Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 4178

  • Manufacturer: means any person, resident or nonresident, that manufactures or assembles new motor vehicles or imports for distribution through distributors of motor vehicles or any partnership, firm, association, joint venture, corporation, or trust, resident or nonresident, that is controlled by a manufacturer. See
  • Motor vehicle: means a passenger motor vehicle that is purchased, leased, or registered in the State of Vermont, and shall not include tractors, motorized highway building equipment, road-making appliances, snowmobiles, motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, or the living portion of recreation vehicles, or trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating over 12,000 pounds. See

§ 4178. Limitations

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as imposing any liability on a manufacturer‘s authorized dealers or creating a cause of action by a manufacturer against its authorized agents or dealers. It shall be a violation of chapter 108 of this title for a manufacturer to engage in reprisals or threats of reprisals, directly or indirectly, against any authorized dealer arising out of the dealer’s efforts to repair a motor vehicle under the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1983, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)