Consumer product manufacturers will be able to post warranties
online rather than include printed warranty terms on slips of paper
on or within product packaging, under industry-backed legislation
signed into law by President Obama on September 24, 2015. The
E-Warranty Act of 2015 passed overwhelmingly in Congress and
represents a significant modernization of the law governing
warranty disclosures.
What has changed?
The E-Warranty Act (S. 1359, 114th Cong. § 3 (2015)) does
away with a requirement that has been on the books since passage of
the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975, which compelled
manufacturers to include warranty terms on a single printed
document on or within packaging of products costing more than
US$15. The E-Warranty Act now permits, but does not compel,
manufacturers to avoid the requirement by directing consumers to
their websites to find the terms and conditions of their consumer
warranties. Product manufacturers who elect to post
