FTC Keeps Warranty Info Rule Alive for Three More Years
Published Date: 3/30/2026
Notice
Summary
The Federal Trade Commission wants to keep its rule that makes sellers show written warranty info before you buy products over $15. They’re asking for your thoughts on extending this rule for three more years, with no big changes or extra costs. If you want to speak up, you’ve got until May 29, 2026, to send in your comments!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
See Written Warranties Before You Buy
If you buy a consumer product that costs more than $15, sellers and warrantors must make the written warranty text available before the sale. The rule requires showing the warranty near the product or providing it on request and posting signs, and it applies to products costing more than $15.
Business Time and Labor Costs to Comply
The FTC estimates about 493,621 retailers each spend about 5 hours per year complying with the Rule and about 26,131 manufacturers each spend about 5.5 hours per year. The agency estimates total annual burden of 2,611,826 hours and total annual labor cost of about $73,131,128.
Online Posting Allowed with Non-Internet Option
Under a 2016 revision, warrantors may post warranty terms on an internet website to satisfy the Rule if they also provide a non-internet method for consumers to obtain the warranty terms and meet certain other conditions. The Rule also allows certain sellers to display warranty terms pre-sale in electronic format when the warrantor used the online method.
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