protect-your-warranty.pdf

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SPECIAL REPORT

How to Protect

Your Car

Warranty

Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act - federal law

governs consumer product warranties

According to the Report of the House of Representatives which

accompanied the law, the Magnuson-Moss act was enacted by Congress in

response to the widespread misuse by merchants of express warranties

and disclaimers. The legislative history indicates that the purpose of

the Act is to make warranties on consumer products more readily

understood and enforceable and to provide the Federal Trade Commission

with means to better protect consumers.

The statute is remedial in nature and is intended to protect consumers

from deceptive warranty practices. Consumer products are not required

to have warranties, but if one is given, it must comply with the

Magnuson-Moss Act .

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Want to know more? Below are some useful references:

• The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the

"Businessperson's Guide to Federal Warranty Law"

: www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/warranty.htm

• Wikipedia has it in less complicated

English: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson-Moss_Warranty_Act

• It goes like this:

US Code >>> TITLE 15 "COMMERCE AND TRADE" >>> CHAPTER 50 "CONSUMER

PRODUCT WARRANTIES"

And then we're specifically interested in Sections 2301-2312:

www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode15/usc_sup_01_15_10_50.html

• The complete text of Chapter 50 is given below. The most

important paragraph is highlighted.

• What is the exact paragraph or paragraphs stating that you can

safely retain your warranty when installing a water-to-energy

device (such as Water4Gas or similar) that does not modify the

car and does not damage it? Here's what my research has found:

According to section 2302(c), see page

11 below, of the "Magnuson Moss

Warranty Act" reproduced here in full,

auto makers/dealers cannot legally void

the warranty on your vehicle due to

installation or addition of any

aftermarket component or system -

unless they can prove to the FEDERAL

Trade Commission that the aftermarket

part has caused or contributed to the

failure in the vehicle!

• Let's examine real life examples: you want to add the latest GPS

system to a 6-weeks old car. Or the latest stereo. Or new seat

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covers. Or whatever. Nobody can deny it from you just because you

drive a not-too-old car.

You see, if you got your vehicle brand new, or leased, or got the

dealer's warranty for a "previously owned vehicle" of any kind -

these arrangements are aimed TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS, not to halt

your progress. Why should you be punished to wait until you have

an "old" car just to own a GPS that didn't come built-in?

• If federal warranty protection is denied to you by any car dealer

or manufacturer, you may contact the FTC at (202) 326-3128 or

www.ftc.gov

• Are you outside the USA? Please check your local rules and let us

know - it is very interesting to know what happens in this regard

around the world. Print this report and give it to your local

lawyer and community leaders.

• We feel that this is a major issue for all owners/leasers of

newer car - and of general public interest, so please comment on

the above data, and let us know of any information we might have

overlooked. You'll find contact info at www.Water4Gas.com

US CODE (Federal Law)

TITLE 15 - CHAPTER 50

"CONSUMER PRODUCT WARRANTIES"

Sec.

2301. Definitions.

2302. Rules governing contents of warranties.

(a) Full and conspicuous disclosure of terms and

conditions; additional requirements for

contents.

(b) Availability of terms to consumer; manner and

form for presentation and display of

information; duration; extension of period for

written warranty or service contract.

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implied warranty; waiver by Commission.

(d) Incorporation by reference of detailed

substantive warranty provisions.

(e) Applicability to consumer products costing more

than $5.

2303. Designation of written warranties.

(a) Full (statement of duration) or limited

warranty.

(b) Applicability of requirements, standards, etc.,

to representations or statements of customer

satisfaction.

(d) Applicability to consumer products costing more

than $10 and not designated as full

warranties.

2304. Federal minimum standards for warranties.

(a) Remedies under written warranty; duration of

implied warranty; exclusion or limitation on

consequential damages for breach of written or

implied warranty; election of refund or

replacement.

(b) Duties and conditions imposed on consumer by

warrantor.

(d) Remedy without charge.

(e) Incorporation of standards to products

designated with full warranty for purposes of

judicial actions.

2305. Full and limited warranting of a consumer product.

2306. Service contracts; rules for full, clear and

conspicuous disclosure of terms and conditions;

addition to or in lieu of written warranty.

2307. Designation of representatives by warrantor to perform

duties under written or implied warranty.

2308. Implied warranties.

(a) Restrictions on disclaimers or modifications.

(b) Limitation on duration.

limitations.

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2309. Procedures applicable to promulgation of rules by

Commission.

(a) Oral presentation.

(b) Warranties and warranty practices involved in

sale of used motor vehicles.

2310. Remedies in consumer disputes.

(a) Informal dispute settlement procedures;

establishment; rules setting forth minimum

requirements; effect of compliance by

warrantor; review of informal procedures or

implementation by Commission; application to

existing informal procedures.

(b) Prohibited acts.

Commission for deceptive warranty,

noncompliance with requirements, or violating

prohibitions; procedures; definitions.

(d) Civil action by consumer for damages, etc.;

jurisdiction; recovery of costs and expenses;

cognizable claims.

(e) Class actions; conditions; procedures

applicable.

(f) Warrantors subject to enforcement of remedies.

2311. Applicability to other laws.

(a) Federal Trade Commission Act and Federal Seed

Act.

(b) Rights, remedies, and liabilities.

(d) Other Federal warranty laws.

2312. Effective dates.

(a) Effective date of chapter.

(b) Effective date of section 2302(a).

-End-

-CITE-

15 USC Sec. 2301

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