This section sets notice and repair deadlines for recreational vehicle express warranty claims and extends warranty timing during certain disruptions.
§1270.35. Express warranties; time limit to conform A.(1) It shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a recreational vehicle to the applicable express warranty if the vehicle is out of service by reason of repair for a cumulative total of ninety or more calendar days, or the same nonconformity has been subject to repair four or more times by the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer, within the warranty term, or not later than one year from the date of original delivery of the new recreational vehicle to the consumer. (2)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the consumer shall provide written notification of the need to repair the nonconformity to the manufacturer and the commission, and either of the following: (i) Evidence of a cumulative total of at least ninety days of the recreational vehicle being out of service within the warranty term. (ii) Evidence that the same nonconformity has been subject to repair four or more times by the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer, within the warranty term, or not later than a period of one year from the date of original delivery of the new recreational vehicle to the consumer. (b) The manufacturer shall respond to the consumer not later than ten business days after receipt of the consumer's written notification of a nonconformity as to when and where the recreational vehicle may be delivered for a final repair attempt. The repair facility shall be one that is authorized by the manufacturer to perform the necessary warranty work. (c) The repair facility shall have ten business days from the date of delivery of the recreational vehicle to the facility to complete repairs using replacement parts and thirty calendar days from the date of delivery of the recreational vehicle to the facility to complete structural repairs to conform the recreational vehicle to the applicable warranty. The time periods provided in this Paragraph may be extended only if the consumer authorizes the extension in writing. (3) If a manufacturer fails to respond to the consumer or to perform the repairs within the time periods provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the manufacturer shall be considered to have waived his rights to a final attempt to cure the nonconformity. B. The duration of an express warranty shall be extended by any period of time during which repair services are not available to the consumer because of war, pandemic, invasion, strike, fire, flood, or natural disaster. C. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall be suspended for any period of time during which repair services cannot be performed by the manufacturer, its agents, or authorized dealer, because of war, pandemic, invasion, strike, fire, flood, or natural disaster. Acts 2021, No. 220, §1.