VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 34.310
Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act: Presumption of Significant Impairment
It shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a
vehicle to the warranty and that the vehicle is significantly impaired if, during the period of
eighteen (18) months following the date of original delivery of the vehicle to the consumer, either:
(1) The same nonconformity has been subject to repair three (3) or more times by the
manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer, and the same nonconformity continues to exist;
or
(2) The nonconformity is a serious safety defect and has been subject to repair one (1) or more
times by the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer, and the same non-conformity
continues to exist; or
(3) The vehicle is out of service due to repair for a cumulative total of thirty (30) calendar days.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
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