Alabama · Resource details
About this resource
State requirements vary. Use the details below as a guide and consult the linked official sources for your situation.
Alabama warranty reimbursement requirements
Parts and labor eligibility
- Labor reimbursement: Retail compensation under § 8-20-7.
- Parts reimbursement: Retail compensation; motorcycle repair parts and motor-home residential components are excluded.
State requirements
- Maximum RO age: Repairs within 180 days before submission.
- Qualifying RO sample: All consecutive closed retail ROs encompassing 100 ROs with qualified repairs.
- Alternative sample period: All ROs closed during 90 consecutive days.
- Sample selection rule: Whichever produces fewer ROs; qualified repairs are warranty-like repairs outside warranty age or mileage.
- Manufacturer response: 45 days for an evidence-backed objection; permitted additional records can trigger another 45-day review.
- Rate effective date: 45 days after receipt unless timely evidence-backed objection applies.
- Request frequency: Once per 12 months for labor, parts or both.
Statutory exclusions
- Manufacturer/distributor promotions and discounted campaigns.
- Repairs to dealer-owned vehicles.
- Routine maintenance, except work performed in the course of and related to an otherwise qualified repair.
- Accessory installations.
- Tire/wheel work, alignments and rotations; brake drums, rotors, shoes and pads.
- Vehicle reconditioning.
- Legally required safety or emissions inspections.
- Government-negotiated volume discounts.
- Body repairs for collision, road-hazard, weather, vandalism, theft or other specified damage.
- Items without individual part numbers.
- Manufacturer-approved goodwill or policy repairs.
- Window replacement, etching, tinting and protective-film work.
Official sources
Rate-summary source review: October 20, 2026. “Warrantor” includes the entities defined in § 8-20-7(a)(5).
For informational purposes only; not legal advice. Requirements and manufacturer procedures may change.