A. If a manufacturer, a distributor or the federal government issues a stop sale order or do not drive order on a used motor vehicle that is part of a franchise motor vehicle dealer’s inventory, the manufacturer or distributor upon availability shall immediately provide to the dealer the part or equipment needed to make the vehicle comply with the motor vehicle standards or to correct the defect.

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B. If a remedy or part necessary to repair a used motor vehicle subject to a stop sale order or do not drive order is not available within thirty days of the issuance of the order, upon request of a franchise motor vehicle dealer, the manufacturer shall compensate its franchise motor vehicle dealer for each affected used motor vehicle of the same line-make as new vehicles that the dealer is authorized to sell or service in the dealer’s inventory at a prorated rate of at least one percent of the value of the used motor vehicle per month, commencing on the thirtieth day after the order was issued and ending on the earlier of the date that a remedy or all parts necessary to repair or service the affected used motor vehicle are made available to the dealer or the dealer sells, trades or otherwise disposes of the affected used motor vehicle. Alternatively, a manufacturer may compensate a motor vehicle dealer under a recall compensation program if the motor vehicle dealer agrees to be compensated under the program. A manufacturer is not required to compensate a motor vehicle dealer for more than the total value of the used motor vehicle.

C. Compensation provided to a franchise motor vehicle dealer under Subsection B of this section is exclusive and shall not be combined with any other recall compensation remedy under state or federal law.

D. For the purposes of this section, a used motor vehicle is part of the franchise motor vehicle dealer’s inventory if the used motor vehicle is held for sale and in the possession of the dealer on the date the do not drive order or stop sale order is issued or if the dealer obtains the used motor vehicle as a result of trade-in pursuant to the purchase of a new or used motor vehicle or a lease return contract after the date that the order is issued but before the remedy and all parts necessary to repair the used motor vehicle are made available to the dealer. The manufacturer may establish the method by which a dealer demonstrates that an affected motor vehicle is part of the dealer’s inventory. The method may not be unreasonable, be unduly burdensome or require the dealer to provide information to the manufacturer that is not necessary to validate payment.