Operations Manual

If you have any questions regarding your warranty rights and responsibilities, you
should contact CARDINAL customer service representative at 1-866-577-4476.
DEFECTS WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS
(a)The warranty period begins on the date the small engine/equipment is
delivered to an ultimate purchaser.
(b)General Emissions Warranty Coverage. CARDINAL warrants to the ultimate
purchaser and each subsequent owner that the engine/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 two years.
(c)Subject to certain conditions and exclusions as stated below, the warranty on
emissions related parts is as follows:
(1)Any warranted part that is not scheduled for replacement as required maintenance in
your Owner’s Manual is warranted for the warranty period stated above. If the part fails
during the period of warranty coverage, the part will be repaired or replaced by
CARDINAL according to Subsection (4) below. Any such part repaired or replaced under
warranty will be warranted for the remainder of the period.
(2)Any warranted part that is scheduled only for regular inspection in your Owner’s
Manual is warranted for the warranty period stated above. Any such part repaired or
replaced under warranty will be warranted for the remaining warranty period.
(3)Any warranted part that is scheduled for replacement as required maintenance in your
Owner’s Manual is warranted for the period of time before the first scheduled
replacement date for that part. If the part fails before the first scheduled replacement, the
part will be repaired or replaced by CARDINAL according to Subsection (4) below. Any
such part repaired or replaced under warranty will 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 provisions herein
must be performed at a warranty station at no charge to the owner.
(5)Notwithstanding the provisions herein, warranty services or repair will be provided at
all of our distribution centers that are franchised to service the subject small engine/
equipment.
(6)The small engine/equipment 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.
(7)CARDINAL is liable for damages to other small engine/equipment components
proximately caused by a failure under warranty of any warranted part.
(8)Throughout the small engine/equipment warranty period stated above, CARDINAL
will maintain a supply of warranted parts sufficient to meet the expected demand for such
parts.
(9)Any replacement part may be used in the performance of any warranty maintenance
or repairs and must be provided without charge to the owner. Such use will not reduce
the warranty obligations of CARDINAL
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