Reporting a nonconformity under the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Currently the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty, commonly referred to as the "lemon law," provides remedies for a person who purchases or receives (consumer) a motor vehicle having a condition or defect that substantially impairs the use, value, or safety of the motor vehicle and that is covered by an express warranty (nonconformity). If a consumer reports a nonconformity to the manufacturer or the manufacturer's authorized dealer on a form prescribed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) for reporting a nonconformity, and if the consumer makes the motor vehicle available for repair before the warranty expires or within one year after first delivery of the vehicle to a consumer, whichever is sooner, the consumer is entitled to have the nonconformity repaired. If certain requirements are satisfied and the nonconformity is not repaired, the manufacturer must provide the consumer with a comparable new motor vehicle or a refund. The DOT form for reporting a nonconformity must require the consumer to provide specified information.

This bill eliminates the requirement that a consumer use a DOT form to report a nonconformity to a manufacturer under the lemon law.

Who's behind it

Jerry Petrowski, a Republican, is its author⁠.

1 more lawmaker signed on in support⁠.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

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