HB190 Alabama 2017 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Motor vehicle dealers, new franchise act, recall repairs, payments for used vehicles of same make, payment to hold under Stop-Sale Order if parts not available, Sec. 8-20-7.1 added

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act regulates dealings between manufacturers and distributors or wholesalers of new motor vehicles and their dealers. Existing law governs warranty repairs required under a manufacturer's warranty, but does not cover recall repairs</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would specify provisions for the payment of new motor vehicle dealers for recall repairs, including costs associated with a recall when a vehicle is held in a dealer's used car inventory and parts are not reasonably available to perform a recall repair</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To add Section 8-20-7.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act, to specify the payment of recall repairs by manufacturers and distributors or wholesalers of new motor vehicles to their dealers. </p>

Subjects

Motor Vehicles