Briggs & Stratton 380700, 381700 Briggs & Stratton Emission Control Defects Warranty Coverage

Briggs & Stratton Corporation (B&S), the California Air Resources Board (CARB)

and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)

Emission Control System Warranty Statement (Owner’s Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations)

EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY COVERAGE IS APPLICABLE	TO CERTIFIED MODEL YEAR 1997 AND LATER ENGINES
TO CERTIFIED ENGINES PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA IN 1995	WHICH ARE PURCHASED AND USED ELSEWHERE IN THE
AND THEREAFTER, WHICH ARE USED IN CALIFORNIA, AND	UNITED STATES.
California and United States Emission Control Defects Warranty Statement
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), U.S. EPA and B&S are	the periods of time listed below, provided there has been no abuse, ne-
pleased to explain the Emission Control System Warranty on your	glect or improper maintenance of your small off-road engine.
model year 2000 and later small off-road engine (SORE). In California,	Your emission control system includes parts such as the carburetor,
new small off-road engines must be designed, built and equipped to	air cleaner, ignition system, muffler and catalytic converter. Also in-
meet the State’s stringent anti-smog standards. Elsewhere in the	cluded may be connectors and other emission related assemblies.
United States, new non-road, spark-ignition engines certified for model	Where a warrantable condition exists, B&S will repair your small off-
year 1997 and later, must meet similar standards set forth by the U.S.
	road engine at no cost to you including diagnosis, parts and labor.
EPA. B&S must warrant the emission control system on your engine for
Briggs & Stratton Emission Control Defects Warranty Coverage
Small off-road engines are warranted relative to emission control	below. If any covered part on your engine is defective, the part will be
parts defects for a period of two years, subject to provisions set forth	repaired or replaced by B&S.
Owner’s Warranty Responsibilities
As the small off-road engine owner, you are responsible for the per-	You are responsible for presenting your small off-road engine to an
formance of the required maintenance listed in your Operating and	Authorized B&S Service Dealer as soon as a problem exists. The
Maintenance Instructions. B&S recommends that you retain all your	undisputed warranty repairs should be completed in a reasonable
receipts covering maintenance on your small off-road engine, but	amount of time, not to exceed 30 days.
B&S cannot deny warranty solely for the lack of receipts or for your	If you have any questions regarding your warranty rights and re-
failure to ensure the performance of all scheduled maintenance.	sponsibilities, you should contact a B&S Service Representative at
As the small off-road engine owner, you should however be aware	1-414-259-5262.
that B&S may deny you warranty coverage if your small off-road en-	The emission warranty is a defects warranty. Defects are judged on
gine or a part has failed due to abuse, neglect, improper mainte-	normal engine performance. The warranty is not related to an in-use
nance or unapproved modifications.	emission test.

Briggs & Stratton Emission Control Defects Warranty Provisions

The following are specific provisions relative to your Emission Control Defects Warranty Coverage. It is in addition to the B&S engine warranty for non-regulated engines found in the Operating and Maintenance Instructions.

1.	Warranted Parts			3.	No Charge
	Coverage under this warranty extends only to the parts listed be-				Repair or replacement of any Warranted Part will be performed
	low (the emission control systems parts) to the extent these				at no charge to the owner, including diagnostic labor which leads
	parts were present on the engine purchased.				to the determination that a Warranted Part is defective, if the
	a.	Fuel Metering System			diagnostic work is performed at an Authorized B&S Service
					Dealer. For emissions warranty service contact your nearest Au-
		•	Cold start enrichment system
					thorized B&S Service Dealer as listed in the “Yellow Pages” un-
		•	Carburetor and internal parts		der “Engines, Gasoline,” “Gasoline Engines,” “Lawn Mowers,”
		•	Fuel Pump		or similar category.
	b.	Air Induction System		4. Claims and Coverage Exclusions
					Warranty claims shall be filed in accordance with the provisions
		•	Air cleaner
					of the B&S Engine Warranty Policy. Warranty coverage shall be
		•	Intake manifold
					excluded for failures of Warranted Parts which are not original
	c.	Ignition System			B&S parts or because of abuse, neglect or improper mainte-
		•	Spark plug(s)		nance as set forth in the B&S Engine Warranty Policy. B&S is not
					liable to cover failures of Warranted Parts caused by the use of
		•	Magneto ignition system
					add-on, non-original, or modified parts.
	d.	Catalyst System		5.	Maintenance
		•	Catalytic converter		Any Warranted Part which is not scheduled for replacement as re-
		•	Exhaust manifold		quired maintenance or which is scheduled only for regular inspec-
					tion to the effect of “repair or replace as necessary” shall be war-
		•	Air injection system or pulse valve
					ranted as to defects for the warranty period. Any Warranted Part
	e.	Miscellaneous Items Used in Above Systems			which is scheduled for replacement as required maintenance
		•	Vacuum, temperature, position, time sensitive valves		shall be warranted as to defects only for the period of time up to
					the first scheduled replacement for that part. Any replacement
			and switches
					part that is equivalent in performance and durability may be used
		•	Connectors and assemblies
					in the performance of any maintenance or repairs. The owner is
2.	Length of Coverage				responsible for the performance of all required maintenance, as
	B&S warrants to the initial owner and each subsequent purchaser				defined in the B&S Operating and Maintenance Instructions.
				6.	Consequential Coverage
	that the Warranted Parts shall be free from defects in materials
	and workmanship which caused the failure of the Warranted				Coverage hereunder shall extend to the failure of any engine
	Parts for a period of two years from the date the engine is deliv-				components caused by the failure of any Warranted Part still un-
	ered to a retail purchaser.				der warranty.

In the USA and Canada, a 24 hour hot line, 1-800-233-3723,has a menu of pre-recorded messages offering you engine maintenance information.

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