Vehicle Code section 12002

No person shall knowingly manufacture, sell, or install in any vehicle, any vehicle part which, under the provisions of Chapter 301 (commencing with Section 30101) of Part A of Subtitle VI of Title 49 of the United States Code, is, or has been, determined to be defective and subject to customer notification or recall.

Source: Section 12002, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=12002. (updated Jan. 1, 2019; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_12002

Original Source: Section 12002, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=12002. (last accessed May 12, 2025).