Lemon law details

When it comes to buying anything in the United States
there is a consumer law that protects us from
purchasing defective goods - the lemon law is a great
example of this.

This applies even to vehicles and motorcycles.
However, there are different rules in different states
and it may be a good idea to check these out before
you make that all important purchase.

In all states a lemon would be classified as such if
it has been repaired up to four times for the same
fault, or up to eight times for the entire object, in
the warranty period.

This could also be deemed to include the ‘add-on’
warranty period sometimes sold with the vehicle.

Some states decree that three repairs in one calendar
month with the vehicle being out of service deems it
to be a lemon while in others it is thirty working
days. This may appear to be a slight variation but it
could make all the difference to a claim.

Some states have a ‘one defect’ clause if it is deemed
to be life threatening. This means that it is only
allowed to be repaired once and should the fault
reoccur then it is labeled as a lemon and you can
proceed to the compensation claim.

Others state a time line of one or two year for this
fault to appear or up to a certain mileage.

Unfortunately, all the states have interpreted the
lemon laws in their own style. Check out your state’s
laws before you buy.