Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 20:39:36 -0400 From: Curtis Leeds <cleedsnopsamnet> Subject: Re: Do I have to use a genuine Saab oil filter?
boris_badenovnopsameja.com wrote: > ...If you mean as far as warranty coverage, they are > prevented, in America, by federal law from requiring you to buy only > their parts. They can require you to use parts that meet certain > specifications, but it cannot have anything to do with the name. This is mistaken. Manufacturers can specify as a condition of warranty any of a number of things. They can specify parts sources, and they can require repairs be done by factory-authorized shops. That's not to say that Saab has such requirements. But there is no federal law that forbids it, either. A warranty does have to be issued in "good faith," and it might be argued that requiring factory parts violates that spirit. You may or may not prevail with that argument in court.
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