Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 380 — New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 85-1350.)

Definitions

Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, the following words have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section. (a) "Consumer" means an individual who purchases or leases for a period of at least one year a new vehicle from the seller for the purposes of transporting himself and others, as well as their personal pro…

Failure of vehicle to conform; remedies; presumptions

Failure of vehicle to conform; remedies; presumptions. (a) If after a reasonable number of attempts the seller is unable to conform the new vehicle to any of its applicable express warranties, the manufacturer shall either provide the consumer with a new vehicle of like model line, if available, or otherwise a comparab…

(a) The provisions of subsection (a) of Section 3 shall not apply unless the consumer has first resorted to an informal settlement procedure applicable to disputes to which that subsection would apply where (1) The manufacturer of the new vehicle has established such a procedure; (2) The procedure conforms: (i) substan…

Persons electing to proceed and settle under this Act shall be barred from a separate cause of action under the Uniform Commercial Code

Persons electing to proceed and settle under this Act shall be barred from a separate cause of action under the Uniform Commercial Code. (Source: P.A. 85-1350.)

Any action brought under this Act shall be commenced within eighteen months following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer

Any action brought under this Act shall be commenced within eighteen months following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer. (Source: P.A. 83-768.)

The seller who sells a new vehicle to a consumer, shall, upon delivery of that vehicle to the consumer, provide the consumer with a written statement clearly and conspicuously setting forth in full detail the consumer's rights under subsection (a) of Section 3, and the presumptions created by subsection (b) of that Sec…

This Act shall apply to motor vehicles beginning with the model year following the effective date of this Act

This Act shall apply to motor vehicles beginning with the model year following the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 83-768.)