Section 40 Written Warranties

• Library: Motor Vehicle 2011

A remedy for a consumer who is damaged by the failure of a supplier, warrantor, or service contractor to comply with the obligations under a written warranty given with the purchase of a consumer product is provided by 15 U.S.C. § 2310(d)(1).

Consumers are required under the MMW Act to afford the seller a reasonable opportunity to cure before the consumer can sue for breach, unless the warrantor requires that a consumer first resort to some form of informal dispute resolution. Section 2310(e) (cross-referencing § 2310(a)(3))...