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The California Air Resources Board and Yamaha Motor
Corporation, U.S.A. are pleased to explain the emission
control system warranty on your 1995 or later utility
equipment engine. In California, new utility and lawn and
garden 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 utility
equipment engine for the periods of time listed below
provided there has been no abuse, neglect or improper
maintenance of your utility equipment 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 utility equipment engine at no cost to you including
diagnosis, parts and labor.
MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY COVERAGE
The 1995 and later utility engines are warranted for two
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 utility equipment 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 utility equipment 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 utility equipment engine owner, you should
also be aware that Yamaha may deny you warranty
coverage if your utility equipment engine or a part has
failed due to abuse, neglect, improper maintenance or
unapproved modifications.
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You are responsible for presenting you utility
equipment 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 1995 and later model year utility
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 utility
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 utility
equipment 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)
Air/fuel ratio feedback and control system
2.
Air Induction system
Controlled hot air intake system
Intake manifold
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 particulate emissions
YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A.
UTILITY EQUIPMENT ENGINES
CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Effective Date 1/1/95
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