AUTOMOBILE WARRANTY AND REPAIR ACT. HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND FINANCE, JULY 10, 12, 24, 25; OCTOBER 4, AND 5, 1979

Testimony and additional articles, letters, and statements are presented from hearings on a bill to amend the Magnuson-Moss--Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act. This bill would extend the protection in the Act to owners of new passenger motor vehicles; it would require that any warranty provided by an automobile manufacturer must be a full warranty and would include provisions to make it easier for owners to obtain satisfaction if automobile defects are not properly and promptly repaired. Testimony was provided by manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle components, organizations representing automobile dealers, consumers and consumer organizations, and Federal and state government officials.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 96th Congress, 1st Session, H.R. 1005.
• Corporate Authors:

  United States Congress

  House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
  Washington, DC  United States  20510
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 724 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Consumers; Defects; Hearings; Repairing; Testimony; Warranty
• Uncontrolled Terms: Repairs; Warranties
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00369716
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: 96-115, HS-031 184
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM