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CUSTOMER SER VICE INFORMA TION
Servicing dealership personnel a re trained professionals. They sho uld
be able to answer any question you may have. If you encounter a
problem that your dealer does not solve to your satisfaction, please
discuss it with the de alership's manage ment. The Service Manager ,
General Manager , or Owner can help. Almost all problems are solved
in this way .
If you are dissatisfie d with the decision mad e by the dealership' s
management, contact the Honda Regional En gine Distributor for yo ur
area. Y ou can find their name, address, and pho ne number using the
dealer/distributor locator on our website at www .e ngines.honda.com
If you are still dissatisfied after speaking with the Regional Engine
Distributor , you may contact the Honda Office as shown below .
<Honda’s O ffice>
When you write or ca ll, please provide this information:
• Equipment manufacturer ’s name and model number that the
engine is mounted on
• Engine model, serial number , and type (see page 9)
• Name of dealer who sold the engine to you
• Name, address, and contact person of the dealer who services
your engine
• Date of purchase
• Y our name , address and telephone number
• A detailed description of the problem
United St ates, Puerto Rico, and U.S. V irgin Islands:
American Honda Mo tor Co., Inc.
Power Equipment Division
Customer Relations Dept.
4900 Marconi Drive
Alpharetta, GA 30005-8847
Or telephone: (770) 497-64 00, 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. ET
Canada:
Honda Cana da, Inc.
180 Honda Blvd, Markham, ON L6C 0H9
or visit: www .honda.ca
T elephone: (888) 9 HONDA9 T oll free
(888) 946-6329
Facsimile: (877) 939 -0909 T oll free
DISTRIBUTOR’S W ARRANTIES
The applicable warranty is the warranty policy in effect in the country
where the warranty service is provided.
Distributor ’ s Limited Warran ty
United States, Puerto Ric o, or the U.S. Virgin Islands
This warranty is limited to Honda gene ral purpose engines distri buted by American Honda
Motor Co., Inc., Power Equipment Division, 4900 Marconi Dr, Alphar etta, GA 30005.
The following warrant y applies to engines pu rchased at retail or placed into re ntal service
on or after Ja nuary 1, 2009.
(1)
Private Residential: Used in mainta ining owner’s primary and/or secondary residence.
Any other use, including but not limited to informal “for hire” use, is considered
commercial/renta l/institutional.
(2)
Honda GS general purpose engines are not covered by this war ranty when install ed on
concession type vehicles.
T o Qualify fo r this Warranty:
The Honda general purpose engine must be purchased from a Honda general purpose
engine dealer or distributor authorized to sell that prod uct in the United St ates, Puerto
Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. This limited warranty ap plies to first retail purch aser and
each subsequent owner during t he applicable warranty time period.
What American Honda Will Repair or Replace Under Warranty:
American Honda will repair or replace, at it s option, any part that is proven to be defective
in material or workmanship under normal use during the app licable warranty time period.
Wa rranty repairs and replacement s will be made without charge for part s or labor .
Anything replaced under warranty becomes the pro perty of American Honda Motor
Company , Inc. All p arts replaced under warranty will be considered as part of the original
product and any warranty on those par ts will expire coincident with the original product
warranty .
T o Obta in Warranty Service:
Y ou must t ake your Honda general purpose engine, or the equipment in which it is
installed, toget her with proof of original retail purchase date, at your expense, to a Honda
engine dealer authorize d to sell that product in the Unite d S tates, Puerto Rico, or the U.S.
Virgin Isl ands, during their normal business hours . T o locate a dealer near yo u, visit our
web site at http://engin es.honda.com and click on FIND A DEALER.
If you are unable to obtai n warranty service, or are dissatisfi ed with the warranty service
you receive, take the fol lowing steps: First contact the owner of the dealership involved.
Normally this should resolve the problem. However , if you should require further
assistance, write or call the Power Equip ment Customer Relations Dep artment of
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. listed in the adjacen t column.
Exclusions :
This engine warranty does not include the following :
1. Any damage or deteriorat ion resulting from the following :
- Neglect of the periodic maintena nce as specified in the engine owner’s manual
- Improper repair or main tenance
- Operating methods ot her than those indicated in the engine owner’s manual
- Damage caused by the product on which the engine is inst alled
- Damage caused by conversion to, or use of, fuel other tha n the fuel(s) that the
engine was originally manu factured to use, as set for th in the engine owner’s man-
ual and/or warranty bo oklet
- The use of non-genuine Honda p a rts and accessories, othe r than those approved
by Honda (other than recommended lub ricants and fluids) (does not apply to the
emissions warranty unless non -genuine part used is not comparable to Honda p art
and was ca use of t he failure )
- Exposure of the product to soot and smoke, chemical agent s, bird droppings, sea
water , sea breeze, salt or other environment al phenomena
- Collision, fuel contaminat ion or deterioration, neglect, unauthorized altera tion, or
misuse
- Natural wear and tear (natura l fading of p ainted or plated su rfaces, sheet peelin g
and other natural deter ioration)
2. Consumable part s: Honda does not warrant p arts deterioration due to normal wear
and tear . The part s listed below are not covered by warranty (unless they are
needed as a part of anot her warranty repair):
- S park plug, fuel filter , air cleaner element, clutch disc, recoil starter rope
- Lubricant: oil and grease
3. Cleaning, adjustment, and normal periodic mainten ance work (carburetor cle aning
and engine oil d raining).
4. Use of the Honda general purpose engine f or racing or competition.
5. Any engine that is p art of a product that has ever been declared a tota l loss or sold
for salvage by a financial institution or insurer .
Disclaimer of Consequen tial Damage and Limitation of Implied
W arranties:
American Honda disclaims any responsibility for loss of time or use of t he engine, or the
equipment in which the engine is inst alled, transportation, commercial loss, or any other
incidental or consequen tial damage. Any implied warranties are limited to the duration of
this written limited warranty . Some st ates do not allow limitations on how long an implied
warranty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion or limitat ion of incidental or conseq uential
damages, so the above exclusions and limit ations may not apply to you.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and yo u may also have other rights, which
vary from state to state
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PRODUCTS COVERED BY
THIS W ARRANTY :
LENGTH OF W ARRANTY :
(FROM DA TE OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE)
PRIV A TE/
RESIDENTIAL
(1)
COMMERCIAL/RENT AL/
INSTITUTIONAL
GS Series Engines 24 months
3 months
(2)