Vehicle information disclosure

Motor vehicle dealers are required to provide consumers buying or leasing a new or used vehicle with certain information about the vehicle’s history and condition. Under this rule, the information disclosure must be made to the best of the dealer’s knowledge based on what they know or ought to know about the vehicle.

The following information must be clearly set out in the consumer’s contract and be orally expressed by dealer prior to entering into the contract:

  1. The vehicle identification number (VIN)
  2. Statements regarding whether the vehicle
    1. is new or used
    2. has had its manufacturer’s warranty cancelled
    3. is a lemon
    4. has been bought back by the manufacturer through the Canadian Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan (CAMVAP)*
    5. was damaged by immersion in liquid
    6. was damaged by fire
    7. has been used as an emergency vehicle
    8. has been used as a taxi or limousine
    9. has been written off or granted the status of “salvageable”
    10. has been rented on a daily or other short-term basis
    11. has been made to look as if it is a better model than it actually is (or “rebadged”)
    12. is significantly different from the original or advertised model of the vehicle
  3. If the vehicle has been damaged and the cost of repairs exceeded $3000.
    1. The total cost of repairs must be disclosed if it is known.
  4. If the vehicle was registered in a jurisdiction outside Manitoba and the name of that jurisdiction

 

* Note: CAMVAP is a program that helps resolve disputes with a manufacturer about defects in assembly or materials, or how the manufacturer is applying or administering its new vehicle warranty.

Disputes are resolved through binding arbitration.