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42 U.S.C. 7541: Compliance by vehicles and engines in actual use

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-604. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 7511a, 42 U.S.C. 7521, 42 U.S.C. 7522, 42 U.S.C. 7525, 42 U.S.C. 7543.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (3).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–109 redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively, and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "Upon the sale of each new light-duty motor vehicle by a dealer, the dealer shall furnish to the purchaser a certificate that such motor vehicle conforms t… Law text · (h)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–549, §209(4), inserted at end "In the case of vehicles and engines manufactured in the model year 1995 and thereafter such warranty shall require that the vehicle or engine is free from any such defects for the warranty period provided under subsection (i)." · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §209(1), (2), substituted "the warranty period (as determined under subsection (i))" for "useful life (as determined under section 7521(d) of this title)" in introductory provisions and par. (2)(B), and struck out closing provisions which read as follows: "For purposes… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §210, added pars. (4) to (6). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §230(9), substituted "the last sentence of subsection (a)(3))" for "the last three sentences of subsection (a)(1)". · (g)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §209(3), added subsec. (i). · (i)

    1977

    • Pub. L. 95–190, §14(a)(70), designated provisions contained in cl. (3) of subsec. (a), formerly set out as containing cls. (1), (2), and (3), to be par. (3) of subsec. (a) after the amendment by Pub. L. 95–95, §209(b), which designated provisions of former subsec. (a) as par. (1) and f… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §205, added cl. (3). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §209(a), (c), inserted provisions to par. (2) that no warranty be held invalid on the basis of any part used in the maintenance or repair of a vehicle or engine if the part was certified as provided in subsec. (a)(2) of this section, and, following par. (2), inserted pro… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §208, designated existing provisions as subpars. (A) and (C), added requirement for the bold face printing of a required notice on the first page of the written maintenance instructions in subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 95–190, §14(a)(71), redesignated subsec. (f) as added by Pub. L. 95–95, §212, as (h). · (f)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §210, added subsec. (g). · (g)
    • Pub. L. 95–190, §14(a)(71), redesignated subsec. (f) as added by Pub. L. 95–95, §212, as (h). · (h)
    • Pub. L. 95–190, §14(a)(72), substituted "determined under" for "determined and". · (h)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.