What's happening
This bill prohibits auto repair shops in New York from repairing tires that are unsafe due to certain types of damage or excessive wear.
Why it matters
Aims to improve road safety. by preventing the repair and reuse of tires that have serious structural issues—like exposed ply or cord, bulges, or tread separations—which are linked to blowouts and accidents.
Targets deceptive or unsafe repair practices. by specifically listing types of tire damage that make a tire unfit for repair, reducing the risk that unsafe tires are put back on the road for cost-saving reasons.
Protects repair shops from unfair liability. by allowing for a “reasonable and good faith determination” that a repaired tire is safe, so honest mistakes or good-faith efforts won’t automatically expose them to legal action.
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Ban Unsafe Tire Repairs
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Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 7
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to transportation
- Amend by restoring to original print 2961
- Print number 2961a
- Amend (t) and recommit to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Ban Unsafe Tire Repairs
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Anthony D'Urso
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2961
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 31, 2019
Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to tire safety
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 398-d of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
8. No motor vehicle repair shop shall repair a tire unless such tire, upon completion of such repair, would meet the standards for the use of tires on vehicles operated in this state as established by the commissioner pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision thirty-five of section three hundred seventy-five of this title.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00691-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to tire safety
Purpose or general idea of bill
To improve public and highway safety
Summary of specific provisions
The bill would prohibit motor vehicle repair shops from repairing any tire which would fail to meet Department of Motor Vehicle tire standards after the completion of the repair.
Justification
This legislation would prohibit a tire repair from being made to a tire that would not meet Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) standards for the use of tires by vehicles operated in New York State. Improper tire repairs pose a safety risk to motorists. Repairing a tire that would not meet DMV standards for passing a New York State motor vehicle inspection would greatly increase the risk of tire failure. Improperly repaired tires can fail while in service, which may result in a vehicle crash and cause serious personal injury or death.
A tire will fail a New York State motor vehicle inspection if the tread is worn to less than 2/32 of an inch, the tire has a fabric break or a cut in excess of one inch in any direction and is deep enough to reach the body cords, the tire has visible bumps, bulges or knows, the tire has any portion of the ply or cord structure exposed or the tire is marked for specific non-highway uses. In any case, a tire will only fail an inspection if it is a badly damaged tire that should not be driven on for safety reasons. If a person attempts to repair a tire that would not pass inspection, it is in the best interest of public safety to not allow a tire repair to be performed.
Prior legislative history
2014: A7143 2016: A039A 2018: A8983
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law
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