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§ 55-29-103. Recall database report.

TN Code § 55-29-103 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) A motor vehicle dealer shall not sell at retail a used motor vehicle until the motor vehicle dealer has obtained a recall database report for the used motor vehicle. The recall database report shall not be older than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the sale of the used motor vehicle. This chapter does not apply to any wholesale transfers of a motor vehicle between dealers licensed in this state, motor vehicle dealers similarly licensed in other states, automobile auctions, and manufacturers.

(b) If a recall database report obtained by a motor vehicle dealer indicates that a used motor vehicle is subject to a do-not-drive recall or a stop-sale order, the dealer shall not sell the used motor vehicle at retail until the do-not-drive or stop-sale recall repair has been made.

(c)

(1) If a recall database report obtained by a dealer indicates that a used motor vehicle is subject to a manufacturer's safety recall other than a used motor vehicle subject to a do-not-drive or stop-sale order that has not been repaired, the dealer shall not sell the used motor vehicle at retail unless the dealer makes the recall repair or both of the following are satisfied:

(A) The dealer discloses the manufacturer's safety recall by providing a copy of the recall database report to the consumer prior to the sale of the used motor vehicle; and

(B) The consumer signs a disclosure acknowledging that the used motor vehicle has a manufacturer's safety recall that has not been repaired.

(2) To comply with subdivision (c)(1)(B), a recall database report that indicates the used motor vehicle is subject to a manufacturer's safety recall and the recall repair has not been made shall be disclosed to the consumer in a document that is signed by the consumer and is separate from the conditional sales contract or other motor vehicle purchase agreement.

(3) The recall database disclosure form required by subdivision (c)(2) shall be provided to the consumer as a separate document, be labeled at the top of the first page with the word “RECALL” in boldface and no smaller than twenty-eight (28) point font size, and contain the following:

(4) Compliance with this section shall not be waived by any consumer.

(5) The execution or signing of a Disclosure of Recall Information form by a purchaser of a used motor vehicle and the executed form itself shall not be admitted as evidence in any products liability case against the manufacturer.

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§ 55-29-103. Recall database report.