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CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
TheCaliforniaAir ResourcesBoardandMTDConsumerGroupIncare pleasedto explaintheevaporativeemissioncontrolsystemwarrantyon your2007lawn
mower.InCalifornia,new lawnmowersmust be designed,built and equippedto meetthe State'sstringentanti-smogstandards.MTDConsumerGroupIncmust
warrantthe EECSon yourlawn mowerfor the periodof timelisted belowprovidedthere hasbeennoabuse,neglector impropermaintenanceof yourlawn mower.
YourEECSmayincludeparts suchasthe carburetor,fuel-injectionsystem,the ignitionsystem,catalyticconverter,fueltanks,fuel lines,fuel caps,valves,
canisters,filters,vaporhoses,clamps,connectors,andother associatedemission-relatedcomponents.
Where a warrantable condition exists, MTDConsumer Group Inc will repair your lawn mower at no cost to you includingdiagnosis, parts and labor.
MAN UFACTURER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE:
Thisevaporativeemissioncontrolsystemiswarrantedfor two years.Ifanyevaporativeemission-relatedparton your equipmentisdefective,the partwill be
repairedor replacedby MTDConsumerGroupInc.
OWNER'S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Asthe lawn mowerowner,youare responsiblefor performanceofthe requiredmaintenancelistedin yourowner'smanual. MTDConsumerGroupInc recom-
mendsthat youretainallreceiptscoveringmaintenanceon your lawnmower,but MTDConsumerGroup Inccannotdenywarrantysolely forthe lackof receipts.
Asthe lawn mowerowner,youshouldhoweverbeawarethat MTDConsumerGroupInc maydeny youwarrantycoverageif yourlawn moweror a part has failed
dueto abuse,neglect,orimpropermaintenanceor unapprovedmodifications.
Youare responsiblefor presentingyourlawn mowerto MTDConsumerGroupInc'sdistributioncenteror servicecenteras soonas the problemexists.The
warrantyrepairsshouldbecompletedin a reasonableamountoftime, notto exceed30 days.If youhavea questionregardingyourwarrantycoverage,youshould
contactthe MTDConsumerGroupIncServiceDepartmentat 1-800-800-7310.
GENERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY COVERAGE:
MTDConsumerGroupIncwarrantsto the ultimatepurchaserand eachsubsequentpurchaserthat the lawnmoweris: Designed,builtandequippedso as to
conformwithall applicableregulations;andfreefromdefects in materialsandworkmanshipthatcausethe failureofa warrantedpartto be identicalinall material
respectstothat partas describedin MTDConsumerGroupInc'sapplicationfor certification.
Thewarrantyperiodbeginsonthedatethe lawnmoweris deliveredto an ultimatepurchaseror firstplacedintoservice.Thewarrantyperiodis two years.
Subjecttocertainconditionsand exclusionsasstated below,the warrantyonemission-relatedpartsis asfollows:
1. Any warrantedpart that isnotscheduledfor replacementas requiredmaintenancein thewritten instructionssupplied,is warrantedforthe warrantyperiod
statedabove.Ifthe part fails duringthe periodof warrantycoverage,thepart will berepairedor replacedbyMTDConsumerGroupInc accordingto subsection
(4)below.Anysuchpart repairedor replacedunderwarrantywillbewarrantedfor the remainderof the period.
2. Any warrantedpart that isscheduledonlyfor regularinspectionin the writteninstructionssupplied is warrantedforthe warrantyperiodstatedabove.Any such
partrepairedor replacedunderwarrantywill bewarrantedforthe remainingwarrantyperiod.
3. Any warrantedpart that isscheduledfor replacementas requiredmaintenancein thewritteninstructionssuppliediswarrantedfor the periodof timebeforethe
firstscheduledreplacementdatefor that part.If the partfails beforethefirst scheduledreplacement,the partwill berepairedorreplacedby MTDConsumer
GroupIncaccordingto subsection(4)below.Any suchpart repairedor replacedunderwarrantywill bewarrantedfor the remainderof the periodpriortothe
firstscheduledreplacementpointforthe part.
4. Repairor replacementof any warrantedpart underthe warrantyprovisionshereinmustbe performedat a warrantystationatno chargeto the owner.
5. Notwithstandingthe provisionsherein,warrantyservicesor repairswill beprovidedat allof our distributioncentersthatare franchisedtoservicethe subject
enginesor equipment.
6. The lawnmowerowner willnot bechargedfor diagnosticlaborthat is directly associatedwith diagnosisofa defective,emission-relatedwarrantedpart,
providedthat suchdiagnosticworkis performedat a warrantystation.
7. MTDConsumerGroupInc is liablefor damagestootherengineor equipmentcomponentsproximatelycausedby a failure underwarrantyof any warranted
part.
8. Throughoutthe lawnmowerwarrantyperiodstatedabove,MTDConsumerGroupIncwill maintaina supplyof warrantedpartssufficientto meetthe expected
demandfor suchparts.
9. Any replacementpart maybe usedinthe performanceof any warrantymaintenanceor repairsand mustbe providedwithoutchargeto the owner.Suchusewill
notreducethe warrantyobligationsof MTDConsumerGroupInc.
10.Add-onor modifiedpartsthat are notexemptedbythe AirResourcesBoardmaynot beused.Theuseof any non-exemptedadd-onor modifiedpartsby the
ultimatepurchaserwill begroundsfor disallowinga warrantyclaims.MTDConsumerGroup Incwill notbe liable to warrantfailuresofwarrantedpartscaused
bythe useof a non-exemptedadd-onor modifiedpart.
WARRANTED PARTS:
Therepairor replacementofany warrantedpart otherwiseeligiblefor warrantycoveragemaybeexcludedfromsuchwarrantycoverageif MTDConsumerGroup
Inc demonstratesthatthe lawn mowerhasbeenabused,neglected,or improperlymaintained,andthat suchabuse,neglect,or impropermaintenancewasthe
directcauseof the needfor repairorreplacementof thepart. Thatnotwithstanding,anyadjustmentof a componentthat hasa factoryinstalled,and properly
operating,adjustmentlimitingdeviceis still eligiblefor warrantycoverage.The followingemissionwarrantyparts list are covered:FuelLine, FuelLineClamps
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