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§ 2234. Nonconformities

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 73 P.S. Trade and Commerce

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 73 P.S. Trade and Commerce (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 39. Motorized Wheelchair Warranty Act
73 P.S. § 2234
§ 2234. Nonconformities
(a) General rule.--If a new motorized wheelchair does not conform to an applicable express warranty and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, the motorized wheelchair lessor or any of the manufacturer's authorized motorized wheelchair dealers and makes the motorized wheelchair available for repair before one year after first delivery of the motorized wheelchair to a consumer, the nonconformity shall be repaired.
(b) Duties of manufacturer.--If, after a reasonable attempt to repair, the nonconformity is not repaired, the manufacturer shall carry out the requirements of one of the following:
(1) At the direction of a “consumer” as defined in section 2(1), (2) or (3),1 do one of the following:
(i) Accept return of the motorized wheelchair and replace the motorized wheelchair with a comparable new motorized wheelchair and refund any collateral costs.
(ii) Accept return of the motorized wheelchair and refund to the consumer and to any holder of a perfected security interest in the consumer's motorized wheelchair, as their interest may appear, the full purchase price plus any finance charge, amount paid by the consumer at the point of sale and collateral costs, less a reasonable allowance for use. Under this subparagraph, a reasonable allowance for use may not exceed the amount obtained by multiplying the full purchase price of the motorized wheelchair by a fraction, the denominator of which is 1,825 and the numerator of which is the number of days that the motorized wheelchair was driven before the consumer first reported the nonconformity to the motorized wheelchair dealer.
(2) With respect to a “consumer” as defined in section 2(4), accept return of the motorized wheelchair, refund to the motorized wheelchair lessor and to any holder of a perfected security interest in the motorized wheelchair, as their interest may appear, the current value of the written lease and refund to the consumer the amount that the consumer paid under the written lease plus any collateral costs, less a reasonable allowance for use.
(c) Lease provisions.--
(1) The current value of the written lease equals the total amount for which that lease obligates the consumer during the period of the lease remaining after its early termination, plus the motorized wheelchair dealer's early termination costs and the value of the motorized wheelchair at the lease expiration date, less the motorized wheelchair lessor's early termination savings.
(2) A reasonable allowance for use may not exceed the amount obtained by multiplying the total amount for which the written lease obligates the consumer by a fraction, the denominator of which is 1,825 and the numerator of which is the number of days that the consumer drove the motorized wheelchair before first reporting the nonconformity to the manufacturer, motorized wheelchair lessor or motorized wheelchair dealer.
(d) Remedies.--
(1) To receive a comparable new motorized wheelchair or a refund due under subsection (b)(1), a consumer shall offer to the manufacturer of the motorized wheelchair having the nonconformity to transfer possession of that motorized wheelchair to that manufacturer. No later than 30 days after that offer, the manufacturer shall provide the consumer with the comparable new motorized wheelchair or refund. When the manufacturer provides the new motorized wheelchair or refund, the consumer shall return the motorized wheelchair having the nonconformity to the manufacturer, along with any endorsements necessary to transfer real possession to the manufacturer.
(2) To receive a refund due under subsection (b)(2), a consumer shall offer to return the motorized wheelchair having the nonconformity to its manufacturer. No later than 30 days after that offer, the manufacturer shall provide the refund to the consumer. When the manufacturer provides the refund, the consumer shall return to the manufacturer the motorized wheelchair having the nonconformity.
(3) To receive a refund due under subsection (b)(2), a motorized wheelchair lessor shall offer to transfer possession of the motorized wheelchair having the nonconformity to its manufacturer. No later than 30 days after that offer, the manufacturer shall provide the refund to the motorized wheelchair lessor. When the manufacturer provides the refund, the motorized wheelchair lessor shall provide to the manufacturer any endorsements necessary to transfer legal possession to the manufacturer.
(4) No person may enforce the lease against the consumer after the consumer receives a refund due under subsection (b)(2).
(e) Returned motorized wheelchair provision.--No motorized wheelchair returned by a consumer or motorized wheelchair lessor in this Commonwealth under subsection (b) or by a consumer or motorized wheelchair lessor in another state under a similar law of that state may be sold or leased again in this Commonwealth unless full disclosure of the reasons for return is made to any prospective buyer or lessee.

Credits

1994, Dec. 7, P.L. 839, No. 117, § 4, effective in 60 days.

Footnotes

73 P.S. § 2232.
73 P.S. § 2234, PA ST 73 P.S. § 2234
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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