§15-901.
A. As used in this act:
- 1. "Consumer" means the purchaser, other than for purposes of
resale, of a motor vehicle, any person to whom such motor vehicle is
transferred during the duration of an express warranty applicable to
such motor vehicle, and any other person entitled by the terms of
such warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty; and
- 2."Motor vehicle" means any motor-driven vehicle required to be
registered under the Motor Vehicle License and Registration Act,
Sections 22 et seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, excluding
vehicles above ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight and
the living facilities of motor homes.
B. For the purposes of this act, if a new motor vehicle does not
conform to all applicable express warranties, and the consumer reports
the nonconformity, directly in writing, to the manufacturer, its agent
or its authorized dealer during the term of such express warranties or
during the period of one (1) year following the date of original
delivery of the motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever is the earlier
date, the manufacturer, its agent or its authorized dealer shall make
such repairs as are necessary to conform the vehicle to such express
warranties, notwithstanding the fact that such repairs are made after
the expiration of such term or such one-year period.
C. If the manufacturer, or its agents or authorized dealers are
unable to conform the motor vehicle to any applicable express warranty
by repairing or correcting any defect or condition which substantially
impairs the use and value of the motor vehicle to the consumer after a
reasonable number of attempts, the manufacturer shall replace the
motor vehicle with a new motor vehicle or accept return of the vehicle
from the consumer and refund to the consumer the full purchase price
including all taxes, license, registration fees and all similar
governmental fees, excluding interest, less a reasonable allowance for
the consumer's use of the vehicle. Refunds shall be made to the
consumer, and lienholder if any, as their interests may appear. A
reasonable allowance for use shall be that amount directly
attributable to use by the consumer prior to his first written report
of the nonconformity to the manufacturer, agent or dealer and during
any subsequent period when the vehicle is not out of service by reason
of repair. It shall be an affirmative defense to any claim under this
act (1) that an alleged nonconformity does not substantially impair
such use and value or (2) that a nonconformity is the result of abuse,
neglect or unauthorized modifications or alterations of a motor
vehicle. In no event shall the presumption described in this
subsection apply against a manufacturer unless the manufacturer has
received prior direct written notification from or on behalf of the
consumer and has had an opportunity to cure the defect alleged.
D. It shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have
been undertaken to conform a motor vehicle to the applicable express
warranties, if (1) the same nonconformity has been subject to repair
four or more times by the manufacturer or its agents or authorized
dealers within the express warranty term or during the period of one
(1) year following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle
to a consumer, whichever is the earlier date, but such nonconformity
continues to exist or (2) the vehicle is out of service by reason of
repair for a cumulative total of forty-five (45) or more calendar days
during such term or during such period, whichever is the earlier date.
The term of an express warranty, such one-year period and such
forty-five-day period shall be extended by any period of time during
which repair services are not available to the consumer because of a
war, invasion, strike or fire, flood or other natural disaster.
E. Nothing in this act shall in any way limit the rights or
remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other
law.
F. If a manufacturer has established an informal dispute settlement
procedure which complies in all respects with the provisions of Title
16, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 703, as from time to time
amended, the provisions of subsection C of this section concerning
refunds or replacement shall not apply to any consumer who has not
first resorted to such procedure.