(815 ILCS 340/4) (from Ch. 5, par. 1554)
Sec. 4.
(a) If the manufacturer or its authorized dealers are unable
to make the farm implement conform to all applicable express written
warranties by repairing or correcting any defect which substantially
impairs the use of the farm implement to the consumer
within the time periods and after the number of attempts specified in
subsection (b), the manufacturer, through its authorized dealer who sold
the farm implement shall replace the farm implement with a comparable one,
charging the consumer only a reasonable allowance for the consumer's use of
the farm implement, or accept the return of the farm implement from the
consumer and refund to the consumer the cash purchase price, including
sales tax, license fees, registration fees and any similar governmental
charges, less such a reasonable allowance for prior use. Refunds shall be
made to the consumer and lien holder, if any, as their interests may
appear. If no such replacement or refund is made, the consumer may bring a
civil action to enforce such obligation. No such action may be brought,
however, unless the manufacturer has received prior direct written
notification from or on behalf of the consumer and has been offered an
opportunity to cure the defect alleged within a reasonable time that is
not to exceed 30 business days.
(b) The replacement or refund obligation specified in subsection (a)
shall arise if the manufacturer or its authorized dealers are unable to
make the farm implement conform to applicable express written warranties
within the express written warranty term or during the period of one year
following the date of the original physical delivery of the farm implement
to the consumer, whichever is the later, and (1) the same nonconformity
has been subject to repair 4 or more times by the manufacturer or its
authorized dealers, but such nonconformity continues to exist or (2) the
farm implement is out of service by reason of repair of the same
nonconformity for a cumulative total of 30 or more business days when the
service department of the authorized dealer in possession of the farm
implement is open for purposes of repair; provided, that days when the
consumer has been provided by the manufacturer or its authorized dealers
with the use of another farm implement which performs the same function
shall not be counted.
(Source: P.A. 85-894.)
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