Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§2303 Designation of Written Warranties
Title 15 › Chapter 50— CONSUMER PRODUCT WARRANTIES › § 2303
Summary
Warranties written for consumer products must be clearly labeled as either a "full" warranty (and state how long it lasts) if they meet the federal minimum rules, or a "limited" warranty if they do not. The Federal Trade Commission can make rules saying when those labels are not needed. General statements about customer satisfaction are not covered. The labeling rules only apply to warranties on consumer products that cost the buyer more than $10 and that are not already called full warranties.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §2303
Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Any warrantor warranting a consumer product by means of a written warranty shall clearly and conspicuously designate such warranty in the following manner, unless exempted from doing so by the Commission pursuant to subsection (c) of this section:
(1)If the written warranty meets the Federal minimum standards for warranty set forth in section 2304 of this title, then it shall be conspicuously designated a “full (statement of duration) warranty”.
(2)If the written warranty does not meet the Federal minimum standards for warranty set forth in section 2304 of this title, then it shall be conspicuously designated a “limited warranty”.
(b)This section and section 2302 and 2304 of this title shall not apply to statements or representations which are similar to expressions of general policy concerning customer satisfaction and which are not subject to any specific limitations.
(c)In addition to exercising the authority pertaining to disclosure granted in section 2302 of this title, the Commission may by rule determine when a written warranty does not have to be designated either “full (statement of duration)” or “limited” in accordance with this section.
(d)The provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of this section apply only to warranties which pertain to consumer products actually costing the consumer more than $10 and which are not designated “full (statement of duration) warranties”.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 2303
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60