Section 43205 Of Article 2. Manufacturers And Dealers From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
43205
. (a) Commencing with the 1990 model-year, the manufacturer of
each light-duty and medium-duty motor vehicle and motor vehicle
engine shall warrant to the ultimate purchaser and each subsequent
purchaser that the motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine meets all of
the following requirements:
(1) Is designed, built, and equipped so as to conform with the
applicable emissions standards specified in this part.
(2) Is free from defects in materials and workmanship which cause
the motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine to fail to conform with
applicable requirements specified in this part for three years or
50,000 miles, whichever first occurs.
(3) Will, for a period of three years or 50,000 miles, whichever
first occurs, pass a test established under Section 44012, but that
the warranty shall not apply if the manufacturer demonstrates that
the failure of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine to pass the
test was directly caused by the abuse, neglect, or improper
maintenance or repair of the vehicle or engine.
(4) Is free from defects in materials and workmanship in emission
related parts which, at the time of certification by the state board,
are estimated by the manufacturer to cost individually more than
three hundred dollars ($300) to replace, for a period of seven years
or 70,000 miles, whichever first occurs.
(b) The state board shall, by regulation, periodically revise the
three hundred dollar ($300) replacement cost level specified in
paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) in accordance with the consumer
price index, as published by the United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
(c) For purposes of this section and Sections 43204 and 43205.5, a
motorcycle is not a light-duty vehicle.