Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act
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Sep 12, 2026
Fred StaabHOST
You know?
Les JacksonHOST
Well, but the fact is, um, it, this is, this is, this falls under what's known as the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act.
Les JacksonHOST
Um, a- and it covers lots of things.
Les JacksonHOST
But the, the dealer's responsible.
Andrew FergusonGUEST
And in the next couple of weeks, we will be proposing yet another rulemaking to promote transparency, price transparency in a couple of major markets.
Andrew FergusonGUEST
So, you know, I don't reflexively oppose rulemaking, but I do think they have to be tailored in the way that Congress instructed the FTC to tailor them in the Magnuson-Moss Act.
Andrew FergusonGUEST
Number one.
Andrew FergusonGUEST
Number two, in terms of regulation cheating outcomes that I support.
Sean HeronHOST
I don't, I don't quite remember.
Sean HeronHOST
Magnuson Moss.
Sean HeronHOST
That's what it is.
Nick LynchHOST
Magnuson Moss.
Sean HeronHOST
Yeah.
Nick LynchHOST
Dude.
Emily RaskHOST
By the time the reformers got involved, the FTC had already earned the nickname of its own – critics were calling it the little old lady of Pennsylvania Avenue, a jab that stuck after consumer advocate Ralph Nader's 1969 report accused the agency of sitting on its hands while companies got away with this exact thing.
Emily RaskHOST
That pressure produced the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975.
Emily RaskHOST
It required clearer disclosure of what written warranties and service contracts actually covered, which sounds like a win for consumers until you notice what it left alone.
Emily RaskHOST
The law shaped how these products had to be described, but it never touched how they were priced, who was allowed to sell them, or what percentage of your money had to go towards an actual repair versus a salesperson's commission.
Sean HeronHOST
I don't, I don't quite remember.
Sean HeronHOST
Magnuson Moss.
Sean HeronHOST
That's what it is.
Nick LynchHOST
Magnuson Moss.
Sean HeronHOST
Yeah.
Nick LynchHOST
Dude.
Steve LehtoHOST
They can't.
Steve LehtoHOST
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act says they can't.
Steve LehtoHOST
Likewise, they can't tell you you can't do your own oil changes.
Steve LehtoHOST
However, they can tell you that you have to do oil changes, and you have to do them appropriately.
Steve LehtoHOST
That's the key.
Steve LehtoHOST
That's the key.
Steve LehtoHOST
So getting back to Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and what it does in a case like this in America is the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act says that a warrantor, that's somebody who's responsible for a warranty on a product sold to a consumer, cannot force the consumer to use certain products in conjunction with the warranted product unless they've proven to the Federal Trade Commission that it's necessary that you do so.
Steve LehtoHOST
And that, as far as I know, has never been done in a case like this.
Sean HeronHOST
Yeah, at most.
Sean HeronHOST
And it's crazy 'cause they don't provide a formal written warranty because of something called the Magnuson Moss Act.
Sean HeronHOST
So when politicians basically ruined warranties for people.
Sean HeronHOST
But yeah, so they don't do it, but everything I've heard is that they take ridiculously good care of their customers.
Sean HeronHOST
Yeah, at most.
Sean HeronHOST
And it's crazy 'cause they don't provide a formal written warranty because of something called the Magnuson Moss Act.
Sean HeronHOST
So when politicians basically ruined warranties for people.
Sean HeronHOST
But yeah, so they don't do it, but everything I've heard is that they take ridiculously good care of their customers, which is awesome.