Product Manual

FEDERAL and/or CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
MTDConsumerGroupInc,theUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA),and,forthoseproductscertifiedforsaleinthestateofCalifornia,the
CaliforniaAirResourcesBoard(CARB)arepleasedtoexplaintheemission(evaporativeand/orexhaust)controlsystem(ECS)warrantyonyouroutdoor2006
andlatersmalloff-roadspark-ignitedengineandequipment(outdoorequipmentengine)InCalifornia,newoutdoorequipmentenginesmustbedesigned,builtand
equippedtomeettheState’sstringentanti-smogstandards(inotherstates,1997andlatermodelyearequipmentmustbedesigned,built,andequippedtomeet
theU.S.EPAsmalloff-road,sparkignitionengineregulations.MTDConsumerGroupIncmustwarranttheECSonyouroutdoorequipmentenginefortheperiodof
timelistedbelowprovidedtherehasbeennoabuse,neglectorimpropermaintenanceofoutdoorequipmentengine.
YourECSmayincludepartssuchasthecarburetor,fuel-injectionsystem,theignitionsystem,catalyticconverter,fueltanks,fuellines,fuelcaps,valves,canisters,
filters,vaporhoses,clamps,connectors,andotherassociatedemission-relatedcomponents.
Whereawarrantableconditionexists,MTDConsumerGroupIncwillrepairyouroutdoorequipmentengineatnocosttoyouincludingdiagnosis,partsandlabor.
MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY COVERAGE:
Thisemissioncontrolsystemiswarrantedfortwoyears.Ifanyemission-relatedpartonyouroutdoorequipmentengineisdefective,thepartwillberepairedor
replacedbyMTDCONSUMERGROUPINC.
OWNER’S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Astheoutdoorequipmentengineowner,youareresponsibleforperformanceoftherequiredmaintenancelistedinyourowner’smanual.MTDConsumerGroup
Increcommendsthatyouretainallreceiptscoveringmaintenanceonyouroutdoorequipmentengine,butMTDConsumerGroupInccannotdenywarrantysolely
forthelackofreceipts.
Astheoutdoorequipmentengineowner,youshouldhoweverbeawarethatMTDConsumerGroupIncmaydenyyouwarrantycoverageifyouroutdoorequipment
engineoraparthasfailedduetoabuse,neglect,orimpropermaintenanceorunapprovedmodifications.
YouareresponsibleforpresentingyouroutdoorequipmentenginetoMTDConsumerGroupInc’sdistributioncenterorservicecenterassoonastheproblem
exists.Thewarrantyrepairsshouldbecompletedinareasonableamountoftime,nottoexceed30days.Ifyouhaveaquestionregardingyourwarrantycoverage,
youshouldcontacttheMTDConsumerGroupIncServiceDepartmentat1-800-800-7310orviaemailathttp://support.mtdproducts.com
GENERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY COVERAGE:
MTDConsumerGroupIncwarrantstotheultimatepurchaserandeachsubsequentpurchaserthattheoutdoorequipmentengineis:Designed,builtandequipped
soastoconformwithallapplicableregulations;andfreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipthatcausethefailureofawarrantedparttobeidenticalinall
materialrespectstothatpartasdescribedinMTDConsumerGroupInc’sapplicationforcertification.
Thewarrantyperiodbeginsonthedatetheoutdoorequipmentengineisdeliveredtoanultimatepurchaserorfirstplacedintoservice.Thewarrantyperiodistwo
years.
Subjecttocertainconditionsandexclusionsasstatedbelow,thewarrantyonemission-relatedpartsisasfollows:
1. Anywarrantedpartthatisnotscheduledforreplacementasrequiredmaintenanceinthewritteninstructionssupplied,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MTDConsumerGroupIncaccordingtosubsection
(4)below.Anysuchpartrepairedorreplacedunderwarrantywillbewarrantedfortheremainderoftheperiod.
2. Anywarrantedpartthatisscheduledonlyforregularinspectioninthewritteninstructionssupplied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thewritteninstructionssupplied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MTDConsumer
Group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orequipment.
6. Theoutdoorequipmentengineownerwillnotbechargedfordiagnosticlaborthatisdirectlyassociatedwithdiagnosisofadefective,emission-relatedwar-
rantedpart,providedthatsuchdiagnosticworkisperformedatawarrantystation.
7. MTDConsumerGroupIncisliablefordamagestootherengineorequipmentcomponentsproximatelycausedbyafailureunderwarrantyofanywarranted
part.
8. Throughouttheoff-roadengineandequipmentwarrantyperiodstatedabove,MTDConsumerGroupIncwillmaintainasupplyofwarrantedpartssufficientto
meettheexpecteddemandforsuchparts.
9. Anyreplacementpartmaybeusedintheperformanceofanywarrantymaintenanceorrepairsandmustbeprovidedwithoutchargetotheowner.Suchusewill
notreducethewarrantyobligationsofMTDConsumerGroupInc.
10.Add-onormodifiedpartsthatarenotexemptedbytheAirResourcesBoardmaynotbeused.Theuseofanynon-exemptedadd-onormodifiedpartsbythe
ultimatepurchaserwillbegroundsfordisallowingawarrantyclaims.MTDConsumerGroupIncwillnotbeliabletowarrantfailuresofwarrantedpartscaused
bytheuseofanon-exemptedadd-onormodifiedpart.