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It is further the intent of the General Assembly to provide the statutory procedures whereby a consumer may receive a replacement motor vehicle, or a full refund, for a motor vehicle which cannot be brought into conformity with the express warranty issued by the manufacturer. However, nothing in this chapter shall in any way limit the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":263668,"text":"The General Assembly recognizes that a motor vehicle is a major consumer purchase, and there is no doubt that a defective motor vehicle creates a hardship for the consumer. It is the intent of the General Assembly that a good faith motor vehicle warranty complaint by a consumer should be resolved by the manufacturer, or its agent, within a specified period of time. It is further the intent of the General Assembly to provide the statutory procedures whereby a consumer may receive a replacement motor vehicle, or a full refund, for a motor vehicle which cannot be brought into conformity with the express warranty issued by the manufacturer. 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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 773 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":259879,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73250,"identifier":"59.1-207.10","token":"59.1\/17.3\/59.1-207.10","url":"\/59.1-207.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-207.10\/","token":"59.1\/17.3\/59.1-207.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Intent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-207.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The General Assembly recognizes that a motor vehicle<\/span> is a major consumer<\/span> purchase, and there is no doubt that a defective motor vehicle<\/span> creates a hardship for the consumer<\/span>. It is the intent<\/span> of the General Assembly that a good faith motor vehicle<\/span> warranty<\/span> complaint by a consumer<\/span> should be resolved by the manufacturer<\/span>, or its agent, within a specified period of time. It is further the intent<\/span> of the General Assembly to provide the statutory procedures whereby a consumer<\/span> may receive a replacement motor vehicle<\/span>, or a full refund, for a motor vehicle<\/span> which cannot be brought into conformity with the express warranty<\/span> issued by the manufacturer<\/span>. However, nothing in this chapter shall in any way limit the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer<\/span> under any other law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINTENT (\u00a7 59.1-207.10)\n\nThe General Assembly recognizes that a motor vehicle is a major consumer\npurchase, and there is no doubt that a defective motor vehicle creates a\nhardship for the consumer. It is the intent of the General Assembly that a good\nfaith motor vehicle warranty complaint by a consumer should be resolved by the\nmanufacturer, or its agent, within a specified period of time. It is further the\nintent of the General Assembly to provide the statutory procedures whereby a\nconsumer may receive a replacement motor vehicle, or a full refund, for a motor\nvehicle which cannot be brought into conformity with the express warranty issued\nby the manufacturer. However, nothing in this chapter shall in any way limit the\nrights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other\nlaw.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 773.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}