{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.604","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.604","heading":"REPLACEMENT OF OR REFUND FOR VEHICLE.","body":"(a) A manufacturer, converter, or distributor that is unable to conform a motor vehicle to an applicable express warranty by repairing or correcting a defect or condition that creates a serious safety hazard or substantially impairs the use or market value of the motor vehicle after a reasonable number of attempts shall reimburse the owner for reasonable incidental costs resulting from loss of use of the motor vehicle because of the nonconformity or defect and:\n(1) replace the motor vehicle with a comparable motor vehicle; or\n(2) accept return of the vehicle from the owner and refund to the owner the full purchase price, less a reasonable allowance for the owner's use of the vehicle, and any other allowances or refunds payable to the owner.\n(b) A refund made for a vehicle for which there is a lienholder shall be made to the owner and lienholder in proportion to each person's interest in the vehicle.\n(c) As necessary to promote the public interest, the board by rule:\n(1) shall define the incidental costs that are eligible for reimbursement;\n(2) shall specify other requirements necessary to determine an eligible cost; and\n(3) may set a maximum amount that is eligible for reimbursement, either by type of eligible cost or by a total for all costs.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 14. REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRANSPORTATION","SUBTITLE A. REGULATIONS RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 2301. SALE OR LEASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER M. WARRANTIES: RIGHTS OF VEHICLE OWNERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2301.htm#2301.604","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"139552505666b889d569f0cdbf4fa24dac872dcc9d6f8e7644f6f756237ba1a4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.603","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}