Louisiana § RS 51:1943 - Express warranties; time limit to conform
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§ RS 51:1943. Express warranties; time limit to conform
A.(1) It shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a motor vehicle to the applicable express warranties if the vehicle is out of service by reason of repair for a cumulative total of forty-five or more calendar days or the same nonconformity has been subject to repair four or more times by the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer within the warranty term or during a period of one year following the date of the original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer, whichever is the earlier date.
(2) If a manufacturer fails to respond to the consumer or to perform the repairs within the time periods described in this Subsection, such manufacturer shall be considered to have waived his rights to a final attempt to cure the nonconformity.
B. The term of an express warranty shall be extended by any period of time during which repair services are not available to the consumer because of war, invasion, strike, fire, flood, or natural disaster.
C. The provisions in Subsection A of this Section shall be suspended for any period of time during which repair services cannot be performed by the manufacturer, its agents, or authorized dealer because of war, invasion, strike, fire, flood, or natural disaster.
Acts 1984, No. 228, §1; Acts 1999, No. 933, §1; Acts 2008, No. 701, §1; Acts 2021, No. 220, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 51:1943 ("Express warranties; time limit to conform") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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