Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 8-20A-4 (2026)

Resale of Returned Motor Vehicle.

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If a motor vehicle has been returned to the manufacturer under the provisions of this chapter or a similar statute of another state, whether as the result of a legal action or as the result of an informal dispute settlement proceeding, it may not be resold in this state unless:

(1) The manufacturer discloses in writing to the subsequent purchaser the fact that the motor vehicle was returned under the provisions of this chapter and the nature of the nonconformity to the vehicle warranty.

(2) The manufacturer returns the title of the motor vehicle to the Alabama Department of Revenue advising of the return of the motor vehicle under provisions of this chapter with an application for title in the name of the manufacturer. The Department of Revenue shall brand the title issued to the manufacturer and all subsequent titles to the motor vehicle with the following statement:

THIS VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE IT DID NOT CONFORM TO ITS WARRANTY.

(Acts 1990, No. 90-479, p. 701, §4.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1998–1998 · leading case: Carter v. Chrysler Corp., 743 So. 2d 456 (Ala. Civ. App. 1998).

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Carter v. Chrysler Corp., 743 So. 2d 456 (Ala. Civ. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “We note that the record reveals that Chrysler did have a duty to disclose the fact of its repurchase under the Lemon Law by branding the title pursuant to § 8-20A-4, Ala.Code 1975. [2] That statute's requirement of branding the title is designed to afford notice of the…”

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