Lemon Law for California

Build Dates : September 18, 2007 - November 19, 2007  
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 07V561000

Date Owner’s Notified: 20071121  
Date Received by ODI: 20071212  
Date Added to Databse: 20071212

Manufacturer’s Involved: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
Manufacturer’s Responsible for the Recall: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
Manufacturer Campaign Number: 2008-0001

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 476

Summary:
On certain passenger vehicles, there is a presence of an abnormal quantity of air in the hydraulic circuit of the front brake. Also some vehicles may have one or two brake fluid reservoir caps that are sealed and this could create a vacuum which could lead to adsorption of air into the brake circuits. The brake pedal may go almost to the floor when depressing.

Consequence: 
A driver may be unable to stop the vehicle as expected increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy:
BRP has notified each owner informing them of this problem and scheduling a pick-up time to retrieve the vehicle. Dealers will inspect and perform a bleeding of the brake system is needed. The brake fluid reservoir caps will be replaced and the brake system pressure will be validated. 

All too often in the excitement of the “new car experience,” consumers do not retain records of their warranty repair visits, only to be frustrated later when their vehicle turns out to potentially be a “lemon”. Sometimes this is as easy as asking your servicing dealer for copies of your warranty repair invoices – or sometimes not.

Today’s automobile manufacturers and their dealerships are linked together by sophisticated computer systems. The purpose is to keep the dealers and the manufacturers “connected” during the period the vehicle is covered by the manufacturers’ new vehicle limited warranty.

By use of this system, your dealer has the ability to print out a “warranty repair history.” This can be in a simple “summary” format, or a fully detailed “complete” history with the details of complaints, testing and repairs. Either of these formats will cover all warranty repairs done to a vehicle by a franchised new car dealership, and these computers are linked to the manufacturer, who maintains the warranty history database.

You should consider asking your dealership Service Advisor or Service Manager for a printout of your vehicle’s warranty repair history. You may be surprised to find out about warranty repairs that you have long forgotten about, but that may be vital to a Lemon Law claim now, or later on.
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Recently Senate Bill 1718 was signed by Governor Gray Davis.

This bill alters Lemon Law protections for new vehicle owners and small businesses.  It modifies Lemon Law coverage by reducing the number of failed repair attempts from four to two on defects likely to cause death or serious bodily injury before a vehicle is considered a lemon.  It also expands Lemon Law protection to those vehicles with a manufacturer’s weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds that are bought or used primarily for business. 
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