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For California only
Your Warranty Rights and Obligations
The California Air Resources Board 
(CARB) and STIHL Incorporated are 
pleased to explain the emissions control 
system warranty on your 2019 and later 
small off-road equipment engine.
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 off-
road 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 off-
road 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 Inc., 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.
STIHL Incorporated 
California Exhaust and 
Evaporative Emissions 
Control Warranty Statement