MTD 600-Series L Style - Emission Control System Warranty Statement; Owners Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations; Manufacturers Warranty Coverage; Owners Warranty Responsibilities

MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC (MTD), the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
and the United States Environment Protection Agency (U. S. EPA)
Emission Control System Warranty Statement
(Owner's Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations)
EMISSIONCONTROLSYSTEMCOVERAGEISAPPLICABLETOCERTIFIEDENGINESPURCHASEDINCALIFORNIAIN2005ANDTHERE-
AFTER,WHICHARE USEDINCALIFORNIA,ANDTO CERTIFIEDMODELYEAR2005ANDLATERENGINESWHICHARE PURCHASEDAND
USEDELSEWHEREINTHEUNITEDSTATES.
Californiaandelsewherein theUnitedStatesEmissionControlDefectsWarrantyCoverage
TheCaliforniaAir ResourcesBoard(CARB),U.S.EPAandMTDarepleasedtoexplaintheemissionscontrolsystemwarrantyonyour modelyear
2006andlatersmalloff-roadengine.InCalifornia,newsmalloff-roadenginesmustbe designed,builtand equippedto meettheStatesanti-smog
standards.Elsewhereinthe UnitedStates,newnon-road,spark-ignitionenginescertifiedformodel2005and later,mustmeetsimilarstandardsset
forthbytheU.S. EPA.MTDmustwarrantytheemissioncontrolsystemonyourenginefor the periodof timelistedbelow,providedtherehasbeen
noabuse,neglector impropermaintenanceof your smalloff-roadengine.
Youremissioncontrolsystemmayincludepartssuchasthe carburetor,fuel-injectionsystem,theignitionsystem,andcatalyticconverter,fuel
tanks,fuellines,fuelcaps,valves,canisters,filters,vaporhoses,clamps,connectors,andotherassociatedemission-relatedcomponents.
Wherea warrantableconditionexists,MTDwill repairyoursmalloff-roadengineat nocosttoyourincludingdiagnosis,partsand labor.
MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE:
Thisemissionscontrolsystemis warrantedfortwoyears.If anyemission-relatedpartonyourengineis defective,the part will berepairedor
replacedbyMTD.
OWNER'S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Asthesmalloff-roadengineowner,youare responsibleforthe performanceof the requiredmaintenancelistedinyour Owner'sManual.MTD
recommendsthatyouretainall yourreceiptscoveringmaintenanceson yoursmalloff-roadengine,butMTDcan not denywarrantysolelyfor the
lackofreceiptsor foryour failureto ensurethe performanceto allscheduledmaintenance.
Asthesmalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbeawarethat MTDmaydenyyour warrantycoverageif yoursmalloff-roadengineorpart
hasfaileddue toabuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceor unapprovedmodifications.
Youare responsiblefor presentingyoursmalloff-roadengineto an AuthorizedMTDServiceDealerassoonasa problemexists.Thewarranted
repairsshouldbe completedina reasonableamountof time,notto exceed30 days.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourwarrantyrightsand responsibilities,you shouldcontacta MTDServiceRepresentativeat 1-800-800-7310
andaddressisMTDCONSUMERGROUP,RO.Box361131,ClevelandOH,44136-0019.
DEFECTS WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS FOR 1995 AND LATER SMALL OFF-ROAD ENGINES:
Thissectionappliesto 1995andlater smalloff-roadengines.Thewarrantyperiodbeginsonthedatethe engineor equipmentisdeliveredtoan
ultimatepurchaser.
(a) GeneralEmissionsWarrantyCoverage
MTDmustwarranttotheultimatepurchaserandeachsubsequentpurchaserthattheengineis:
(1)Designed,built,andequippedsoasto conformwithallapplicableregulationsadoptedbythe AirResourcesBoardpursuantto itsauthorityin
Chapters1and2,Part5,Division26of theHealthandSafetyCode;and
(2) Freefromdefectsin materialsandworkmanshipthatcausethefailureofa warrantedpart to beidenticalin all materialrespectsto the partas
describedin theenginemanufacturer'sapplicationfor certificationfora periodof twoyears.
(b)Thewarrantyonemissions-relatedpartswill be interpretedasfollows:
(1)Anywarrantedpart thatis not scheduledfor replacementas requiredmaintenanceinthewritteninstructionsrequiredbySubsection(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 regularinspectioninthe writteninstructionsrequiredbySubsection(c) must bewarrantedfor
thewarrantyperioddefinedin Subsection(a)(2).A statementinsuchwritteninstructionstotheeffectof"repairor replaceasnecessary"will
notreducetheperiodof warrantycoverage.Anysuchpart repairedor replacedunderwarrantymustbe warrantedforthe remainingwarranty
period.
(3) Anywarrantedpartthat whichis scheduledfor replacementas requiredmaintenancein the writteninstructionsrequiredbySubsection(c)
mustbewarrantedfor the periodd timepriortothefirstscheduledreplacementpointforthat part.Ifthe part failspriorto thefirst scheduled
replacement,thepart mustbe repairedor replacedby MTDaccordingto Subsection(4) below.Anysuchpart repairedor replacedunder
warrantymustbewarrantedfor the remainderof the periodpriorto the first scheduledreplacementpointforthepart.