HB 1280: Open vehicle safety recalls

Summary

• Requires motor vehicle inspectors to provide the owner of an inspected vehicle with written notice of open safety recalls.
• Requires the Department of Licensing (DOL) to check whether a vehicle is subject to an open safety recall, and provide written notice to the vehicle owner as part of the vehicle registration process.
• Requires the vehicle owner to undertake any repairs required by an open safety recall, and prevents the DOL from registering a vehicle where the required repairs have not been undertaken, except in certain specified circumstances.
• Provides that the DOL and motor vehicle inspectors are not liable for any act or omission related to an open safety recall, except in cases of gross negligence.

From the House Bill Analysis 2023 (HB 1280), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