Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 36, September 7, 2024
Section 126.431 - Warranty and recall(a) A manufacturer of new motor vehicles subject to the Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles Program requirements of this subchapter which are sold, leased, offered for sale or lease, titled or registered in this Commonwealth, shall warrant to the owner that each vehicle will comply over its period of warranty coverage with the requirements of Title 13 CCR, Division 3, Chapter 1, §§ 2035-2038, 2040 and 2041.(b) Each motor vehicle manufacturer shall, upon a written request, submit to the Department failure of emission-related components reports, as defined in Title 13 CCR, Division 3, Chapter 2, for motor vehicles subject to the Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles Program in compliance with the procedures in Title 13 CCR, Division 3, Chapter 2. For purposes of compliance with this subsection, a manufacturer may submit copies of the reports submitted to CARB.(c) For motor vehicles subject to the Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles Program, any voluntary or influenced emission-related recall campaign initiated by any motor vehicle manufacturer under Title 13 CCR, Division 3, Chapter 2, shall extend to all motor vehicles sold, leased, offered for sale or lease, titled or registered in this Commonwealth that would be subject to the recall campaign if sold, leased, offered for sale or lease or registered as a new motor vehicle in California, unless within 30 days of CARB approval of the recall campaign, the manufacturer demonstrates, in writing, to the Department's satisfaction that the recall campaign is not applicable to vehicles sold, leased, offered for sale or lease, titled or registered in this Commonwealth.(d) For motor vehicles subject to the Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles Program, any order issued by or enforcement action taken by CARB to correct noncompliance with any provision of Title 13 CCR, which results in the recall of any vehicle pursuant to Title 13 CCR, Division 3, Chapter 2, shall be deemed to apply to all motor vehicles sold, leased, offered for sale or lease, titled or registered in this Commonwealth that would be subject to the order or enforcement action if sold, leased, offered for sale or lease or registered as a new motor vehicle in California, unless within 30 days of issuance of the CARB action, the manufacturer demonstrates, in writing, to the Department's satisfaction that the action is not applicable to vehicles sold, leased, offered for sale or lease, titled or registered in this Commonwealth.The provisions of this §126.431 amended December 8, 2006, effective 12/9/2006, 36 Pa.B. 7424.