CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 3241
Restitution From Manufacturer—New Motor Vehicle (Civ.
Code, §§ 1793.2(d)(2), 1794(b))
If you decide that [name of defendant] or its authorized repair facility
failed to repair the defect(s) after a reasonable number of opportunities,
then [name of plaintiff] is entitled to recover the amounts
[he/she/nonbinary pronoun] proves [he/she/ nonbinary pronoun] paid for the
car, including:
1. The amount paid to date for the vehicle, including finance
charges [and any amount still owed by [name of plaintiff]];
2. Charges for transportation and manufacturer-installed options;
and
3. Sales tax, use tax, license fees, registration fees, and other official
fees.
In determining the purchase price, do not include any charges for items
supplied by someone other than [name of defendant].
[[Name of plaintiff]’s recovery must be reduced by the value of the use of
the vehicle before it was [brought in/submitted] for repair. [Name of
defendant] must prove how many miles the vehicle was driven between
the time when [name of plaintiff] took possession of the vehicle and the
time when [name of plaintiff] first delivered it to [name of defendant] or its
authorized repair facility to fix the defect. [Insert one of the following:]
[Using this mileage number, I will reduce [name of plaintiff]’s
recovery based on a formula.]
[Multiply this mileage number by the purchase price, including any
charges for transportation and manufacturer-installed options, and
divide that amount by 120,000. Deduct the resulting amount from
[name of plaintiff]’s recovery.]]
New September 2003; Revised February 2005, June 2005, December 2011, June
Provenance
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- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2025
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