Sec. 2301.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Impairment of market value" means a substantial loss in market value caused by a defect specific to a motor vehicle.

(2) "Owner" means a person who is entitled to enforce a manufacturer's warranty with respect to a motor vehicle, and who:

(A) purchased the motor vehicle at retail from a license holder;

(B) is a lessor or lessee, other than a sublessee, who purchased or leased the vehicle from a license holder;

(C) is a resident of this state and has registered the vehicle in this state;

(D) purchased or leased the vehicle at retail and is an active duty member of the United States armed forces stationed in this state at the time a proceeding is commenced under this subchapter; or

(E) is:

(i) the transferee or assignee of a person described by Paragraphs (A)-(D);

(ii) a resident of this state; and

(iii) the person who registered the vehicle in this state.

(3) "Reasonable allowance for use" means the amount directly attributable to use of a motor vehicle when the vehicle is not out of service for repair.

(4) "Serious safety hazard" means a life-threatening malfunction or nonconformity that:

(A) substantially impedes a person's ability to control or operate a motor vehicle for ordinary use or intended purposes; or

(B) creates a substantial risk of fire or explosion.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1290 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2011.