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27 Emission Control Warranty
In California, new equipment that uses small off-road 
engines must be designed, built, and equipped to meet the 
State's stringent anti-smog standards. STIHL Incorporated 
must warrant the emissions control system on your small off-
road engine for the periods of time listed below provided 
there has been no abuse, neglect or improper maintenance 
of your small offroad engine or equipment leading to the 
failure of the emissions control system.
Your emissions control system may include parts such as 
the carburetor or fuel-injection system, the ignition system, 
catalytic converter, fuel tanks, fuel lines (for liquid fuel and 
fuel vapors), fuel caps valves canisters, filters, clamps and 
another associated components. Also included may be 
hoses, belts, connectors or other emission-related 
assemblies.
Where a warrantable condition exists, STIHL Incorporated 
will repair your small off-road equipment engine at no cost to 
you including diagnosis, parts and labor.
Manufacturer's Warranty Responsibilities
The exhaust and evaporative emissions control system on 
your small off-road equipment engine is warranted for two 
years. If any emission-related part on your small off-road 
equipment engine is defective, the part will be repaired or 
replaced by STIHL Incorporated free of charge.
Owner's Warranty Responsibilities
As the small off-road equipment engine owner, you are 
responsible for the performance of the required 
maintenance listed in your instruction manual. STIHL 
Incorporated recommends that you retain all receipts 
covering maintenance on your small offroad equipment 
engine, but STIHL Incorporated cannot deny warranty 
coverage solely for the lack of receipts or for your failure to 
ensure the performance of all scheduled maintenance.
As the small off-road equipment engine owner, you should 
however be aware that STIHL Incorporated may deny you 
warranty coverage if your small off-road equipment engine 
or a part has failed due to abuse, neglect, or improper 
maintenance or unapproved modifications.
You are responsible for presenting your small off-road 
equipment engine to a STIHL servicing dealer 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 any questions regarding your warranty 
rights and responsibilities, please contact a STIHL customer 
service representative at 1-800-467-8445 or you can write to 
STIHL Incorporated, 536 Viking Drive, P.O. Box 2015, 
Virginia Beach, VA 23450-2015 (www.stihlusa.com)
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