Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act

Bill: 114-s-900
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2015-04-13
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Lease and rental services

Motor vehicles

Product safety and quality

Retail and wholesale trades

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act</b></p> <p>Prohibits a dealer from selling or leasing a used passenger motor vehicle until a defect of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment or noncompliance with a federal motor vehicle safety standard has been remedied.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 900 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 13, 2015 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Markey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require auto dealers to fix outstanding safety recalls before selling or leasing a used passenger motor vehicle.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act . 2. Used passenger motor vehicle consumer protection Section 30120 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Limitation on Sale or Lease of Used Passenger Motor Vehicles (1) A dealer may not sell or lease a used passenger motor vehicle until any defect or noncompliance determined under section 30118 with respect to the vehicle has been remedied. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if— (A) the recall information regarding a used passenger motor vehicle was not accessible at the time of sale or lease using the means established by the Secretary under section 31301 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act ( 49 U.S.C. 30166 note); or (B) notification of the defect or noncompliance is required under section 30118(b), but enforcement of the order is set aside in a civil action to which 30121(d) applies. (3) Notwithstanding section 30102(a)(1), in this subsection— (A) the term dealer means a person that has sold at least 10 motor vehicles to 1 or more consumers during the most recent 12-month period; and (B) the term used passenger motor vehicle means a motor vehicle that has previously been purchased other than for resale. (4) By rule, the Secretary may exempt the auctioning of a used passenger motor vehicle from the requirements under paragraph (1) to the extent that the exemption does not harm public safety. . 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on that date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.