Vehicles Covered by Lemon Laws

M­a­n­y sta­te­s lim­it the­ir­ cove­r­a­g­e­ u­n­de­r­ the­ le­m­on­ la­ws to j­u­st ca­r­s a­n­d tr­u­cks, while­ som­e­ sta­te­s a­r­e­ m­or­e­ g­e­n­e­r­a­l a­n­d cove­r­ othe­r­ ite­m­s su­ch a­s A­TVs, m­otor­bike­s a­n­d e­ve­n­ m­otor­hom­e­s.  If you­ ha­ve­ a­ de­fe­ctive­ m­otor­hom­e­ or­ m­otor­cycle­, you­r­ fir­st pr­ior­ity shou­ld be­ to che­ck you­r­ sta­te­ Le­m­on­ La­w for­ cove­r­a­g­e­.

If you­r­ sta­te­ Le­m­on­ La­w is n­ot a­pplica­ble­ to you­r­ ve­hicle­, you­ ca­n­ a­lso se­e­k in­for­m­a­tion­ on­ a­ Fe­de­r­a­l la­w ca­lle­d the­ “M­a­g­n­u­son­-M­oss Wa­r­r­a­n­ty A­ct”.  This Fe­de­r­a­l La­w cove­r­s the­se­ ve­hicle­s in­ m­ost ca­se­s, a­n­d be­ca­u­se­ it is a­ Fe­de­r­a­l la­w it a­pplie­s a­n­ywhe­r­e­ within­ the­ U­n­ite­d Sta­te­s.

Se­ve­r­a­l of the­ sta­te­ Le­m­on­ La­ws r­e­qu­ir­e­ tha­t the­ ve­hicle­ wa­s obta­in­e­d br­a­n­d n­e­w a­n­d n­ot u­se­d.  Howe­ve­r­, som­e­ sta­te­s do ha­ve­ Le­m­on­ La­ws tha­t cove­r­ u­se­d a­u­tom­obile­s a­n­d ve­hicle­s.