42 U.S.C. § 7541
Compliance by vehicles and engines in actual use
table a—intermediate in-use standards ldts up to 6,000 lbs. gvwr and light-duty vehicles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle type | NMHC | CO | NOx |
Light-duty vehicles | 0.32 | 3.4 | 0.4* |
LDT’s (0–3,750 LVW) | 0.32 | 5.2 | 0.4* |
LDT’s (3,751–5,750 LVW) | 0.41 | 6.7 | 0.7* |
Table B—Intermediate In-Use Standards LDTs More Than 6,000 Lbs. GVWR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle type | NMHC | CO | NOx |
LDTs (3,751–5,750 lbs. TW) | 0.40 | 5.5 | 0.88* |
LDTs (over 5,750 lbs. TW) | 0.49 | 6.2 | 1.38* |
LDTs up to 6,000 Lbs. GVWR and Light-Duty Vehicle Schedule for Implementation of Final In-Use Standards | |
|---|---|
Model year | Percent |
1996 | 40 |
1997 | 80 |
1998 | 100 |
LDTs of More Than 6,000 Lbs. GVWR Implementation Schedule for Implementation of Final In-Use Standards | |
|---|---|
Model year | Percent |
1998 | 50 |
1999 | 100 |
Any cost obligation of any dealer incurred as a result of any requirement imposed by subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall be borne by the manufacturer. The transfer of any such cost obligation from a manufacturer to any dealer through franchise or other agreement is prohibited.
If a manufacturer includes in any advertisement a statement respecting the cost or value of emission control devices or systems, such manufacturer shall set forth in such statement the cost or value attributed to such devices or systems by the Secretary of Labor (through the Bureau of Labor Statistics). The Secretary of Labor, and his representatives, shall have the same access for this purpose to the books, documents, papers, and records of a manufacturer as the Comptroller General has to those of a recipient of assistance for purposes of section 7611 of this title.
Any inspection of a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle engine for purposes of subsection (c)(1), after its sale to the ultimate purchaser, shall be made only if the owner of such vehicle or engine voluntarily permits such inspection to be made, except as may be provided by any State or local inspection program.
For the purposes of this section, the owner of any motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine warranted under this section is responsible in the proper maintenance of such vehicle or engine to replace and to maintain, at his expense at any service establishment or facility of his choosing, such items as spark plugs, points, condensers, and any other part, item, or device related to emission control (but not designed for emission control under the terms of the last sentence of subsection (a)(3))),3
For purposes of subsection (a)(1) and subsection (b) of this section, the warranty period, effective with respect to new light-duty trucks and new light-duty vehicles and engines, manufactured in the model year 1995 and thereafter, shall be the first 2 years or 24,000 miles of use (whichever first occurs), except as provided in paragraph (2). For purposes of subsection (a)(1) and subsection (b), for other vehicles and engines the warranty period shall be the period established by the Administrator by regulation (promulgated prior to
Subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(2) shall apply only where the Administrator has made a determination that the instructions concerned conform to the requirements of subsection (c)(3).
Section was formerly classified to section 1857f–5a of this title.
A prior section 207 of act
2014—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 113–109 redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively, and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “Upon the sale of each new light-duty motor vehicle by a dealer, the dealer shall furnish to the purchaser a certificate that such motor vehicle conforms to the applicable regulations under section 7521 of this title, including notice of the purchaser’s rights under paragraph (2).”
1990—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–549, § 209(4), inserted at end “In the case of vehicles and engines manufactured in the model year 1995 and thereafter such warranty shall require that the vehicle or engine is free from any such defects for the warranty period provided under subsection (i).”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–549, § 209(1), (2), substituted “the warranty period (as determined under subsection (i))” for “useful life (as determined under section 7521(d) of this title)” in introductory provisions and par. (2)(B), and struck out closing provisions which read as follows: “For purposes of the warranty under this subsection, for the period after twenty-four months or twenty-four thousand miles (whichever first occurs) the term ‘emission control device or system’ means a catalytic converter, thermal reactor, or other component installed on or in a vehicle for the sole or primary purpose of reducing vehicle emissions. Such term shall not include those vehicle components which were in general use prior to model year 1968.”
Subsec. (c)(4) to (6). Pub. L. 101–549, § 210, added pars. (4) to (6).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101–549, § 230(9), substituted “the last sentence of subsection (a)(3))” for “the last three sentences of subsection (a)(1)”.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 101–549, § 209(3), added subsec. (i).
1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–190, § 14(a)(70), designated provisions contained in cl. (3) of subsec. (a), formerly set out as containing cls. (1), (2), and (3), to be par. (3) of subsec. (a) after the amendment by Pub. L. 95–95, § 209(b), which designated provisions of former subsec. (a) as par. (1) and former cls. (1) and (2) as (A) and (B) of par. (1) and added a new par. (2).
Pub. L. 95–95, § 205, added cl. (3).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–95, § 209(a), (c), inserted provisions to par. (2) that no warranty be held invalid on the basis of any part used in the maintenance or repair of a vehicle or engine if the part was certified as provided in subsec. (a)(2) of this section, and, following par. (2), inserted provisions defining “emission control device or system”.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 95–95, § 208, designated existing provisions as subpars. (A) and (C), added requirement for the bold face printing of a required notice on the first page of the written maintenance instructions in subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 95–190, § 14(a)(71), redesignated subsec. (f) as added by Pub. L. 95–95, § 212, as (h).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 95–95, § 210, added subsec. (g).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 95–190, § 14(a)(71), redesignated subsec. (f) as added by Pub. L. 95–95, § 212, as (h).
Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 95–190, § 14(a)(72), substituted “determined under” for “determined and”.
Pub. L. 101–549, title II, § 209,
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–95 effective
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