NAC686A.240. Disclosure when estimate of cost of repair based on use of body part not manufactured for or by original manufacturer of vehicle.

     1. If an insurer or a representative of the insurer bases an estimate of the cost of repairing the body of a motor vehicle upon the use of a body part which was not manufactured for or by the original manufacturer of the vehicle to be repaired, the insurer shall disclose or cause the representative to disclose that fact to the claimant.

     2. The disclosure must:

     (a) Be printed on or attached to the copy of the estimate for repairs which is received by the claimant;

     (b) Be printed in not less than 10-point type; and

     (c) Contain the following statement:

THIS ESTIMATE IS BASED ON THE USE OF BODY PARTS FOR YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH WERE NOT MANUFACTURED FOR OR BY THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE. ANY WARRANTIES PROVIDED FOR THESE BODY PARTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR OF THESE PARTS, NOT BY THE MANUFACTURER OF YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR INSURER TO DETERMINE YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF SUCH BODY PARTS.

     3. As used in this section, “body part” means a sheet metal, plastic, or composite part of a motor vehicle which is nonmechanical and used to replace a part on the exterior of a motor vehicle. The term includes the inner and outer panels of a motor vehicle.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’r of Insurance and Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 7-16-92)