Revelación de daños en vehículos nuevos en Georgia

Explicación Simple

Si compras un carro nuevo y tiene daños, el vendedor debe decírtelo. Pero si los costos de reparación son muy bajos, no tiene que avisarte.

Es como si compras una computadora y el vendedor no te dice que tiene un rasguño pequeño, porque eso no afecta su funcionamiento. Pero si el daño es grande, debería mencionártelo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Ana compra un coche nuevo en la concesionaria de Carlos. El coche tuvo un pequeño rasguño que costó menos del 5% del precio del vehículo para reparar. Carlos no tiene que decirle a Ana sobre el rasguño, ya que la ley no lo obliga en este caso.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Demonstrator qualifies as a "new motor vehicle" under O.C.G.A. § 40-1-5 . Neal Pope, Inc. v. Garlington, 245 Ga. App. 49 , 537 S.E.2d 179 (2000). Repairs that are necessary to fix damage to a vehicle, regardless of whether those repairs involve replacing damaged car parts, are included in the definition of "repair." Neal Pope, Inc. v. Garlington, 245 Ga. App. 49 , 537 S.E.2d 179 (2000). Repair costs less than five percent of retail price. - When the dealer's undisputed actual repair costs were less than five percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the car, the dealer was not required to disclose the damage to plaintiff prior to the sale and O.C.G.A. § 40-1-5(f) applied to bar relief to plaintiff. Nall v. Bill Heard Chevrolet Co., 238 Ga. App. 365 , 518 S.E.2d 164 (1999). Repair costs more than five percent of retail price. - Because the undisputed facts showed that repairs to the car which were performed before the sale totaled more than five percent of the original manufacturer's suggested retail price and that the dealer's salesperson said that there had been no problems with the car, grant of summary judgment on the plaintiff's Fair Business Practices Act, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-390 et seq., claim was proper. Neal Pope, Inc. v. Garlington, 245 Ga. App. 49 , 537 S.E.2d 179 (2000). <h3