Sears, Roebuck and Co., U.S.A.(Sears), the California Air Resources Board (CARB)and
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.EPA)
Emissions Control System Warranty Statement
(Owner's Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations)
The California
Air Resources
Board (CARB),
U.S. EPA and
Sears
are pleased
to explain
the Emissions
Control
System
Warranty
on your small
offroad
engine
(SORE).
In
California,
new small
offroad
engines
model year
2006
and
later must be designed,
built and equipped
to meet
the
State's
stringent
anti-smog
standards.
Elsewhere
in the United States, new non-road,
spark-ignition
engines
certified
for model year 1997 and later must meet
similar standards
set forth by the U.S. EPA. Sears must
warrant
the emissions
control system
on your engine for the
periods
of time listed below,
provided
there has been no abuse,
neglect
or improper
maintenance
of your small off-road
engine.
Your emissions
control
system
includes
parts
such as the
carburetor,
air cleaner,
ignition
system,
fuel line, muffler
and
catalytic
converter.
Also included
may be connectors
and
other emissions
related
assemblies.
Where
a warrantable
condition
exists,
Sears
will repair
your
small
off-road
engine
at no cost to you including
diagnosis,
parts
and labor.
Sears,
Roebuck
and
Co.
Emissions
Control
Defects
Warranty
Coverage
Small
off-road
engines
are warranted
relative
to emissions
control
parts
defects
for a period
of two years,
subject
to
provisions
set forth below.
If any covered
part on your engine
is defective,
the part will be repaired
or replaced
by Sears.
Owner's
Warranty
Responsibilities
As the small off-road
engine
owner,
you are responsible
for
the performance
of the required
maintenance
listed in your
Operating
and Maintenance
instructions.
Sears
recommends
that you retain all your receipts
covering
maintenance
on
your small off-road
engine,
but Sears
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
owner,
you should
however
be
aware
that Sears
may deny you warranty
coverage
if your
small
off-road
engine
or a part has failed due to abuse,
neglect,
improper
maintenance
or unapproved
modifications.
You are responsible
for presenting
your small
off-road
engine
to an Authorized
Sears
Service
Dealer
as soon as a
problem
exists.
The undisputed
warranty
repairs
should
be completed
in a
reasonable
amount
of time,
not to exceed
30 days.
if you have any questions
regarding
your
warranty
rights
and responsibilities,
you should
contact
a Sears
Service
Representative
at 1-800-469-4663.
The emissions
warranty
is a defects
warranty.
Defects
are
judged
on normal
engine
performance.
The warranty
is not
related
to an in-use
emissions
test.
Sears,
Roebuck
and
Co,
Emissions
Control
Defects
Warranty
Provisions
The following
are specific
provisions
relative
to your
Emissions
Control
Defects
Warranty
Coverage.
It is in
addition
to the Sears
engine warranty
for non-regulated
engines
found
in the Operating
and Maintenance
instructions.
1. Warranted
Parts
Coverage
under this warranty
extends
only to the parts
listed
below (the emissions
control
systems
parts) to the
extent
these parts were present
on the engine
purchased.
a.
Fuel Metering
System
Cold
start enrichment
system
Carburetor
and internal
parts
Fuel Pump
Fuel line, fuel line fittings,
clamps
b.
Air Induction
System
Air cleaner
Intake
manifold
c.
Ignition
System
Spark
plug(s)
Magneto
ignition
system
d.
Catalyst
System
Catalytic
converter
Exhaust
manifold
Air injection
system,
Pulse
valve
e.
Miscellaneous
Items
Vacuum,
temperature,
position,
time sensitive
valves
and switches
Connectors
and assemblies
2.
Length
of Coverage
Sears warrants
to the initial owner
and each subsequent
purchaser
that the Warranted
Parts shall be free from
defects
in materials
and workmanship
which caused
the
failure of the Warranted
Parts for a period of two years
from the date the engine
is delivered
to a retail purchaser.
3.
No Charge
Repair
or replacement
of any Warranted
Part will be
performed
at no charge
to the owner,
including
diagnostic
labor which
leads to the determination
that a
Warranted
Part is defective,
if the diagnostic
work is
performed
at an Authorized
Sears
Service
Dealer.
4.
Claims
and Coverage
Exclusions
Warranty
claims
shall
be filed in accordance
with the
provisions
of the Sears
Engine
Warranty
Policy.
Warranty
coverage
shall be excluded
for failures
of Warranted
Parts
which are not original
Sears
parts
or
because
of abuse,
neglect or improper
maintenance
as
set forth
in the Sears
Engine
Warranty
Policy.
Sears
is
not liable
to cover
failures
of Warranted
Parts caused
by
the use of add-on,
non-original,
or modified
parts.
5. Maintenance
Any Warranted
Part which
is not scheduled
for
replacement
as required
maintenance
or which is
scheduled
only for regular
inspection
to the effect of
"repair
or replace
as necessary"
shall be warranted
as to
defects
for the warranty
period.
Any Warranted
Part which
is scheduled
for replacement
as required
maintenance
shall be warranted
as to defects
only for the period
of time
up to the first scheduled
replacement
for that part. Any
replacement
part that is equivalent
in performance
and
durabilitymay
be used in the performance
of any
maintenance
or repairs.
The owner
is responsible
for the
performance
of all required
maintenance,
as defined
in the
Sears
Operating
and Maintenance
Instructions.
6.
Consequential
Coverage
Coverage
hereunder
shall
extend
to the failure
of any
engine
components
caused
by the failure
of any
Warranted
Part still under warranty.
In the USA and Canada,
a 24-hour
hotline,
1-800-469-4663,
has a menu
of pre-recorded
messages
offering
you product
maintenance
information.
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