Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 50 — Consumer Product Warranties
§ 2303. Designation of written warranties
Statutory text
Full (statement of duration) or limited warranty
Any warrantor warranting a consumer product by means of a written warranty shall clearly and conspicuously designate such warranty in the following manner, unless exempted from doing so by the Commission pursuant to subsection (c) of this section:
If the written warranty meets the Federal minimum standards for warranty set forth in section 2304 of this title, then it shall be conspicuously designated a “full (statement of duration) warranty”.
If the written warranty does not meet the Federal minimum standards for warranty set forth in section 2304 of this title, then it shall be conspicuously designated a “limited warranty”.
Applicability of requirements, standards, etc., to representations or statements of customer satisfaction
This section and sections 2302 and 2304 of this title shall not apply to statements or representations which are similar to expressions of general policy concerning customer satisfaction and which are not subject to any specific limitations.
Exemptions by Commission
In addition to exercising the authority pertaining to disclosure granted in section 2302 of this title, the Commission may by rule determine when a written warranty does not have to be designated either “full (statement of duration)” or “limited” in accordance with this section.
Applicability to consumer products costing more than $10 and not designated as full warranties
The provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of this section apply only to warranties which pertain to consumer products actually costing the consumer more than $10 and which are not designated “full (statement of duration) warranties”.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act
Pub. L. 93–637 title I § 103 · 88 Stat. 2184
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 2303
(Pub. L. 93–637, title I, § 103, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2187.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 93–637, title I, § 103, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2187.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 103. designation of warranties (a) Any warrantor warranting a consumer product by 15 USC 2303. means of a written warranty shall clearly and conspicuously designate such warranty in the following manner, unless exempted from doing so by the Commission pursuant to subsection (c) of this section: (1) If the written warranty meets the Federal minimum “Full warranty.” standards for warranty set forth in section 104 of this Act, then it shall be conspicuously designated a “full (statement of duration) warranty”. (2) If the written warranty does not meet the Federal minimum “Limited warranty.” standards for warranty set forth in section 104 of this Act, then it shall be conspicuously designated a “limited warranty”. (b) Sections 102, 103, and 104 shall not apply to statements or representations which are similar to expressions of general policy concerning customer satisfaction and which are not subject to any specific limitations. (c) In addition to exercising the authority pertaining to disclosure granted in section 102 of this Act, the Commission may by rule determine when a written warranty does not have to be designated either “full (statement of duration)” or “limited” in accordance with this section. (d) The provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of this section apply only to warranties which pertain to consumer products actually costing the consumer more than $10 and which are not designated “full (statement of duration) warranties”.
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