Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code - CIV PRAC & REM § 82.009. Limited Liability for Failure to Retrofit Certain Rented or Leased Vehicles

(a) In this section, “retrofit” means to install new equipment or component parts that were not included in a motor vehicle when the vehicle was manufactured or sold. The term does not include:

(b) This section applies only to a motor vehicle:

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), in any civil action, including a products liability action, alleging negligence, gross negligence, or strict liability, a seller who rents or leases a motor vehicle to which this section applies to another person is not liable for failing to retrofit the vehicle with component parts or equipment, or for failing to select component parts or equipment included in the vehicle, that were not required by applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards under 49 C.F.R. Section 571.1 et seq. in effect at the time the vehicle was manufactured or sold.

(d) Subsection (c) does not apply if the seller fails to comply with a law or regulation, issued after the seller's motor vehicle was manufactured or sold, requiring a mandatory recall or retrofit of the vehicle.