Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 179 - Written Disclosure Notice Required on the Resale of Motor Vehicles Replaced or Refunded by the Manufacturer › Section 42-179-7 - Form and content of disclosure

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person who
			 accepts the return of a motor vehicle from a consumer for replacement or refund
			 due to a nonconformity or defect, whether as a result of an administrative or
			 judicial determination, an arbitration proceeding or a voluntary settlement,
			 shall notify the commissioner of motor vehicles in writing within twenty (20)
			 days of taking title, possession or custody of such vehicle, by submitting to
			 the commissioner a copy of the "disclosure statement" as specified in Section
			 42-179-8.
			 Such copy shall be submitted by certified or registered mail and addressed to
			 the Dealers and Repairers Division, Department of Motor Vehicles, 60 State
			 Street, Wethersfield, CT 06161. No person shall sell or lease, transfer, or
			 authorize for sale or lease, including sale at an automobile auction within
			 this state, any vehicle covered by this subsection until the required notice
			 has been submitted to the commissioner.
(b) Any person to whom a motor vehicle is
			 returned for replacement or refund due to a nonconformity or defect in
			 accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall affix "disclosure
			 statement" as specified in subsection (a) of Section
			 42-179-8 to
			 the lower corner of the windshield furthest removed from the driver in a
			 location readily visible from the exterior of such vehicle. A "disclosure
			 statement" shall also be included in any contract for sale or lease of such
			 motor vehicle by such person as specified in subsection (c) of Section
			 42-179-8.
(c) No "disclosure statement" shall be
			 removed from a motor vehicle except upon written approval by the commissioner
			 of motor vehicles after receipt by the commissioner of an engineering
			 inspection report certifying in writing that the defect(s) or condition(s) or
			 combination of both which resulted in the replacement of or refund for such
			 vehicle has been corrected or repaired. The engineering inspection report shall
			 be prepared and signed by and any repairs, tests or procedures on such vehicle
			 shall be performed under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer
			 having expertise in the technical area(s) of the defect(s) and/or condition(s).
			 The engineering inspection report shall contain at a minimum the following
			 information:
(1) The vehicle identification
			 number (VIN), the make, the model, the model year and the prior title number
			 including state of issue of the motor vehicle;
(2) A listing of the defect(s) or
			 condition(s) under which the vehicle was repurchased or replaced;
(3) The complete diagnostic procedures
			 performed on the motor vehicle to analyze, repair or correct such defect(s) or
			 condition(s) and the results of such procedures;
(4) A listing of all parts replaced,
			 adjusted, or repaired or in any way modified in conjunction with such repair or
			 correction, including a copy of any documents relating to such repair or
			 correction; and,
(5) A statement of
			 the jurisdiction in which the engineer who prepared the engineering report is
			 licensed, his license number, and his qualifications including experience,
			 education and training in the technical area(s) that is the subject of the
			 report.