§ 27-25-111 — Motor vehicle safety recalls

(a) At the time a motor vehicle owner registers as a shared-vehicle owner in a peer-to-peer car-sharing program and before the time a shared-vehicle owner makes a motor vehicle available as a shared vehicle for car sharing through the peer-to-peer car-sharing program, the peer-to-peer car-sharing program shall: (1) Verify that the motor vehicle that is to be offered as a shared vehicle does not have any safety recalls for which the repairs have not been made; and (2) Notify the shared-vehicle owner of the requirements under subsection (b) of this section. (b) (1) If a shared-vehicle owner has received an actual notice of a safety recall on a motor vehicle, then a shared-vehicle owner shall not make that motor vehicle available as a shared vehicle through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program until the safety recall repair has been made. (2) (A) If a shared-vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall on a shared vehicle while the shared vehicle is available through the peer-to-peer car-sharing program, then the shared-vehicle owner shall remove the shared vehicle from the peer-to-peer car-sharing program as soon as practicably possible after receiving the notice of the safety recall. (B) Until the safety recall repair has been completed, a shared-vehicle owner shall not make a motor vehicle available as a shared vehicle through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program. (3) If a shared-vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall while the shared vehicle is being used and is in the possession of the shared-vehicle driver, then, as soon as practicably possible after receiving the notice of the safety recall, the shared-vehicle owner shall notify the peer-to-peer car-sharing program about the safety recall so that the shared-vehicle owner may address the safety recall repair.

Legislative History

Added by Act 2023, No. 686,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.