Product Manual B

E795771A_2018
DEFECTS WARRANTY COVERAGE
Adopted by the Air Resources Board, Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. warrants
to the ultimate purchaser and each subsequent purchaser that the small off-road engine
(1) has been designed, built and equipped so as to conform with all applicable regulations;
and (2) is free from defects in materials and workmanship that cause the failure of a
warranted part to conform with those regulations as may be applicable to the terms and
conditions stated below:
(a) The warranty period begins on the date the engine is delivered to an ultimate
purchaser or first placed into service. The warranty period is two years.
(b) Subject to certain conditions and exclusions as stated below, the warranty on
emissions related parts is as follows:
(1) Any warranted part that is not scheduled for replacement as required
maintenance in your Owner’s Manual is warranted for the warranty period stated
above. If the part fails during the period of warranty coverage, the part will be
repaired or replaced by Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. according to
Subsection (4) below. Any such part repaired or replaced under the warranty will be
warranted for the remainder of the period.
(2) Any warranted part that is scheduled only for regular inspection in your
Owner’s Manual is warranted for the warranty period stated above. Any such part
repaired or replaced under warranty will be warranted for the remaining warranty
period.
(3) Any warranted part that is scheduled for replacement as required maintenance
in your Owner’s Manual is warranted for the period of time before the first scheduled
replacement date for that part. If the part fails before the first scheduled replacement,
the part will be repaired or replaced by Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc.
according to Subsection (4) below. Any such part repaired or replaced under warranty
will be warranted for the remainder of the period prior to the first scheduled
replacement point for the part.
(4) Repair or replacement of any warranted part under the warranty provisions
herein must be performed at a warranty station at no charge to the owner.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions herein, warranty services or repairs will be
provided at all of our distribution centers that are franchised to service the subject
engines.
(6) The engine owner must not be charged for diagnostic labor that leads to the
determination that a warranted part is in fact defective, provided that such diagnostic
work is performed at a warranty station.
(7) Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. is liable for damages to other
engine components proximately caused by a failure under warranty of any warranted
part.
(8) Throughout the engine warranty period stated above, Northern Tool &
Equipment Company, Inc. will maintain a supply of warranted parts sufficient to meet
the expected demand for such parts.