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WARRANTY
YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
SMALL OFF ROAD ENGINES
CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
The California Air Resources Board and Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
are pleased to explain the emission control system warranty on your 2013
Small Off Road Engine (SORE). In California, new SORE engines must
be designed, built and equipped to meet the State’s stringent anti-smog
standards. Yamaha must warrant the emission control system on your
SORE engine for the periods of time listed below provided there has been
no abuse, neglect or improper maintenance of your SORE engine.
Your emission control system may include parts such as the carburetor
or fuel-injection system, the ignition system, and catalytic converter. Also
included may be hoses, belts, connectors and other emission-related
assemblies.
Where a warrantable condition exists, Yamaha will repair your SORE engine
at no cost to you including diagnosis, parts and labor.
MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY COVERAGE
The 2013 SORE engines are warranted for three years. If any emissions-
related part on your engine is defective, the part will be repaired or replaced
by Yamaha.
OWNER’S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES
As the SORE engine owner, you are responsible for the performance of
the required maintenance listed in your operator’s manual. Yamaha recom-
mends that you retain all receipts covering maintenance on your SORE
engine, but Yamaha cannot deny warranty solely for the lack of receipts or
for your failure to ensure the performance of all scheduled maintenance.
As the SORE engine owner, you should however be aware that Yamaha
may deny you warranty coverage if your SORE engine or a part has failed
due to abuse, neglect, improper maintenance or unapproved modifications.
You are responsible for presenting your SORE engine to a Yamaha dealer
as soon as a problem exists. The warranty repairs should be completed
in a reasonable time, not to exceed 30 days.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA warrants to the ultimate purchaser and
each subsequent purchaser thereafter that each new SORE engine certified
for sale and registered in California are:
1. Designed, built, and equipped so as to conform, at the time of sale,
with all applicable regulations adopted by the California Air Resources
Board, and
2. All warranted parts are free from defects in material and workmanship
for the warranty period of the SORE engine or the period prior to the
first scheduled replacement point of the warranted part as required by
the maintenance schedule, if applicable, whichever is less. A defect
exists when a deficiency in material or workmanship is such that an
emission-related warranted part does not function as designed.
The warranty period begins on the date that the SORE engine is delivered
to an ultimate purchaser or on the date it is first placed in service.
WARRANTED PARTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Fuel Metering System
Carburetor and internal parts (or fuel injection system)
Air/fuel ratio feedback and control system
Cold start enrichment system
2. Air Induction system
Controlled hot air intake system
Intake manifold
Air filter
3. Ignition System
Spark plugs*
Magneto or electronic ignition system
Spark advance/retard system
4. Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) System
EGR valve body, and carburetor spacer if applicable
EGR rate feedback and control system
5. Air Injection System
Air pump or pulse valve
Valves affecting distribution of flow
Distribution manifold
6. Catalyst or Thermal Reactor System
Catalytic converter
Thermal reactor
Exhaust manifold
7. Particulate Controls
Traps, filters, precipitators, and any other device used to capture par-
ticulate emissions
8. Miscellaneous Items Used in Above Systems
Vacuum, temperature, and time sensitive valves and switches
Electronic controls
Hoses, belts, connectors, and assemblies
9. Engine components damaged due to a failure under warranty or a war-
ranted part
*The original spark plug(s) are warranted for the period of replacement
indicated in the Operator’s Manual and not the useful life of the SORE
engine (see your Operator’s Manual).
DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS WARRANTY
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA will repair or replace any warranted part
deemed defective by Yamaha during the scope of the warranty without
charge to the owner, including parts, labor, and diagnosis. This work must
be done at an authorized Yamaha dealer. Give notice to an authorized
Yamaha dealer of any apparent defect(s) within a reasonable period of time
after discovery. The SORE engine must be made available for inspection
by an authorized Yamaha dealer.
OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY:
The owner of the SORE engine is responsible for the performance of required
maintenance (see your Operator’s Manual). Receipts and maintenance
records covering the performance of regular maintenance should be retained
in the event questions arise concerning maintenance. The receipts should
be transferred to each subsequent owner of this SORE engine.
The emission control systems of your Yamaha SORE engine were designed,
built, tested, and certified as being in conformity with California emission
control regulations using genuine Yamaha parts. Accordingly, it is recom-
mended that any replacement part(s) used for maintenance, replacement,
or repair of emission control systems be Yamaha parts. The owner may
elect to have maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emission control
devices and systems performed by any repair establishment or individual,
and may elect to use parts other than Yamaha parts for such maintenance,
replacement, or repair without invalidating this warranty. However, the cost
of such service or parts will not be covered under the warranty.
EXCLUSIONS:
No warranty coverage will be allowed if the part(s) failure was
caused by owner/operator abuse, neglect, tampering, improper adjustment
unless performed by a dealer during warranty repair work, modification,
misuse, alteration, or improper maintenance (see your Operator’s Manual).
Use of parts which are not qualitatively equivalent to genuine Yamaha parts,
improper service, or lack of required maintenance which causes failure of
a warranted part may constitute abuse and/or improper service, thereby
invalidating warranty liability hereunder.
This warranty does not cover damage resulting from accidents, acts of
nature, or other events or occurrences beyond the control of Yamaha.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA expressly disclaims responsibility for any
and all consequential damages, such as loss of time, inconvenience, loss
or use of the SORE engine, or commercial loss.
YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
Post Office Box 6555
Cypress, California 90630
[email protected]
1-866-788-7398 (USA Citizen)
