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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 300 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 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62659,"section_number":"59.1-207.36","catch_line":"Required disclosures","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-207.36\/"},{"id":85452,"section_number":"59.1-207.38","catch_line":"Enforcement; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-207.38\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":259993,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76736,"identifier":"59.1-207.35","token":"59.1\/17.6\/59.1-207.35","url":"\/59.1-207.35\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-207.35\/","token":"59.1\/17.6\/59.1-207.35","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements of manufacturers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-207.35","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every manufacturer<\/span> shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Inform a consumer<\/span> of any adjustment program<\/span> applicable to his motor vehicle<\/span> and, upon request, furnish the consumer<\/span> with any document issued by a manufacturer<\/span> pertaining to any adjustment program<\/span> or to any condition that may substantially affect vehicle durability, reliability or performance; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Notify, by first-class mail, all owners of motor vehicles<\/span> eligible under any adjustment program<\/span> of the condition giving rise to and the principal terms and conditions of such program within ninety days of the adoption of the program; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Notify its dealers<\/span>, in writing, of all the terms and conditions of any adjustment program<\/span> within thirty days of its adoption. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS OF MANUFACTURERS (\u00a7 59.1-207.35)\n\nEvery manufacturer shall:\n\n1. Inform a consumer of any adjustment program applicable to his motor vehicle\nand, upon request, furnish the consumer with any document issued by a\nmanufacturer pertaining to any adjustment program or to any condition that may\nsubstantially affect vehicle durability, reliability or performance;\n\n2. Notify, by first-class mail, all owners of motor vehicles eligible under any\nadjustment program of the condition giving rise to and the principal terms and\nconditions of such program within ninety days of the adoption of the program;\nand\n\n3. Notify its dealers, in writing, of all the terms and conditions of any\nadjustment program within thirty days of its adoption.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 300.","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}}