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YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A.
SMALL OFF ROAD ENGINES
CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
The California Air Resources Board and Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. are pleased to explain the
emission control system warranty on your 2008 and later Small Off Road Engine (SORE). In California,
new SORE engines must be designed, built and equipped to meet the State’s stringent anti-smog stan-
dards. 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 igni-
tion 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 2008 and later 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
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As the SORE engine owner, you are responsible for the performance of the required maintenance
listed in your owner’s manual. Yamaha recommends 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.
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As the SORE engine owner, you should however be aware that Yamaha may deny you warranty cov-
erage if your SORE engine or a part has failed due to abuse, neglect, improper maintenance or unap-
proved modifications.
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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.
If you have any questions regarding your warranty rights and responsibilities, you should contact the
Yamaha Customer Relations Department at 1-800-962-7926.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. 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 defi-
ciency 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.
The warranty on emissions-related parts will be interpreted as follows:
(1) Any warranted part that is not scheduled for replacement as required maintenance in the written
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