The warranty on emissions-related parts is as follows:

 

Look For Relevant Emissions Durability Period and Air

•

Any warranted part that is not scheduled for

 

Index Information On Your Small Off-Road Engine

 

replacement as required maintenance in the owner’s

 

Emissions Label

 

 

manual supplied, is warranted for the warranty period

 

Engines that are certified to meet the California Air

 

stated above. If any such part fails during the period of

Resources Board (CARB) small off-road Emissions Standard

 

warranty coverage, the part will be repaired or replaced

must display information regarding the Emissions Durability

 

by B&S at no charge to the owner. Any such part

 

Period and the Air Index. Briggs & Stratton makes this

 

repaired or replaced under the warranty will be

 

information available to the consumer on our emissions

 

warranted for the remaining warranty period.

 

labels. The engine emissions label will indicate certification

•

Any warranted part that is scheduled only for regular

 

information.

 

 

inspection in the owner’s manual supplied, is warranted

The Emissions Durability Period describes the number of

 

for the warranty period stated above. Any such part

 

hours of actual running time for which the engine is certified

 

repaired or replaced under warranty will be warranted

 

to be emissions compliant, assuming proper maintenance in

 

for the remaining warranty period.

 

 

accordance with the Operating & Maintenance Instructions.

•

Any warranted part that is scheduled for replacement as

 

The following categories are used:

 

required maintenance in the owner’s manual supplied, is

Moderate:

 

 

warranted for the period of time prior to the first

 

 

 

 

Engine is certified to be emissions compliant for 125 hours

 

scheduled replacement point for that part. If the part fails

 

of actual engine running time.

 

prior to the first scheduled replacement, the part will be

 

 

 

 

 

 

repaired or replaced by B&S at no charge to the owner.

 

Intermediate:

 

 

Any such part repaired or replaced under warranty will

 

Engine is certified to be emissio s compliant for 250 hours

 

be warranted for the remainder of the period prior to the

of actual engine run

i g time.

 

first scheduled replacement point for the part.

 

Extended:

 

•

Add on or modified parts that are not exempted by the

 

 

 

Air Resources Board may not be used. The use of any

 

Engine is cer f ed

be emissions compliant for 500 hours

 

non exempted add on or modified parts by the owner

 

of actual eng ne runn ng time.

 

will be grounds for disallowing a warranty claim. The

 

For example, a ypical walk-behind lawn mower is used 20 to

 

manufacturer will not be liable to warrant failures f

for

 

 

 

25 ho rs per year. Therefore, the Emissions Durability

 

warranted parts caused by the use of a n n exempted

 

Period of an engine with an intermediate rating would

 

add on or modified part.

 

 

 

eq ate to 10 to 12 years. Briggs & Stratton engines are

3.

Consequential Coverage

 

 

 

certified to meet the United States Environmental Protection

 

Coverage shall extend to the failure of any engine

 

Agency (USEPA) Phase 2 emissions standards. For Phase 2

 

 

certified engines, the Emissions Compliance Period referred

 

 

 

Not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

components caused by the failure of any warranted

 

to on the Emissions Compliance label indicates the number

 

emissions parts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of operating hours for which the engine has been shown to

4.

Claims and Coverage Exclusions

 

 

 

 

 

 

meet Federal emissions requirements.

 

Warranty claims shall be filed according to the

 

For engines less than 225 cc displacement.

 

provisions of the B&S engine warranty policy. Warranty

Category C = 125 hours

 

coverage does not apply to failures of emissions parts

 

Category B = 250 hours

 

 

Reproduction

 

that are not original equipment B&S parts or to parts

 

Category A = 500 hours

that fail due to abuse, neglect, or improper maintenance

as set forth in the B&S engine warranty policy. B&S is

For engines of 225 cc or more displacement. Category C = 250 hours

not liable for warranty coverage of failures of emissions

parts caused by the use of add-on or modified parts.

Category B = 500 hours Category A = 1000 hours

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