halw9000
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Anyone see this recent ruling/advisory from the FTC?
From the FTC Website:
"According to the Mag-Moss Warranty Act:
No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer’s using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name.
...
In other words, companies can’t void a consumer’s warranty or deny warranty coverage solely because the consumer uses a part made by someone else or gets someone not authorized by the company to perform service on the product.
There are only two exceptions: 1) if the company provides the article or service to consumers for free; or 2) if the company gets a waiver from the FTC. Under 15 U.S.C. § 2302(c), the FTC may grant a waiver only if the company proves that “the warranted product will function properly only if the article or service so identified is used in connection with the warranted product, and the waiver is in the public interest.” Companies may, however, disclaim warranty coverage for defects or damage caused by the use of unauthorized parts or service."
Now I am no lawyer, but this sounds like something that could impact us Jeep owners. Any thoughts?
A couple sources:
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2018/04/ftc-staff-sends-warranty-warnings
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/pre...panies-it-illegal-condition-warranty-coverage
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo...turns-out-feds-say-those-warnings-are-illegalhttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/pre...panies-it-illegal-condition-warranty-coverage
From the FTC Website:
"According to the Mag-Moss Warranty Act:
No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer’s using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name.
...
In other words, companies can’t void a consumer’s warranty or deny warranty coverage solely because the consumer uses a part made by someone else or gets someone not authorized by the company to perform service on the product.
There are only two exceptions: 1) if the company provides the article or service to consumers for free; or 2) if the company gets a waiver from the FTC. Under 15 U.S.C. § 2302(c), the FTC may grant a waiver only if the company proves that “the warranted product will function properly only if the article or service so identified is used in connection with the warranted product, and the waiver is in the public interest.” Companies may, however, disclaim warranty coverage for defects or damage caused by the use of unauthorized parts or service."
Now I am no lawyer, but this sounds like something that could impact us Jeep owners. Any thoughts?
A couple sources:
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2018/04/ftc-staff-sends-warranty-warnings
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/pre...panies-it-illegal-condition-warranty-coverage
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo...turns-out-feds-say-those-warnings-are-illegalhttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/pre...panies-it-illegal-condition-warranty-coverage
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