3-A. Final opportunity to repair. If the manufacturer or his its agents have been unable to make the repairs necessary to conform the vehicle to the express warranties, the consumer shall notify, in writing, the manufacturer or the authorized dealer of his the consumer's desire for a refund or replacement. This notice can be given after one repair attempt if the nonconformity has resulted in a serious failure of either the braking or steering systems in the vehicle. For the 7 business days following receipt by the dealer or the manufacturer of this notice, the manufacturer shall have has a final opportunity to correct or repair any nonconformities. This final repair effort shall must be at a repair facility that is reasonably accessible to the consumer. This repair effort shall does not stay the time period within which the manufacturer must provide an arbitration hearing pursuant to section 1165.

4. Time limit; extension. The term of an express warranty, the one-year and 2-year periods the 18,000 mileage term, the 3- year period following delivery and the 15-day period provided in subsection 3, paragraph B, shall must be extended by any period of time during which repair services are not available to the consumer because of a war, invasion, or strike or fire, flood or other natural disaster.

5. Dealer liability. Nothing in this chapter may be construed as imposing any liability on a dealer or creating a cause of action by a consumer against a dealer under this section, except regarding any written express warranties made by the dealer apart from the manufacturer's own warranties.

6. Disclosure of notice requirement. No consumer may be required to notify the manufacturer of a claim under this section, unless the manufacturer has clearly and conspicuously disclosed to the consumer, in the warranty or owner's manual, that written notification of the nonconformity is required before the consumer may be eligible for a refund or replacement of the vehicle. The manufacturer shall include with the warranty or owner's manual the name and address to which the consumer shall send the written notification.

6-A. Notification of dealer. Consumers may also satisfy a manufacturer's notice requirement by notifying in writing the authorized dealer of a claim under this section. The dealer shall