Welcome to The Lemon Law Review

ALL STATES

Federal Lemon Law

Applies to all consumer products.

3 - 4 Repairs for the same problem

OR

6 - 8 Repairs to whole product

Warranty Period + up to 4 additional Years.

ALABAMA

All self propelled vehicles

Intended primarily for use and operation on the public highways

Excludes: Motor homes OR any vehicle with a GVW of 10,000lbs or more.

3 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

1 Year

OR

12,000 miles

ALASKA

Self propelled Motor driven land vehicles, with 4+ wheels, required to be registered:

Primary Use: personal, family, household

Excludes: tractor, farm vehicle, vehicles designed primarily for off-road use.

3 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

ARIZONA

Self-propelled vehicle

Primarily designed for transportation of persons or property over public streets and highways

Only chassis portion of a Motor home.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

2 Years

OR

24,000 Miles

ARKANSAS

Self-propelled vehicle

Licensed, purchased, or leased

Primarily designed for transportation of persons or property over public streets and highways

Excludes: Mopeds, Motorcycles, Living facilities of a Motor home,  Vehicles over 10,000lb GVW [except Motor Homes]

1 Repair Attempt for a defect that may cause death or serious injury

OR

3 Repair Attempts for same defect

OR

5 Repair Attempts for separate problems

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

2 Years

OR

24,000 Miles

CALIFORNIA

New Motor vehicle

Intended primary use for personal, family, or household purposes.

Chassis portion of Motor homes.

2 Repair Attempts for a defect that may cause death or serious injury

OR

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

18 months

OR

18,000 Miles

COLORADO

Self-propelled

Private passenger vehicle including pickup trucks & vans

Designed primarily for travel on the public highways

Used to carry not mORe than 10 persons.

Excludes: Motor homes, Motorcycles.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

CONNETICUT

Passenger and commercial Motor vehicles.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

2 Years

OR

18,000 miles

DELAWARE

Passenger Motor vehicles.

Excludes: Motorcycles, Motor homes (except chassis)

4 Repair Attempts OR 30 Business Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period OR 1 Year

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Any vehicle sold or registered

Designed for transporting persons

Excludes: Buses, Motorcycles, Motor homes and recreational vehicles

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Days Out Of Service

2 Years

OR

18,000 Miles

FLORIDA

New vehicle [purchase or lease]

Primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.

Excludes: Motorcycles, Mopeds, Vehicles run only on tracks, off-road vehicles, trucks over10,000lbs GVW, living facilities of recreational vehicles

3 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

GEORGIA

Any self-propelled vehicle, leased, purchased or registered and chassis portion of Motor homes

Primarily designed for transportation of persons or property over public highways

Excludes: Motorcycles, Trucks 10,000lbs or more GVW.

1 Repair Attempt in the braking OR steering system OR 3 Repair Attempts OR 30 Calendar Days Out Of Service OR other problems.

1 Year OR 12,000 Miles

HAWAII

Self-propelled vehicle

Primarily designed for transportation of persons or property over public streets and highways

Used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.

Excludes: Mopeds, Motorcycles, Motor scooters, vehicles over 10,000lbs GVW.

3 Repair Attempts

OR

1 Repair Attempt for a defect that may cause death or serious injury

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

2 Years

OR

24,000 Miles

IDAHO

New Motor vehicle

Used for personal business use or personal, family or household purposes.

Excludes: Motorcycle, farm tractor, trailer, Motor vehicle s over 12,000lbs GLW

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

2 Years

OR

24,000 Miles

ILLINOIS

New cars, light trucks and vans under 8,000lbs, Recreational vehicles excluding trailers.

Excludes: Motorcycles.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

1 Year

OR

12,000 Miles

INDIANA

Self-propelled vehicle

Intended primarily for use and operation on public highways.

Less than 10,000lbs GVW

Excludes: Mopeds, Motorcycles, Conversion vans, Motor homes, Farm machinery, Snowmobiles, vehicles designed primarily for offroad use.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

18 months

OR

18,000 Miles

IOWA

Self-propelled vehicle [purchased or leased]

Primarily designed for the transportation of persons or property over public streets and highways

Excludes: Mopeds, Motorcycles, Motor homes, vehicles over 10,000lb GVW.

3 Repair Attempts

OR

1 Repair Attempt for a defect that might cause death or serious injury

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service or other problems.

2 Years

OR

24,000 Miles

KANSAS

New Motor vehicle [purchased or leased] and registered

GVW 12,000lbs or less.

Excludes: Customized parts of Motor vehicles which have been added OR modified by second stage manufacturers, first stage converters or second stage converters.

4 Repair Attempts for the same defect

OR

10 Repair Attempts for seperate problems

OR 30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

KENTUCKY

All vehicles

Excludes: Mopeds, Motorcycles, Conversion vans, Motor homes, Farm machinery and vehicles with more than 2 axles.

4 Repair Attempts

OR 30 Days Out Of Service

1 Year

OR

12,000 Miles

LOUISIANA

All vehicles under 10,000 lbs GVW

Excludes: Motorcycles, Motor homes, vehicles used for commercial purposes only.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

MAINE

Any vehicle [purchased or leased]

Excludes: commercial vehicles over 8,000lbs GVW

3 Repair Attempts

OR

15 Business Days Out Of Service

2 Years

OR

18,000 Miles

MARYLAND

Any passenger car or truck with a rated capacity of 1 ton or less

4 Repair Attempts

OR

1 Repair Attempt in the braking or steering system

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service or other problems.

Purchased Vehicles

15 months

OR

15,000 Miles

Leased Vehicles

12 months

OR

12,000 miles

MASSACHUSETTS

All vehicles

Excludes: Motorcycles, Off-road vehicles, Motor homes, vehicles used for commercial purposes.

