FTC Approves Amendments to
Used Auto Parts Guides
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Recyclers News Press
The Federal Trade Commission has amended its
which are designed to prevent the
unfair or deceptive marketing of used motor vehicle
parts and assemblies containing used parts, such as
engines and transmissions.
The Guides in this part apply to the manufacture, sale,
distribution, marketing and advertising (including ad-
vertising in electronic format, such as on the Internet)
of used parts and assemblies containing used parts
designed for use in motor vehicles whether or not such
parts or assemblies have been reconstructed in any
way. The Guides refer to such parts and assemblies as
“industry products.”
The “Guides for the Rebuilt, Reconditioned and Other
Used Automobile Parts Industry” declare certain prac-
tices to be unfair or deceptive under the FTC Act, in-
cluding misrepresenting that an industry product is new
or the amount of use of an industry product, misrepre-
senting the identity of anyone who worked on an in-
dustry product after its removal from the original vehi-
cle, and misrepresenting its condition or the amount of
work done to it after its removal from the original vehi-
cle.
Reference:
The Used Auto Parts Guides are codified in 16 CFR
Part 20 accessible online at:
