As used in this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) The term “dealer” has the same meaning as in Section 285.
(b) (1) A “manufacturer’s recall” is a recall conducted pursuant to Sections 30118 to 30120, inclusive, of Title 49 of the United States Code.
(2) A manufacturer’s recall does not include a service campaign or emission recall when the vehicle manufacturer or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has not issued a recall notice to owners of affected vehicles, pursuant to Section 30118 of Title 49 of the United States Code.
(c) A “recall database” is a database from which an individual may obtain vehicle identification number (VIN) specific manufacturer’s recall information relevant to a specific vehicle.
(1) For a vehicle manufacturer that is not subject to the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 31301 of the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Public Law 112-141), a recall database is one of the following:
(A) The recall data on a vehicle manufacturer’s Internet Web site for a specific vehicle’s line-make.
(B) The recall data in a vehicle manufacturer’s internal system that provides information to its franchisees on vehicles subject to recall.
(C) The recall data in subparagraph (A) or (B) that is contained in a commercially available vehicle history system.
(2) For a vehicle manufacturer that is subject to the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 31301 of the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Public Law 112-141), a recall database shall include, at a minimum, the recall information required pursuant to Section 573.15 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(d) A “recall database report” is a report, specific to a vehicle that is identified by its VIN, containing information obtained from a recall database.
(e) A “rental car company” is a person or entity in the business of renting passenger vehicles to the public in California.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 682, Sec. 4. (AB 287) Effective January 1, 2017.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018