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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273›TITLE 1.7. CONSUMER WARRANTIES 1790-1797.96›CHAPTER 1.5. Motor Vehicle Warranty Adjustment Programs 1795.90-1795.93

§ 1795.91

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Dealers shall have the following duties:

(a) A dealer shall provide notice to prospective purchasers and lessees that provides information on how to get copies of service bulletins. Nothing in this notice shall be construed as an admission by the dealer or manufacturer of the existence or nonexistence of a vehicle defect.

The notice shall be deemed sufficient if posted in the showroom or other area conspicuous to motor vehicle purchasers and written in the following form:

FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES MANUFACTURERS TO FURNISH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (N.H.T.S.A.) WITH BULLETINS DESCRIBING ANY DEFECTS IN THEIR VEHICLES.

YOU MAY OBTAIN COPIES OF THESE BULLETINS, FOR A FEE, FROM EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING:

THE MANUFACTURER (ASK YOUR DEALER FOR THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER)

N.H.T.S.A.—TECHNICAL REFERENCE DIVISION 400 SEVENTH STREET, S.W. ROOM 5110 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 202-366-2768

IN ADDITION, CERTAIN CONSUMER PUBLICATIONS PUBLISH THESE BULLETINS AND SOME COMPANIES WILL SEND THEM TO YOU, FOR A FEE.

(b) A dealer shall disclose to a consumer seeking repairs for a particular condition at its repair shop, the principal terms and conditions of the manufacturer’s adjustment program covering the condition if the dealer has received a service bulletin concerning the adjustment program.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 814, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)

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