S. 1835 · 117th Congress
Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act
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2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill prohibits a dealer from selling, leasing, or loaning a used motor vehicle until a defect of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment or noncompliance with a federal motor vehicle safety standard has been remedied, with specified exceptions.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 26, 2021
Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act
This bill prohibits a dealer from selling, leasing, or loaning a used motor vehicle until a defect of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment or noncompliance with a federal motor vehicle safety standard has been remedied, with specified exceptions.
The prohibition does not apply if
- the recall information regarding the used vehicle was not available at the time of sale or lease and was not on the manufacturer's website;
- notification of the defect or noncompliance is required, but enforcement of an order to notify of and remedy the defect or noncompliance is set aside in a civil action on a motion for change of venue;
- the used vehicle is sold at wholesale; or
- the used vehicle is a junk automobile with all required information reported to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System.
If a vehicle manufacturer fails to provide the dealer with a remedy for a used vehicle's safety defect within 60 days, the manufacture must pay the dealer an amount that is not less than one percent of the fair-market value of the vehicle per month. The total payment amount may not exceed the fair-market value of the vehicle.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act
Latest action (May 26, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 26, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.