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FEDERAL and/or CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT

YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

MTD Consumer Group Inc, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and, for those products certified for sale in the

state of California, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) are pleased to explain the emission (evaporative and/or exhaust) control

system (ECS) warranty on your outdoor 2006 and later small off-road spark-ignited engine and equipment (outdoor equipment

engine) In California, new outdoor equipment engines must be designed, built and equipped to meet the State’s stringent anti-smog

standards (in other states, 1997 and later model year equipment must be designed, built, and equipped to meet the U.S. EPA small

off-road, spark ignition engine regulations. MTD Consumer Group Inc must warrant the ECS on your outdoor equipment engine for

the period of time listed below provided there has been no abuse, neglect or improper maintenance of outdoor equipment engine.
Your ECS may include parts such as the carburetor, fuel-injection system, the ignition system, catalytic converter, fuel tanks, fuel lines,

fuel caps, valves, canisters, filters, vapor hoses, clamps, connectors, and other associated emission-related components.

Where a warrantable condition exists, MTD Consumer Group Inc will repair your outdoor equipment engine at no cost to you

including diagnosis, parts and labor.

MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY COVERAGE:

This emission control system is warranted for two years. If any emission-related part on your outdoor equipment engine is defective,

the part will be repaired or replaced by MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC.

OWNER’S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES:

As the outdoor equipment engine owner, you are responsible for performance of the required maintenance listed in your owner’s

manual. MTD Consumer Group Inc recommends that you retain all receipts covering maintenance on your outdoor equipment

engine, but MTD Consumer Group Inc cannot deny warranty solely for the lack of receipts.
As the outdoor equipment engine owner, you should however be aware that MTD Consumer Group Inc may deny you warranty

coverage if your outdoor equipment engine or a part has failed due to abuse, neglect, or improper maintenance or unapproved

modifications.

You are responsible for presenting your outdoor equipment engine to MTD Consumer Group Inc’s distribution center or service center

as soon as the problem exists. The warranty repairs should be completed in a reasonable amount of time, not to exceed 30 days. If

you have a question regarding your warranty coverage, you should contact the MTD Consumer Group Inc Service Department.

In the U.S.A.:

MTD LLC at P.O. Box 361131, Cleveland, Ohio 44136-0019, or call 1-800-800-7310 or 1-330-220-4683 or

log on to our Web site at www.mtdproducts.com.

In Canada:

MTD Products Limited, Kitchener, ON N2G 4J1, or call 1-800-668-1238 or log on to our Web site at www.mtdcanada.

com.

GENERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY COVERAGE:

MTD Consumer Group Inc warrants to the ultimate purchaser and each subsequent purchaser that the outdoor equipment engine is:

Designed, built and equipped so as to conform with all applicable regulations; and free from defects in materials and workmanship

that cause the failure of a warranted part to be identical in all material respects to that part as described in MTD Consumer Group Inc’s

application for certification.
The warranty period begins on the date the outdoor equipment engine is delivered to an ultimate purchaser or first placed into

service. The warranty period is two years.
Subject to certain conditions and exclusions as stated below, the warranty on emission-related parts is as follows:

Any warranted part that is not scheduled for replacement as required maintenance in the written instructions supplied, is war-

ranted for the warranty period stated above. If the part fails during the period of warranty coverage, the part will be repaired or

replaced by MTD Consumer Group Inc according to subsection (4) below. Any such part repaired or replaced under warranty will

be warranted for the remainder of the period.
Any warranted part that is scheduled only for regular inspection in the written instructions supplied is warranted for the warranty

period stated above. Any such part repaired or replaced under warranty will be warranted for the remaining warranty period.
Any warranted part that is scheduled for replacement as required maintenance in the written instructions supplied is warranted

for the period of time before the first scheduled replacement date for that part. If the part fails before the first scheduled replace-

ment, the part will be repaired or replaced by MTD Consumer Group Inc 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.
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.
Notwithstanding the provisions herein, warranty services or repairs will be provided at all of our distribution centers that are

franchised to service the subject engines or equipment.