(1) A manufacturer shall be responsible for providing written notification to an owner, user, purchaser, dealer, lessor, or consumer of any known or discovered inherent defect in a wheelchair that affects the safety, usability, or reliability of that wheelchair. The manufacturer shall send such notification by first class mail to the last known address of the owner, user, purchaser, dealer, lessor, or consumer within fourteen days after learning of such a defect.
A manufacturer shall be responsible for the costs of providing the notification required in subsection (1) of this section and for all costs associated with correcting any defect described in subsection (1) of this section.
The provisions of this section shall apply without time limitations.
Source: L. 97: Entire part added, p. 611, § 1, effective July 1.