ADOPTEDDelawareAug 29, 2024✓ Human reviewed

Delaware shortened manufacturers' warranty audit window to 180 days

84 Del. Laws c. 389, approved August 29, 2024, amended Delaware's motor vehicle franchising law. The amendment changed the manufacturer warranty audit and chargeback window in §4903 from one year to 180 days after payment and revised related warranty, recall, and reimbursement provisions.

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Dealer fixed-ops and warranty administrators should treat claims older than 180 days after payment as outside the audit/chargeback window and review §4903's current retail-rate compensation language for service programs.

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Sep 21, 2026
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Dealership fixed ops
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