Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.34 – Manufacturer’s duty to repair; nonconformity
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.34
- Consumer: means :
(a) The purchaser, other than for purposes of a resale, of a new recreational vehicle normally used for personal, family, or household purposes and subject to a manufacturer's express warranty. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- Dealer: means a person who holds a license from the commission authorized by the manufacturer to service the items in a recreational vehicle warranted by the manufacturer, who is actively engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new recreational vehicles at retail, and who has an established place of business. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- Manufacturer: means any person, firm, association, corporation, or trust, resident or nonresident, who manufactures or assembles recreational vehicles or the chassis for recreational vehicles. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- New recreational vehicle: means a recreational vehicle, the legal title to which has never been transferred by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer to an ultimate purchaser. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1252
- Nonconformity: means any specific or generic defect or condition which substantially impairs the use, market value, or both of a new recreational vehicle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- recreational vehicle: includes a motor home, a travel trailer, a fifth-wheel travel trailer, a folding camper trailer, a slide-in truck camper, and a park model trailer. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- Vehicle: means any motor vehicle, specialty vehicle, or recreational product subject to regulation by this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1252
If a new recreational vehicle does not conform to the manufacturer‘s express warranty, and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, or any of its authorized recreational vehicle dealers, and makes the recreational vehicle available for repair before the expiration of the warranty, or not later than one year after the date of original delivery of the recreational vehicle to the consumer, the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer shall make repairs that are necessary to conform the vehicle to the manufacturer’s express warranty, notwithstanding the fact that the repairs are made after the expiration of the warranty term or the one-year period.
Acts 2021, No. 220, §1.