3 Repair Attempts

OR

15 Business Days Out Of Service

1 Year

OR

15,000 Miles

MICHIGAN

New car, van or truck purchased by a resident of Michigan for personal or family use.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

MINNESOTA

A new Motor vehicle

Used for personal, family, or household purposes at least 40% of the time.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

1 Repair Attempt in the braking or steering system

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service or other problems.

Warranty Period

OR

2 Years

MISSISSIPPI

Vehicles used primarily for personal, family or household purposes.

Includes Motor home chassis only

Excludes: Mopeds, Motorcycles, Off-road vehicles

3 Repair Attempts OR 15 Business Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period OR 1 Year

MISSOURI

New motor vehicle

Primarily used for personal, family, or household purposes.

Excludes: Mopeds, Motorcycles, Commercial vehicles, Off-road vehicles, recreational vehicles.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

MONTANA

Any self propelled vehicle, including the nonresidential portion of a Motor home,

Designed primarily for transportation of persons or property upon the public highways.

Excludes: Motorcycles, Trucks of 10,000lbs GVW or more

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

2 Years

OR

18,000 Miles

NEBRASKA

New Motor vehicle

Normally used for personal, family, household, or Business purposes

Excludes: Motor homes.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

40 Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

NEVADA

New Motor vehicle

Normally used for personal, family or household purposes

Excludes: Motor home, Off-road vehicle.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

NEW HAMPSHIRE

4-wheel Motor vehicle with not over 9,000lbs GVW.

Includes Mopeds, Motorcycles, Off highway recreational vehicles

3 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

NEW JERSEY

Passenger Automobiles and Motorcycles.

Includes chassis of Motor homes.

3 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

2 Years

OR

18,000 Miles

NEW MEXICO

Passenger Motor vehicle including: automobile, pickup truck, Motorcycle, van

Nomally used for personal, family or household purposes

Less than 10,000lbs GVW

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

NEW YORK

Any non-commercial motor vehicle [purchased or leased]

Excludes: Motorcycles, some Motor homes, Off-road vehicles.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

2 Years

OR

18,000 Miles

NORTH CAROLINA

New Motor vehicle, pickup trucks, Motorcycles and most vans.

10,000lbs or less GVW

Excludes: House trailer

4 Repair Attempts

OR

More than 20 Days Out Of Service during any 12 month Period

2 Years

OR

24,000 Miles

NORTH DAKOTA

Passenger Motor vehicles, trucks

10,000lbs or lessGVW

Normally used for personal, family or household purposes.

3 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

OHIO

Passenger car, light truck, chassis portion of Motor homes.

Not more than one ton load capacity

Excludes Motorcycle, or vehicles used in Business

3 Repair Attempts

OR

8 Repair Attempts for different problems

OR

1 Attempt to repair condition likely to cause death or serious bodily injury

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

1 Year

OR

18,000 Miles

OKLAHOMA

Any Motor driven vehicle required to be registered.

Excludes: Vehicles over 10,000lbs GVW, and living facilities of motor homes.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

5 Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

OREGON

New motor vehicle

Normally used for personal, family or household purposes.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

1 Year

OR

12,000 Miles

PENNSYLVANIA

Vehicles used primarily for personal, family or household purposes

Excludes: Motor homes, Motorcycles, and off-road vehicles.

3 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

OR 12,000 Miles

RHODE ISLAND

Automobile, Truck, Motorcycle, or Van with gross vehicle weight less than 10,000lbs

4 Repair Attempts

OR 30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

1 Year

OR

15,000 Miles

SOUTH CAROLINA

Passenger Motor vehicles including cars, vans, and small trucks.

3 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

1 Year

OR

12,000 Miles

SOUTH DAKOTA

Self Propelled Vehicles

Intended primarily for use and operation on the public highways

Excludes: Motor homes or vehicles with GVW of 10,000lbs or more.

4 Repair Attempts plus 1 final Attempt.

1 Year OR 12,000 Miles

TENNESSEE

Any Motor vehicle

Excludes: Mopeds, Motor homes, RV's, Off-road vehicles, Vehicles over 10,000lb GVW.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

TEXAS

New vehicles, including cars, trucks, vans, Motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, Motor homes and towable recreational vehicles.

4 Repair Attempts

2 Repair Attempts for a serious safety hazard.

OR

30 Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

UTAH

Car or truck weighing less than 12,000lbs, Motor home.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

VERMONT

Passenger motor vehicles and trucks

Less than 10,000lbs GVW.

Excludes: Mopeds, Motorcycles,Snowmobiles, Living portion of recreational vehicles.

3 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

VIRGINIA

A Motor vehicle used in substantial part for personal, family, or household purposes.

3 Repair Attempts

1 Repair Attempt for a serious safety defect.

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

WASHINGTON

New, self-propelled vehicle, including motocycle

Primarily designed for the transportation of persons or property over public highways.

Excludes: living portions of Motor homes OR trucks with 19,000 OR mORe GVW.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

2 Repair Attempts for a serious safety defect.

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

2 Years

OR

24,000 Miles

WEST VIRGINIA

Passenger vehicles, pickup trucks, vans and motor home chassis

Used  primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.

3 Repair Attempts

OR

1 Attempt for condition likely to cause death or serious bodily injury

OR

30 Calendar Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

WISCONSIN

All vehicles except mopeds, semi-trailers or trailers designed for use in combination with a truck or truck tractor.

4 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Days Out Of Service

Warranty Period

OR

1 Year

WYOMING

All vehicles under 10,000 lbs. GVW.

3 Repair Attempts

OR

30 Business Days Out Of Service