Wisconsin § 100.205 - Motor vehicle rustproofing warranties.

§ 100.205. Motor vehicle rustproofing warranties.

100.205(1) (1) In this section: 100.205(1)(a) (a) “Advertisement” means any oral, written, printed or graphic statement, claim or representation concerning rustproofing which is made in connection with the solicitation or sale of rustproofing. 100.205(1)(b) (b) “Retail customer” means the person for whom rustproofing is ultimately intended. 100.205(1)(c) (c) “Rustproofing” means the application of materials and processes intended or represented to prevent or control rusting or corrosion of a motor vehicle as defined in s. 340.01 (35) . 100.205(1)(d) (d) “Seller” means any person who sells rustproofing to a retail customer, including a person who sells a motor vehicle which has rustproofing listed as an element of the total selling price, whether or not ordered by the retail customer. 100.205(1)(e) (e) “Warranted party” means the retail customer or another person to whom warranty rights have been assigned or transferred under the warranty. 100.205(1)(f) (f) “Warrantor” means any person who gives or offers to give a warranty. 100.205(1)(g) (g) “Warranty” means any written representation, made to a retail customer, which asserts that the rustproofing will meet a specified level of performance or duration or establishes conditions under which the warrantor will compensate the retail customer or rectify any failure to meet the specified level of performance or duration. 100.205(2) (2) All rustproofing warranties shall be in writing and contain the following provisions: 100.205(2)(a) (a) The duration of the warranty. 100.205(2)(b) (b) Clear identification of all warrantors and their addresses, the name and address of the person to whom warranty claims are to be made and the place where inspection of the warranted motor vehicle is to be made. 100.205(2)(c) (c) Each condition limiting the warranted party’s rights under the warranty. 100.205(2)(d) (d) The name and address of the insurer of the warranty in the event of the warrantor’s insolvency or bankruptcy. 100.205(3) (3) No rustproofing warranty may contain: 100.205(3)(a) (a) A limit on the number of claims which can be made under the warranty. 100.205(3)(b) (b) A warrantor’s option of returning the purchase price in lieu of other remedies under the warranty. 100.205(3)(c) (c) A limit on the liability of the warrantor for any reason relating to misapplication of the rustproofing product. 100.205(3)(d) (d) An invalidation of the warranty on failure of the retail customer or the seller to register the warranty with the warrantor, if the retail customer or the seller has documentary proof that the rustproofing was paid for. 100.205(3)(e) (e) An exclusion of warranty coverage for manufacturer defects unless the part of the motor vehicle excluded and the basis for exclusion is specified in the warranty. 100.205(3)(f) (f) A limit on the transferability of a warranty during the specified term of the warranty. 100.205(4) (4) Nothing in this section prevents a warrantor from designating a representative to perform duties under the warranty or relieves a warrantor of his or her responsibilities to a warranted party. A representative designated to perform duties under a warranty is not a warrantor unless he or she gives or offers to give a warranty. 100.205(5) (5) 100.205(5)(a) (a) No person may make any warranty advertisement which is untrue, deceptive or misleading as provided in s.