Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.39 – A.(1) Upon the sale or transfer of title by a manufacturer, its agent, or any dealer of any secondhand recreational vehicle, previously returned to a manufacturer for nonconformity t
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.39
- Commission: means the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- Dealer: means a person who holds a license from the commission authorized by the manufacturer to service the items in a recreational vehicle warranted by the manufacturer, who is actively engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new recreational vehicles at retail, and who has an established place of business. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- Manufacturer: means any person, firm, association, corporation, or trust, resident or nonresident, who manufactures or assembles recreational vehicles or the chassis for recreational vehicles. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- Nonconformity: means any specific or generic defect or condition which substantially impairs the use, market value, or both of a new recreational vehicle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- recreational vehicle: includes a motor home, a travel trailer, a fifth-wheel travel trailer, a folding camper trailer, a slide-in truck camper, and a park model trailer. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- Vehicle: means any motor vehicle, specialty vehicle, or recreational product subject to regulation by this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1252
A.(1) Upon the sale or transfer of title by a manufacturer, its agent, or any dealer of any secondhand recreational vehicle, previously returned to a manufacturer for nonconformity to its warranty pursuant to the requirements of this Part, the manufacturer shall execute an instrument in writing on a form prescribed by the commission setting forth the following information in ten point, all capital type, and deliver to the buyer:
“IMPORTANT: THIS RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER BECAUSE IT DID NOT CONFORM TO ITS WARRANTY AND THE DEFECT OR CONDITION WAS NOT FIXED WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LOUISIANA LAW.”
(2) Notice that a recreational vehicle was returned to the manufacturer because it did not conform to its warranty shall also be conspicuously printed on the recreational vehicle’s certificate of title.
B. The failure of a manufacturer to deliver the instrument required by this Section shall constitute a violation of this Part and is punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each violation.
Acts 2021, No. 220, §1.