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CPSC - 16 CFR PART 700

INTERPRETATIONS OF MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY ACT

active, Most Current
Organization: CPSC
Publication Date: 1 January 2018
Status: active
Page Count: 7
scope:

Products covered.

(a) The Act applies to written warranties on tangible personal property which is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes. This definition includes property which is intended to be attached to or installed in any real property without regard to whether it is so attached or installed. This means that a product is a ''consumer product'' if the use of that type of product is not uncommon. The percentage of sales or the use to which a product is put by any individual buyer is not determinative. For example, products such as automobiles and typewriters which are used for both personal and commercial purposes come within the definition of consumer product. Where it is unclear whether a particular product is covered under the definition of consumer product, any ambiguity will be resolved in favor of coverage.

(b) Agricultural products such as farm machinery, structures and implements used in the business or occupation of farming are not covered by the Act where their personal, family, or household use is uncommon. However, those agricultural products normally used for personal or household gardening (for example, to produce goods for personal consumption, and not for resale) are consumer products under the Act. (c) The

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16 CFR PART 700
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Products covered. (a) The Act applies to written warranties on tangible personal property which is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes. This definition includes property which...
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