Motormouth: No, you aren't required to buy the automaker's parts
by Bob Weber, Chicago Tribune
Mar 29, 2019
2 minutes
Q: You recently wrote that it's against the law for carmakers or dealers to require you to use their oil filter. Can you explain that more? I have a Subaru and have been purchasing their oil filters for my Forester.
_R.S., Chicago
A: Enacted in 1975, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act prohibits manufacturers from requiring consumers to use only their parts
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