§437-4.5 - Vehicle bumper impact notice.
[§437-4.5] Vehicle bumper impact
notice. (a) Every manufacturer or distributor of new passenger vehicles
for sale in this State shall affix to a window or the windshield of the vehicle
a notice with either of the following statements, whichever is appropriate:
(1) "THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A BUMPER
SYSTEM THAT CONFORMS TO THE CURRENT FEDERAL BUMPER STANDARD OF
MILES PER HOUR, AND CAN WITHSTAND AN IMPACT SPEED SPECIFIED
BY FEDERAL TEST PROCEDURES WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE'S BODY AND SAFETY SYSTEMS.
ALTHOUGH THE BUMPER AND ATTACHMENT HARDWARE MAY SUSTAIN DAMAGE, THE EXTENT OF
THE DAMAGE MAY VARY."
(2) "THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A BUMPER
SYSTEM THAT EXCEEDS CURRENT FEDERAL BUMPER STANDARDS, AND CAN WITHSTAND A
FRONTAL IMPACT SPEED OF MILES PER HOUR AND A REAR IMPACT
SPEED OF MILES PER HOUR, AS SPECIFIED BY FEDERAL TEST
PROCEDURES, WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE'S BODY AND SAFETY SYSTEMS. THE
BUMPER AND ATTACHMENT HARDWARE MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE, WHICH CAN BE REPAIRED
WITH THE USE OF COMMON REPAIR MATERIALS AND WITHOUT REPLACING ANY PARTS."
(b) The notice required by this section shall
be printed legibly in English in bold typeface print and may be included in any
notice or label required by federal law to be affixed to a window or windshield
of the vehicle. [L 1992, c 109, §1]