which is not scheduled for replacement as
required maintenance, or which is sched-
uled only for regular inspection to the effect
of “repair or replace as necessary” shall be
warranted for 2 years. Any warranted part
which is scheduled for replacement as re-
quired maintenance shall be warranted for
the period of time up to thefirst scheduled re-
placement point for that part. DIAGNOSIS:
The owner shall not be charged for diagnos-
tic labor which l eads tothe determination that
a warranted part i sdefective if the diagnostic
work is performed at an approved POULAN/
WEED EATER servicing center. CONSE-
QUENTIAL DAMAGES: POULAN/WEED
EATER may be liable for damages to other
engine components caused by the failure of
a warranted part still under warranty. WHAT
IS NOT COVERED : All failures caused by
abuse, neglect, or improper maintenance
are not covered. ADD-- ON OR MODIFIED
PARTS: The useof add--on or modified parts
can be grounds for disallowing a warranty
claim. POULAN/WEED EATER is not liable
to cover f ailures of warranted parts caused
bythe use ofadd--on ormodified parts. HOW
TO FILE A CLAIM: If you have any ques-
tions regarding your warranty rights and re-
sponsibilities, you should contact your near-
est authorized service center or call
POULAN/WEED EATER at
1--800--554--6723. WHERE TO GET WAR-
RANTY SERVICE: Warranty services orre-
pairs shall be provided at all POULAN/
WEED EATER service centers. call:
1--800--554--6723 MAINTENANCE, RE-
PLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF EMIS-
SION RELATED PARTS:AnyPOULAN/
WEED EATER approved replacement part
used in the performance of any warranty
maintenance or repair on emission related
parts will be provided without charge to t he
owner if the part is under warranty. EMIS-
SION CONTROL WARRANTY PARTS
LIST: Carburetor, Ignition System: Spark
Plug (covered up to maintenance schedule),
Ignition Module, Muffler including catalyst.
MAINTENANCE STATEMENT : The owner
is responsible for the perf ormance of all re-
quired maintenance as defined in the in-
struction manual.