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AB 2747: Vehicles: manufacturers: engine labeling.
What AB 2747 does, verified February 24, 2026
The bill aims to make technical changes to the existing law regarding vehicle labeling. Currently, a prominent label must be affixed to a vehicle if the engine manufacturer is different from the vehicle manufacturer, stating that the engine may have been made by another manufacturer. The bill seeks to make minor adjustments to this provision without changing its substance.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2026 · 273 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2747
| Introduced by Assembly Member Gabriel |
February 20, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 9980 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2747, as introduced, Gabriel. Vehicles: manufacturers: engine labeling.
Existing law requires the manufacturer of a vehicle, if the manufacturer of the engine of a new motor vehicle is different from the manufacturer of the vehicle, to affix a prominent label to the vehicle, located on or adjacent to the window sticker identifying the manufacturer’s suggested retail price for the vehicle, stating that the engine in the vehicle may have been manufactured by another manufacturer, as specified.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 9980 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:9980.
(a) If the manufacturer of the engine of a new motor vehicle is different from the manufacturer of the vehicle, the vehicle shall be labeled as required by Section 9981. For
(b) For purposes of this chapter, the chapter:
(1) The
manufacturer of a motor vehicle engine is different from the vehicle manufacturer if a majority of parts, or most of the work of assembly, of the engine is provided by a person other than the vehicle manufacturer or a subsidiary or affiliate of the vehicle manufacturer.(2) An
“affiliate” is an entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the manufacturer of the vehicle.Text of AB 2747 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions