625 ILCS 5/ Illinois Vehicle Code.

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625 ILCS 5/5-103

(625 ILCS 5/5-103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-103)

Sec. 5-103.

(a) Every new vehicle
manufacturer shall specify the delivery and
preparation obligations of its vehicle dealers prior to delivery of new
vehicles to retail buyers. A copy of the delivery and preparation
obligations of its dealers shall be filed with the Secretary of State by
every vehicle manufacturer and shall constitute the vehicle dealer's only
responsibility for product liability as between the dealer and the
manufacturer. A manufacturer's product or warranty liability to the dealer
shall extend to any mechanical, body or parts defect constituting a breach
of any express or implied warranty of the manufacturer. The manufacturer
shall reasonably compensate any authorized dealer who rectifies a defect
which constitutes a breach of any express or implied warranty of the
manufacturer and for preparation and delivery obligations. Every dealer
shall perform the preparation and get ready services specified by the
manufacturer to be performed prior to the delivery of the new vehicle to
the buyer.

(b) The owner of the vehicle may cause the vehicle to be inspected
according to this Section and have the original manufacturer's warranty
reinstated if the vehicle is a theft recovery that has been salvaged and is
recovered without structural damage or missing essential parts, excluding
wheels, damage to the steering column, and radios provided the owner:

(1) Submits the vehicle to a franchised dealer for a

complete inspection, including fluids, frame, essential parts, and other items deemed by the manufacturer as essential for verification of the condition of the vehicle at the time of recovery.

(2) Submits a copy of the police recovery report to

the inspecting dealer.

(3) Paid the inspection fee charged by the franchised

dealer.

The manufacturer shall reinstate the original manufacturer's warranty if a
vehicle is certified by a franchised dealer as having complied with the
provisions of this Section.  The manufacturer shall, in addition to reinstating
the
warranty, provide the owner with a written statement indicating that the
original manufacturer's warranty has been reinstated.

(c) Nothing in this Section shall affect a cause of action a buyer may have
against a dealer or manufacturer under present applicable statutory or case
law.

(Source: P.A. 92-458, eff. 8-22-01.)

625 ILCS 5/5-104

(625 ILCS 5/5-104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-104)

Sec. 5-104.

On and after January 1, 1976, each manufacturer
of a 1976 or later model year vehicle of the first division manufactured for sale in
this State, other than a motorcycle, shall clearly and conspicuously indicate, on the
price listing affixed to the vehicle pursuant to the Automobile Information
Disclosure Act, (15 United States Code 1231 through 1233), the following, with the
appropriate gasoline mileage figure:

"In tests for fuel economy in city and highway driving conducted
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, this passenger
vehicle obtained ....... miles per gallon of gasoline.".

(Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)

625 ILCS 5/5-104.1

(625 ILCS 5/5-104.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-104.1)

Sec. 5-104.1.

Informational labels on pickup trucks; penalty.

(1)
Every manufacturer of second division vehicles having a gross vehicle
weight rating of 8,500
pounds or less which are sold or offered for sale for use upon the public
streets or highways within this State shall, prior to the delivery of the
second division vehicle to an Illinois dealer, or on or prior to the introduction date of
new models delivered to an Illinois dealer,
securely affix to the windshield or side window of the second division
vehicle a label upon
which the manufacturer shall endorse clearly, distinctly and legibly true
and correct entries disclosing information identical to and in the same
manner as required on new first division vehicles.  The label
shall remain affixed to the second division vehicle until delivery of the
second division vehicle to the
ultimate purchaser.  Any manufacturer who shall willfully fail to affix a
proper label required by this Section or any person who shall willfully
remove, alter or mutilate a label prior to delivery of the second division vehicle to the
ultimate purchaser is guilty of a misdemeanor.  This Section shall not
apply to such second division vehicles for which the annual sales in
Illinois of the previous
model year were less than 200.

(2) This Section shall apply to second division vehicles having a gross
vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or less built after December 31, 1987.

(Source: P.A. 85-387.)

625 ILCS 5/5-104.2

(625 ILCS 5/5-104.2)

Sec. 5-104.2.

Nonconforming vehicles; sale.

(a) Every manufacturer shall be prohibited from reselling any motor
vehicle that has been finally ordered, determined, or adjudicated as having
a nonconformity under the New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act or a similar law
of any state, territory, or country, and that the manufacturer repurchased
or replaced because of the nonconformity, unless the manufacturer has
corrected the nonconformity and issues a disclosure statement prior to
resale stating that the vehicle was repurchased or replaced under the New
Vehicle Buyer Protection Act or similar law of any other state, territory,
or country; identifying the nonconformity; and warranting that the
nonconformity has been corrected.  The disclosure statement must accompany
the vehicle through the first retail purchase.

(b) "Nonconformity" refers to a new vehicle's failure to conform to all
express warranties applicable to the vehicle, which failure substantially
impairs the use, market value, or safety of the vehicle.

(c) The disclosure statement referred to in subsection (a) shall be in
substantially the same form as below:

"IMPORTANT

Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): (Insert VIN Number);

Year: (Insert Year); Make (Insert Make); Model: (Insert Model).  This vehicle was previously sold as new.  It was subsequently ordered as having a nonconformity by final decision of court proceeding or State run arbitration.  It was subsequently repurchased by its manufacturer because it did not conform to the manufacturer's express warranty and the nonconformity was not cured within a reasonable time as provided by Illinois law. The following nonconformities have been corrected (a minimum of 5 numbered lines shall be provided to describe the nonconformity or nonconformities)."

The customer shall sign the disclosure statement. This disclosure language
shall be in at least 8-point type.

(Source: P.A. 88-415.)