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MTD CONSUMER GROUP (MTD) and the United States Environment Protection Agency (U. S. EPA)
Emission Control System Warranty Statement
(Owner's Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations)
TheU.S.EPAand MTDarepleasedto explaintheemissionscontrolsystemwarrantyonyour modelyear 2005and latersmalloff-roadengine.
Newsmalloff-roadenginesmustbe designed,builtandequippedto meetthe stringentanti-smogstandards.MTDmustwarrantythe emission
controlsystemonyourengineforthe periodof timelistedbelow,providedtherehasbeennoabuse,neglector impropermaintenanceof yoursmall
off-roadengine.
Youremissioncontrolsystemmayincludepartssuchasthecarburetor,aircleaner,ignitionsystem,exhaustsystem,andotherassociatedemis-
sion-relatedcomponents.
Wherea warrantableconditionexists,MTDwill repairyoursmalloff-roadengineat nocostto yourincludingdiagnosis,partsand labor.
MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE:
Thisemissionscontrolsystemis warrantedfor twoyears.If anyemission-relatedpart onyourengineis defective,the part will berepairedor
replacedbyMTD.
OWNER'S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Asthesmalloff-roadengineowner,youare responsibleforthe performanceof the requiredmaintenancelistedinyour Owner'sManual.MTD
recommendsthatyou retainall yourreceiptscoveringmaintenanceson yoursmalloff-roadengine,but MTDcan not denywarrantysolelyfor the
lackofreceiptsor foryour failureto ensurethe performanceto allscheduledmaintenance.
Asthesmalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbeawarethat MTDmaydenyyour warrantycoverageif yoursmalloff-roadengineorpart
hasfaileddue toabuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceor unapprovedmodifications.
Youare responsiblefor presentingyoursmalloff-roadenginetoan AuthorizedMTDServiceDealerassoonasa problemexists.Thewarranted
repairsshouldbe completedina reasonableamountof time,nottoexceed30 days.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourwarrantyrightsand responsibilities,youshouldcontacta MTDServiceRepresentativeat 1-800-800-7310
andaddressisMTDLLC,RO.Box361131,ClevelandOH,44136-0019.
DEFECTS WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS FOR 1995 AND LATER SMALL OFF-ROAD ENGINES:
Thissectionappliesto 1995andlater smalloff-roadengines.The warrantyperiodbeginsonthe datethe engineor equipmentisdeliveredto an
ultimatepurchaser.
(a) GeneralEmissionsWarrantyCoverage_
MTDmustwarranttotheultimatepurchaserandeachsubsequentpurchaserthatthe engineis:
(1)Designed,built,andequippedsoasto conformwithallapplicableregulationsadoptedby the AirResourcesBoardpursuantto itsauthorityin
Chapters1and2,Part5,Division26of theHealthandSafetyCode;and
(2) Freefromdefectsin materialsandworkmanshipthatcausethefailureofa warrantedpart to beidenticalin all materialrespectsto the partas
describedin theenginemanufacturer'sapplicationforcertificationfora periodof twoyears.
.(b)Thewarrantyonemissions-relatedpartswillbe interpretedas follows:
(1)Anywarrantedpart thatis not scheduledfor replacementas requiredmaintenanceinthe writteninstructionsrequiredby Subsection(c)
mustbewarrantedfor the warrantyperioddefinedinSubsection(a)(2). Ifany suchpartfailsduringthe periodof warrantycoverage,it mustbe
repairedor replacedby MTDaccordingto Subsection(4)below.Anysuchpartrepairedor replacedunderthewarrantymustbewarrantedfor
theremainingwarrantyperiod.
(2)Anywarrantedpartthat is scheduledonlyfor regularinspectioninthewritteninstructionsrequiredby Subsection(c) must bewarrantedfor
thewarrantyperioddefinedin Subsection(a)(2).A statementinsuchwritteninstructionsto the effectof "repairor replaceas necessary"will
notreducethe periodof warrantycoverage.Anysuchpart repairedor replacedunderwarrantymustbe warrantedfortheremainingwarranty
period.
(3) Anywarrantedpartthat whichisscheduledfor replacementas requiredmaintenancein the writteninstructionsrequiredby Subsection(c)
mustbewarrantedfor the periodof timepriorto the first scheduledreplacementpointforthat part.Ifthepartfailspriorto thefirstscheduled
replacement,the part mustbe repairedor replacedby MTDaccordingto Subsection(4) below.Anysuchpart repairedor replacedunder
warrantymustbewarrantedfor the remainderof the periodpriorto the first scheduledreplacementpointfor the part.
(4) Repairor replacementof any warrantedpartunderthewarrantyprovisionsofthisarticlemustbe performedat nochargeto the ownerat a
warrantystation.
(5) Notwithstandingtheprovisionsof Subsection(4)above,warrantyservicesor repairsmustbe providedat all MTDdistributioncentersthat
arefranchisedto servicethe subjectengines.
(6) Theownermustnot bechargedfor diagnosticlaborthatleadsto thedeterminationthata warrantedpartisin fact defective,providedthat
suchdiagnosticworkisperformedat a warrantystation.