16. A manufacturer, or, in the case of an authorized emergency vehicle, a manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier, shall certify to the division, within one year of discovery, the existence of any inherent design defect common to all motor vehicles of a particular model or make. Failure to comply with this constitutes an unlawful practice pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-2).
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:12-44
Inherent design defect
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 900 F. Supp. 2d 427 - Mickens v. Ford Motor Co. (2012)
Most recently applied in 900 F. Supp. 2d 427 - Mickens v. Ford Motor Co. (October 2012)
L.1988, c.123, s.16; amended 2009, c.324, s.14.
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