- 5 - damage from airborne fallout, chemicals, tree sap, salt, road hazards, hail, windstorms, lightning, floods, and other acts of God. In the warranties for all model years, coverage is excluded for any vehicle which has an altered odometer reading. In addition to the express contractual provisions of petitioner’s written warranties, petitioner is obligated to comply with certain implied warranty provisions mandated by Federal and State statutes. The statutes applicable include the Magnuson-Moss Federal Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. secs. 2301-2312 (1994), the Clean Air Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. secs. 7521(d), 7541(a) (1994), the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. sec 41 (1994), and the Uniform Commercial Code (as adopted by various States) and State “lemon laws”. State “lemon laws” typically provide that if the manufacturer cannot fix the defective part to conform to the express warranty after a “reasonable number of attempts”, and the nonconformity “substantially impairs” the vehicle’s value or use, the manufacturer must replace the vehicle or refund the purchase price. Petitioner enters into written agreements with its dealers requiring them to correct conditions covered by petitioner's warranties. In order to obtain reimbursement from petitioner, the agreements require the dealers to submit claims after repairs. Petitioner reimburses the dealers for providing warranty service, provided that the dealers performed and recorded the services as outlined in petitioner's Warranty PolicyPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next
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