honda-automobiles gsv190 User Manual

Page of 16
12
Emission Control System Warranty
Your new Honda Power Equipment engine complies with both the U.S. EPA and State of 
California emission regulations. American Honda provides the same emission warranty 
coverage for engines sold in all 50 states.
Your Warranty Rights And Obligations:
California 
The California Air Resources Board and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. are pleased to 
explain the emission control system warranty on your Honda Power Equipment engine. In 
California, new utility and lawn and garden equipment engines must be designed, built and 
equipped to meet the State's stringent anti-smog standards.
Other States
In other areas of the United States your engine must be designed, built, and equipped to 
meet the U.S. EPA emission standards for spark-ignited engines at or below 19 kilowatts.
All States
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. must warrant the emission control system on your power 
equipment engine for the period of time listed below provided there has been no abuse, 
neglect or improper maintenance of your power equipment engine. Where a warrantable 
condition exists, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. will repair your power equipment engine 
at no cost to you including diagnosis, parts and labor.
Your emission control system may include such parts as the carburetor or fuel injection 
system, the ignition system, and catalytic converter. Also included may be hoses, 
connectors and other emission-related assemblies.
Manufacturer's Warranty Coverage: 
The 1995 and later power equipment engines are warranted for two years. If any emission-
related part on your engine is defective, the part will be repaired or replaced by American 
Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Owner's Warranty Responsibility: 
As the power equipment engine owner, you are responsible for the performance of the 
required maintenance listed in your owner's manual. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. 
recommends that you retain all receipts covering maintenance on your power equipment 
engine, but American Honda Motor Co., Inc. cannot deny warranty coverage solely for the 
lack of receipts or for your failure to ensure the performance of all scheduled maintenance.
As the power equipment engine owner, you should however be aware that American 
Honda Motor Co., Inc. may deny you warranty coverage if your power equipment engine or 
a part has failed due to abuse, neglect, improper maintenance, or unapproved 
modifications.
You are responsible for presenting your power equipment engine to a Honda Power 
Equipment dealer as soon as a problem exists. The warranty repairs should be completed 
in a reasonable amount of time, not to exceed 30 days.
If you have any questions regarding your warranty rights and responsibilities, you should 
write or call the Honda Power Equipment Customer Relations Department. Refer to 
page 13 for contact information.
Warranty Coverage: 
Honda power equipment engines manufactured after January 1, 1995 and sold in the State 
of California, and U.S. EPA certified engines manufactured on or after September 1, 1996 
and sold in all of the United States, are covered by this warranty for a period of two years 
from the date of delivery to the original retail purchaser. This warranty is transferable to 
each subsequent purchaser for the duration of the warranty period.
Warranty repairs will be made without charge for diagnosis, parts or labor. All defective 
parts replaced under this warranty become the property of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. 
A list of warranted parts is on the reverse side of this warranty statement. Normal 
maintenance items, such as spark plugs and filters, that are on the warranted parts list are 
warranted up to their required replacement interval only.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. is also liable for damages to other engine components 
caused by a failure of any warranted part during the warranty period. 
Only Honda approved replacement parts may be used in the performance of any warranty 
repairs and must be provided without charge to the owner. The use of replacement parts 
not equivalent to the original parts may impair the effectiveness of your engine emission 
control system. If such a replacement part is used in the repair or maintenance of your 
engine, and an authorized Honda dealer determines it is defective or causes a failure of a 
warranted part, your claim for repair of your engine may be denied. If the part in question is 
not related to the reason your engine requires repair, your claim will not be denied.
To Obtain Warranty Service: 
You must take your Honda Power Equipment engine or the product on which it is installed, 
along with your warranty registration card or other proof of original purchase date, at your 
expense, to any Honda Power Equipment dealer who is authorized by American Honda 
Motor Co., Inc. to sell and service that Honda product during his normal business hours. 
Claims for repair or adjustment found to be caused solely by defects in material or 
workmanship will not be denied because the engine was not properly maintained and 
used.
If you are unable to obtain warranty service, or are dissatisfied with the warranty service 
you receive, see To Obtain Warranty Service on page 11.
Exclusions: 
FAILURES OTHER THAN THOSE RESULTING FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR 
WORKMANSHIP ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY. THIS WARRANTY DOES 
NOT EXTEND TO EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS WHICH ARE 
AFFECTED OR DAMAGED BY OWNER ABUSE, NEGLECT, IMPROPER 
MAINTENANCE, MISUSE, MISFUELING, IMPROPER STORAGE, ACCIDENT AND/OR 
COLLISION, THE INCORPORATION OF, OR ANY USE OF, ANY ADD-ON OR MODIFIED 
PARTS, UNSUITABLE ATTACHMENTS, OR THE UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATION OF 
ANY PART.
THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER REPLACEMENT OF EXPENDABLE 
MAINTENANCE ITEMS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH REQUIRED MAINTENANCE 
SERVICES AFTER THE ITEM'S FIRST SCHEDULED REPLACEMENT AS LISTED IN 
THE MAINTENANCE SECTION OF THE PRODUCT OWNER'S MANUAL, SUCH AS: 
SPARK PLUGS AND FILTERS.
Disclaimer of Consequential Damage and Limitation of Implied Warranties: 
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR 
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUCH AS LOSS OF TIME OR THE USE 
OF THE POWER EQUIPMENT, OR ANY COMMERCIAL LOSS DUE TO THE FAILURE 
OF THE EQUIPMENT; AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED TO THE 
DURATION OF THIS WRITTEN WARRANTY. THIS WARRANTY IS APPLICABLE ONLY 
WHERE THE CALIFORNIA OR U.S. EPA EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY 
REGULATION IS IN EFFECT.
Emission Control System Warranty Parts:
SYSTEMS COVERED
BY THIS WARRANTY:
PARTS
DESCRIPTION:
Fuel Metering
Carburetor assembly, Fuel injection pump, 
Fuel injection nozzle, Fuel regulator
Exhaust
Catalyst
Air Induction
Air filter housing, Air filter element*, 
Crankcase breather tube
Ignition
Flywheel magneto, Ignition pulse generator, 
Ignition coil assembly, Ignition control 
module, Spark plug cap, Spark plug*
Miscellaneous Parts
Tubing, fittings, seals, gaskets, and clamps 
associated with these listed systems.
* Covered up to the first required replacement only.
See the Maintenance Schedule on page 5.