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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act · Sec. 103

Sec. 103. designation of warranties

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## Sec. 103 designation of warranties **[**[15 U.S.C. 2303](/us/usc/t15/s2303)**]** ###
(a)Any warrantor warranting a consumer product by means of a written warranty shall clearly and conspicuously designate such warranty in the following manner, unless exempted from doing so by the Commission pursuant to subsection
(c)of this section: ####
(1)If the written warranty meets the Federal minimum standards for warranty set forth in section 104 of this Act, then it shall be conspicuously designated a “full (statement of duration) warranty”. ####
(2)If the written warranty does not meet the Federal minimum standards for warranty set forth in section 104 of this Act, then it shall be conspicuously designated a “limited warranty”. ###
(b)Sections 102, 103, and 104 shall not apply to statements or representations which are similar to expressions of general policy concerning customer satisfaction and which are not subject to any specific limitations. ###
(c)In addition to exercising the authority pertaining to disclosure granted in section 102 of this Act, the Commission may by rule determine when a written warranty does not have to be designated either “full (statement of duration)” or “limited” in accordance with this section. ###
(d)The provisions of subsections
(a)and
(c)of this section apply only to warranties which pertain to consumer products actually costing the consumer more than $10 and which are not designated “full (statement of duration) warranties”.
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