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STIHL Inc., 536 Viking Drive,
P.O. Box 2015,
Virginia Beach, VA 23450-2015.
Coverage by STIHL Incorporated
STIHL Incorporated warrants to the 
ultimate purchaser and each 
subsequent purchaser that your small 
off-road equipment engine is designed, 
built and equipped, at the time of sale, to 
meet all applicable emission 
regulations.
STIHL Incorporated also warrants to the 
initial purchaser and each subsequent 
purchaser that your engine is free from 
defects in materials and workmanship 
which cause the engine to fail to conform 
to applicable emission regulations for a 
period of two years.
Defects Warranty Period
The warranty periods will begin on the 
date the utility equipment engine is 
purchased by the initial purchaser. If any 
emission-related part on your engine is 
defective, the part will be replaced by 
STIHL Incorporated at no cost to the 
owner.
Add-on or modified parts that are not 
exempted by CARB may not be used. 
The use of any non-exempted add-on or 
modified parts will be grounds for 
disallowing a warranty claim. STIHL 
Incorporated will not be liable to warrant 
failures of warranted parts caused by the 
use of a non-exempted add-on or 
modified part.
The warranty on emissions-related parts 
will be interpreted as follows:
1. Any warranted part that is not 
scheduled for replacement as 
required maintenance in the written 
instructions required in the 
Emission Warranty Parts List (see 
below) must be warranted for the 
warranty period defined in 
Subsection COVERAGE BY STIHL 
INCORPORATED, see above. If 
any such part fails during the period 
of warranty coverage, it must be 
repaired or replaced by the 
manufacturer according to 
Subsection (4) below. Any such part 
repaired or replaced under the 
warranty must be warranted for the 
remaining warranty period.
2. Any warranted part that is 
scheduled only for regular 
inspection in the written instructions 
required by the Emission Warranty 
Parts List (see below) must be 
warranted for the warranty period 
defined in Subsection COVERAGE 
BY STIHL INCORPORATED, see 
above. A statement in such written 
instructions to the effect of "repair or 
replace as necessary" will not 
reduce the period of warranty 
coverage. Any such part repaired or 
replaced under warranty must be 
warranted for the remaining 
warranty period.
3. Any warranted part that is 
scheduled for replacement as 
required maintenance in the written 
instructions required by the 
Emission Warranty Parts List (see 
below) must be warranted for the 
period of time prior to the first 
scheduled replacement point for 
that part. If the part fails prior to the 
first scheduled replacement, the 
part must be repaired or replaced by 
the engine manufacturer according 
to Subsection (4) below. Any such 
part repaired or replaced under 
warranty must 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 
must be performed at a warranty 
station at no charge to the owner.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of 
Subsection (4) above, warranty 
services or repairs will be provided 
at all manufacturer distribution 
centers that are authorized to 
service the subject engines.
6. The 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.
Warranty Work
STIHL Incorporated shall remedy 
warranty defects at any authorized 
STIHL servicing dealer or warranty 
station. Any such work shall be free of 
charge to the owner if it is determined 
that a warranted part is defective. Any 
manufacturer approved or equivalent 
replacement part may be used for any 
warranty maintenance or repairs on 
emission-related parts and must be 
provided without charge to the owner. 
STIHL Incorporated is liable for