Ariens 946152, Manual

CARB/EPA 2012_Rev. A

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 CALIFORNIA AND EPA (UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY) 

EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT

YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

The CARB (California Air Resources Board), the EPA, and Ariens
Company are pleased to explain the evaporative emission
control system's warranty on your 2012 model year small
off-road equipment. In California, new equipment that uses
small off-road engines must be designed, built, and equipped
to meet the State's stringent anti-smog standards. Ariens
Company must warrant the evaporative emission control
system on your small off-road equipment for the period listed
below provided there has been no abuse, neglect or
improper maintenance of your equipment.
Your evaporative emission control system may include parts
such as: fuel tanks, fuel lines, fuel caps, valves, canisters, filters,
vapor hoses, clamps, connectors, and other associated
components. 

MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE:

This evaporative emission control system is warranted for two
years. If any evaporative emission-related part on your
equipment is defective, the part will be repaired or replaced
by Ariens Company.

OWNER'S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES:

As the small off-road equipment owner, you are
responsible for the per formance of the required
maintenance listed in your Owner's Manual. Ariens
Company recommends that you retain all receipts
covering maintenance on your small off-road equipment,
but Ariens Company cannot deny warranty solely for the
lack of receipts.
As the small off-road equipment owner, you should
however be aware that the Ariens Company may deny
you warranty coverage if your evaporative emission
control system part has failed due to abuse, neglect, or
improper maintenance or unapproved modifications.
You are responsible for presenting your small off-road
equipment to an authorized Ariens, Gravely, or Parker
service representative 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 Ariens Company Technical Service Center at
1-920-756-4688.

DEFECTS WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS:

(a.) The warranty period begins on the date the small off-road

equipment is delivered to an ultimate purchaser.

(b.)General Evaporative Emissions Warranty Coverage. Ariens

Company warrants to the ultimate purchaser and any
subsequent owner that the evaporative emission control
system when installed was:
(1.) Designed, built, and equipped so as to conform with

all applicable EPA and CARB regulations; and

(2.) Free from defects in materials and workmanship that

causes the failure of a warranted part for a period of
two years.

(c.) The warranty on evaporative emissions-related parts will

be interpreted as follows:
(1.) Any warranted part that is not scheduled for

replacement as required maintenance in the written
instructions must be warranted for the warranty
period defined in subsection (b)(2). If any such part
fails during the period of warranty coverage, it must be
repaired or replaced by the Ariens Company. Any such
part repaired or replaced under the warranty must be
warranted for a time not less than the remaining
warranty period.

(2.) Any warranted part that is scheduled only for regular

inspection in the written instructions must be
warranted for the warranty period defined in
subsection (b)(2). A statement in such written
instructions to the effect of "repair or replace as
necessary" will not reduce the period of warranty
coverage. Any such part repaired or replaced under
warranty must be warranted for a time not less than
the remaining warranty period.

(3.) Any warranted part that is scheduled for replacement

as required maintenance in the written instructions
must be warranted for the period of time prior to the
first scheduled replacement point for that part. If the
part fails prior to the first scheduled replacement, the
part must be repaired or replaced by the Ariens
Company. Any such part repaired or replaced under
warranty must be warranted for a time not less than
the remainder of the period prior to the first scheduled
replacement point for the part.

(4.) Repair or replacement of any warranted part under the

warranty provisions of this article must be performed
at no charge to the owner at an authorized Ariens,
Gravely, or Parker service representative.

(5.) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4)

above, warranty services or repairs must be provided
at authorized Ariens, Gravely, or Parker service
representatives that are franchised to service the
subject small off-road equipment.

(6.) The owner must not be charged for diagnostic labor

that leads to the determination that a warranted part
is in fact defective, provided that such diagnostic work
is performed at an authorized Ariens, Gravely, or Parker
service representative.

(7.) Throughout the evaporative emission control system's

warranty period set out in subsection (b)(2), the Ariens
Company must maintain a supply of warranted parts
sufficient to meet the expected demand for such parts.

(8.) Manufacturer-approved replacement parts must be

used in the performance of any warranty maintenance
or repairs and must be provided without charge to the
owner. Such use will not reduce the warranty
obligations of the manufacturer issuing the warranty.

(9.) The use of any add-on or modified parts will be

grounds for disallowing a warranty claim made in
accordance with this article. The manufacturer issuing
the warranty will not be liable under this Article to
warrant failures of warranted parts caused by the use
of an add-on or modified part.

EVAPORATIVE EMISSION WARRANTY PARTS LIST

The following parts are considered emission-related
components for evaporative emissions:

Fuel Tank, Fuel Cap and Tether
Fuel Line, Fuel Line Fittings, Clamps*
Pressure Relief Valves, Control Valves*
Control Solenoids*, Electronic Controls*
Vacuum Control Diaphragms*
Control Cables*, Control Linkages*
Purge Valves
Vapor Hoses, Liquid/Vapor Separator
Carbon Canister, Canister Mounting Brackets
Carburetor Purge Port Connector

* As related to the evaporative emission control system

DISCLAIMER

New equipment sold in the state of California that uses small
off-road engines must be exclusively certified and
appropriately labeled for sale in California. Some equipment
covered by this Owner's Manual my not be certified for sale in
California and the presence of the preceding CARB and EPA
Warranty Statement does not by its existence indicate which,
if any, of the equipment covered by this Owner's Manual may
be sold in California.
Some equipment covered by this Owner's Manual may have
been manufactured prior to certain affectivity dates requiring
the inclusion of evaporative emission control systems.
Therefore some equipment covered by this Owner's Manual
may not include the evaporative emission control systems
referred to in the preceding CARB and EPA Warranty
Statement.