Craftsman 358.796100 - Manual (Page 12)

U.S, EPA
EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS: The U. S. Environ­
mental Protection Agency and
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.. USA
are pleaised to explain the emissions
control system warranty on your lawn
and garden equipment engine. All new
utility and lawn and garden equipment
engines must be designed, built, and
equipped to meet the stringent anti­
smog standards. SEARS must warrant
the emission control system on your
lawn and garden equipment engine for
the periods of time listed below pro­
vided there has been no abuse, ne­
glect, or improper maintenance of your
lawn and garden equipment engine.
Your emission control system includes
parts such as the carburetor and the
ignition system. Where a warrantable
condition exits, SEARS will repair your
lawn and garden equipment engine at
no cost to you. Expenses covered un­
der warranty include diagnosis, parts
and labor.
MANUFACTURER’S WAR­
RANTY COVERAGE: If any emissions
related part on your engine (as listed
under Emissions Control Warranty
Parts List) is defective or a defect in
the materials or workmanship of the
engine causes the failure of such an
emission related part, the part will be
repaired or replaced by SEARS.
OWNER’S WARRANTY RESPONSI­
BILITIES:
As the lawn and garden
equipment engine owner, you are re­
sponsible for the performance of the
required maintenance listed in your
Owner’s Manual. SEARS recommends
that you retain all receipts covering
maintenance on your lawn and garden
equipment engine, but SEARS cannot
deny warranty solely for the lack of re­
ceipts or for your failure to ensure the
perfomiance of all scheduled mainte­
nance. As the lawn and garden
equipment engine owner, you should
be aware that SEARS may deny you
wamanty coverage if your lawn and
garden equipment engine or a part of it
has failed due to abuse, neglect, im­
proper maintenance, unapproved
modifications, or the use of parts not
made or approved by the original
equipment manufacturer. You are re­
sponsible for presenting your lawn and
garden equipment engine to a SEARS
authorized repair center as soon as a
problem exists. 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 responsibili­
ties, you should contact your nearest
authorized service center or call
SEARS at 1-800-473-7247
WARRAN­
TY COMMENCEMENT DATE: The
warranty period begins on the date the
lawn and garden equipment engine is
purchased.
LENGTH OF COVER­
AGE: This wamanty shall be for a peri­
od of two years from the initial date of
purchase.
WHAT IS COVERED: RE­
PAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF
PARTS.
Repair or replacement of any
warranted part will be performed at no
charge to the owner at an approved
SEARS servicing center. If you have
any questions regarding your warranty
rights and responsibilities, you should
contact your nearest authorized ser­
vice center or call SEARS at
1-800-473-7247. WARRANTY PE­
RIOD; Any wamanted part which is not
scheduled for replacement as required
maintenance, or which is scheduled
only for regular inspection to the effect
of “repair or replace as necessary”
shall be warranted for 2 years. Any
warranted part which is scheduled for
replacement as required maintenance
shall be warranted for the period of
time up to the first scheduled replace­
ment point for that part. DIAGNOSIS:
The owner shall not be charged for
diagnostic labor which leads to the de­
termination that a warranted part is de­
fective if the diagnostic work is per­
formed at an approved SEARS
servicing center. CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES: SEARS may be liable for
damages to other engine components
caused by the failure of a warranted
part still under warranty.
WHAT IS
NOT COVERED: All failures caused
by abuse, neglect, or improper mainte­
nance are not covered.
ADD-ON OR
MODIFIED PARTS: The use of add-wi
or modified peirts can be gnxinds for dis-
Edlowing a warranty clsum. SEARS is not
liable to cover failures of wamanted
parts caused by the use of add-on or
modified parts.
HOW TO FILE A
CLAIM: If you have any questions re­
garding your warranty rights and re­
sponsibilities, you should contact your
nearest authorized service center or
call SEARS at 1-800-473-7247.
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