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Caterpillar: Confidential Green
COMBINED EXHAUST AND
EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS
CONTROLS WARRANTY
STATEMENT
Your Warranty Rights and Obligations
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the
United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), and Caterpillar Inc. are pleased to explain the
exhaust and evaporative emissions control system
warranty on your 2019 model year small off-road
engine/equipment. In the United States and
California, new equipment that use small off-road
engines must be designed, built, and equipped to
meet stringent emissions standards. Caterpillar must
warrant the emission control system on your small
off-road engine/equipment for the periods of time
listed below provided there has been no abuse,
neglect, or improper maintenance of your small off-
road engine/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 other
associated components. Also included may be
hoses, belts, connectors, and other emission-related
assemblies.
Where a warrantable condition exists, Caterpillar will
repair your small off-road engine/equipment at no
cost to you including diagnosis, parts, and labor.
Manufacturer’s Warranty Coverage
This emissions control system is warranted for three
years. If any emission-related part on your small off-
road engine/equipment is defective, the part will be
repaired or replaced by Caterpillar.
Owner’s Warranty Responsibilities
As the small off-road engine/equipment owner, you
are responsible for the performance of the required
maintenance listed in your owner's manual.
Caterpillar recommends that you retain all receipts
covering maintenance on your small off-road
engine/equipment, but Caterpillar 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 engine/equipment owner, you
should however be aware that Caterpillar may deny
you warranty coverage if your small off-road
engine/equipment or a part has failed due to abuse,
neglect, improper maintenance or unapproved
modifications.
You are responsible for presenting your small off-
road engine/equipment to a Caterpillar distribution
center or service center as soon as a problem exists.
The warranty repairs shall be completed in a
reasonable amount of time, not to exceed 30 days.
If you have any questions regarding your warranty
rights and responsibilities, you should contact
Caterpillar at 1-844-797-6387 or E-mail:
[e-mail].
Defects Warranty Requirements:
(a) The warranty period begins on the date the
engine/equipment is delivered to an ultimate
purchaser.
(b) General Emissions Warranty Coverage. Caterpillar
warrants to the ultimate purchaser and each
subsequent owner that the engine or equipment is:
(1) Designed, built, and equipped so as to conform
with all applicable regulations adopted by the Air
Resources Board; and
(2) Free from defects in materials and workmanship that
causes the failure of a warranted part for a period of
three years
(c) The warranty on emission-related parts will be
interpreted as follows:
(1) Any warranted part that is not scheduled for
replacement as required maintenance in the
written instructions must be warranted for the
warranty period defined in Subsection (b)(2). If any
such part fails during the period of warranty
coverage, it must be repaired or replaced by
Caterpillar 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 must
be warranted for the warranty period defined in
Subsection (b)(2). A statement in such written
instructions to the effect of “repair or replace as
necessary” shall advise owners of the warranty
coverage for emissions related parts. Replacement
within the warranty period is covered by the
warranty and 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 must be warranted for the
period of time prior to the first scheduled