Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-901 - Better brakes
Section 173-901-170 - Responsibilities of vehicle manufacturers, vehicle dealers, and other people selling motor vehicles
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 173-901-170
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Vehicle manufacturer responsibilities: Manufacturers of new motor vehicles offered for sale in Washington state must ensure that new motor vehicles are equipped with brake friction material certified to be compliant with the requirements of this chapter.
(2) Do vehicle dealers or other people selling motor vehicles have a responsibility to ensure that the cars they sell are equipped with compliant brake friction material?
(a) Vehicle dealers or other people selling
motor vehicles do not have a responsibility to ensure that the cars they sell
are equipped with compliant brake friction material.
(b) However, if a vehicle dealer or another
person who is selling a motor vehicle replaces the brake friction material of a
new or used vehicle, prior to resale, the seller must replace the brake
friction material with a brake friction material that complies with the
requirements of this chapter.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.285 RCW. 12-21-082 (Order 10-17), § 173-901-170, filed 10/19/12, effective 11/19/12.
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