A Comparative Study of Automotive Consumer Rights in the US, Australian and Iranian Laws

Document Type : Research Paper

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Private Law Group, at University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

10.22059/jcl.2022.343485.634364

Abstract

A consumer who has purchased a defective car will have rights and privileges after the car is recalled. The car manufacturer is obliged to repair the car, replace the car or refund its price during the transaction. But does the consumer have the right to choose between these three categories of rights? If there is a need to change the car from the manufacturer, will the replacement car be a new car? By researching and pondering the laws of the United States, Australia, and Iran, it is concluded that the consumer does not have the right to choose between the rights resulting from the car recall and cannot choose one of the performance guarantees at will, and in the laws of the United States and Australia, in the case of a car exchange, a new car with zero kilometers will not be delivered to the consumer, or if a new car with zero kilometers is delivered, the difference in the mileage of the defective car must be returned to the manufacturer. Of course, Iranian law is silent on this matter and we do not have an explicit or legal text in this regard that would clarify these issues.

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Comparative Law Review
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