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MANUFACTURER’S DUTY TO REPAIR
If a new motor vehicle does not conform to the manufacturer’s, converter’s, or
distributor’s express warranty, then the ma
nufacturer, converter or distributor must
make the necessary repairs if:
1.
The consumer or the consumer’s agent reports the nonconformity to the
manufacturer, converter, or distributor, or
any of their agents or franchised dealers
during the term of the express warranty; or
2.
The terms of the
presumption
relating to the vehicle (see below) have been met.
The necessary repairs must be made rega
rdless of whether the applicable warranty
period has expired.
MANUFACTURER’S DUTY TO REPURCHASE OR REPLACE A VEHICLE
If the manufacturer, converter, or distributo
r is unable to conform the motor vehicle to
the applicable express warranty by repairing or correcting a nonconformity after a
reasonable number of attempts
, the manufacturer, converter, or distributor must either
replace or repurchase the motor vehicle.
REASONABLE NUMBER OF
REPAIR ATTEMPTS
The Texas lemon law establishes a
presumption
that a reasonable number of attempts
have been undertaken to conform a motor ve
hicle to the applicable express warranties
if:
1.
The same nonconformity continues to exist after being subject to repair four or more
times by the manufacturer, converter, or di
stributor, or any of their agents or
franchised dealers. Two of the repair atte
mpts must be made within 12 months or
12,000 miles, whichever occurs first, followi
ng the date of original delivery to a
consumer. The two other repair attempts mu
st be made within 12 months or 12,000
miles, whichever occurs first, immediately
following the date of the second repair
attempt;
