2019 Iowa Code
Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 321 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD
Section 321.69A - Disclosure of repairs to new vehicles.
321.69A Disclosure of repairs to new vehicles.
1. a. A person licensed as a new motor vehicle dealer pursuant to chapter 322 shall not be required to disclose to a prospective or actual buyer or lessee of a new motor vehicle repairs of damage to or adjustments on or replacements of parts with new parts on the motor vehicle if all of the following are true:
(1) The repairs, adjustments, or replacements were made to achieve compliance with factory specifications.
(2) The actual cost of any labor or parts charged to or performed by the dealer for any such repairs, adjustments, or parts does not exceed four percent of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price.
(3) The dealer posts in a conspicuous place notice that repairs, adjustments, or replacements will be disclosed upon request.
(4) The dealer discloses any such repairs, adjustments, or replacements upon request.
b. The provisions of this section take precedence over and shall supersede section 714.16, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, unnumbered paragraph 4, and section 714H.4, subsection 2.
2. A person licensed as a new motor vehicle dealer pursuant to chapter 322 shall disclose in writing, at or before the time of sale or lease, to the buyer or lessee of a new motor vehicle that the vehicle has been subject to any repairs of damage to or adjustments on or replacements of parts with new parts if the actual cost of any labor or parts charged to or performed by the dealer for any such repairs, adjustments, or parts exceeds four percent of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. The written disclosure shall include the signature of the buyer or lessee and be in a form and in a format approved by the attorney general by rule. A dealer shall retain a copy of each written disclosure issued pursuant to this section for five years from the date of issuance.
3. As used in this section, “manufacturer’s suggested retail price” means the amount required to be disclosed by a dealer pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §1232(f)(4).
4. A violation of this section is an unlawful practice pursuant to section 714.16.
5. A violation of this section is a prohibited practice or act pursuant to section 714H.5.
2011 Acts, ch 90, §1; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §29, 30
