What Vehicles Are Covered Under The Lemon Law?

The law applies to cars and trucks (trucks with a maximum gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds) registered in Vermont within 15 days of purchase or lease, regardless of where purchased or leased. Your vehicle is covered, even if you are not the first owner, as long as the first of your three repair attempts or your 30 days out of use occurs before the expiration of the manufacturer`s express warranty.

The following table summarizes what is covered, how many times the vehicle has to be repaired for the same defect and the warranty period.

Vehicles Covered

Repair Interval and Coverage Period

Passenger motor vehicles and trucks under 10,000 pounds GVW. Does not include snowmobiles, motorcycles, mopeds, or the living portion of recreational vehicles.

3 repair attempts or 30 calendar days out of service.

Warranty period.

Note:

Generally, the term Repair Attempts, as it relates to Lemon Law, refers to one or more attempts to fix the same defect although some states consider a vehicle to be a lemon if it required the specified number of repairs within the coverage period.

A car is out of service while being repaired or waiting for parts.

Warranty Period refers to the Manufacturer`s Express Warranty. Where the Coverage Period lists more than 1 option, the period applies to that option which occurs first.

This is only a summary, to get the complete Lemon Law Statute select your state from the combo box menu on the right side of this page, and click Get Statute.

Other Vermont Lemon Law FAQs

Q: What Is A Lemon Under The Law?
A: The law defines a lemon as a motor vehicle that does not conform to the manufacturer`s express warranty* and that, after a reasonable number of attempts, cannot be … More
Q: What Is A Reasonable Number Of Attempts?
A: The law presumes that a reasonable number of attempts have been made if: the same defect has been subject to repair at least three times, with at least the first … More
Q: Is The Dealer Required To Give Me A Repair Order?
A: Yes. The dealer is required by law to give you an examination or repair order or other written summary each time you bring the vehicle in for repair. You should save … More
Q: Is It Possible To File With Fewer Than Three Repair Attempts Or 30 Days Out Of Service?
A: Yes, but with less than three repair attempts the defect must be safetyrelated. In either case, you must persuade the Board that the manufacturer had a reasonable … More
Q: Does The Law Apply To All Defects?
A: The law applies to defects covered by the manufacturer`s express warranty that substantially impair the use, market value, or safety of the motor vehicle and are not … More
Q: Do The 30 Days Out Of Service Have To Be Consecutive?
A: No. They only need to accumulate to 30 days before the expiration of the manufacturer`s express warranty.
Q: Must The Defect Be Present When I File A Claim?
A: Yes, if you are filing under the three repair attempts provision; but the defect need not be present at the time of the hearing.
Q: What Is The Procedure For Filing A Claim?
A: Notify the Vermont Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board and the manufacturer by mailing the appropriate copies of the forms you received when your car was delivered. … More
Q: What If The Board Determines That My Vehicle Is A Lemon?
A: You have the right to choose between the following: A new motor vehicle from the same manufacturer, of comparable worth to the same make and model with all options and … More
Q: What Am I Credited If I Am Leasing The Vehicle That Is Determined To Be A Lemon?
A: The manufacturer must return your deposit—including down payment and tradein allowance—and rental payments, plus any incidental and consequential … More

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