How Do Nevada Lemon Law Statutes Define A Buyer?

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Buyers include persons who purchase, or contract to purchase, a motor vehicle normally used for personal, family or household purposes, persons to whom the motor vehicle under a manufacturer`s express warranty is transferred, and persons entitled by the terms of the warranty to enforce its provisions.

What Am I Entitled To If The Manufacturer Chooses To Replace My Vehicle Or Give Me A Refund?

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The manufacturer of the vehicle, its agent or its authorized dealer must replace the motor vehicle or refund the purchase price if the defect is not remedied in four attempts or if the total repair time exceeds 30 days and the defect substantially impairs the use and value of the motor vehicle to the buyer and the defect is not the result of abuse, neglect or unauthorized modifications or alterations. If the manufacturer elects to replace the motor vehicle, it must be replaced with a comparable motor vehicle of the same model and having the same features as the replaced vehicle. However, if such a vehicle cannot be delivered to the buyer within a reasonable time, then the motor vehicle must be replaced with a comparable motor vehicle substantially similar to the replaced motor vehicle. If the manufacturer accepts the return of the motor vehicle from the buyer, the buyer is entitled to a refund of the full purchase price, including all sales taxes, license fees, registration fees and other similar governmental charges, less a reasonable allowance for the buyer`s use of the vehicle. A reasonable allowance for use is the amount of use of the vehicle by the buyer before he reported the nonconformity to the manufacturer and during any subsequent period when the vehicle is not out of service for repairs.

What Are The Time Limitations On Bringing An Action Under The Lemon Law?

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An action brought pursuant to these provisions must be commenced within 18 months after the date of the original delivery of the motor vehicle to the buyer. If, however, the manufacturer has a procedure for settling disputes informally which complies with Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 703, (the MagnusonMoss Warranty Act) you must first submit your claim for replacement of the motor vehicle or a refund of the purchase price under that procedure before bringing an action under the Nevada Lemon Law. These provisions also do not limit any other right or remedy which you have by law or by agreement. Any agreement between the manufacturer or its agent or its authorized dealer and you which attempts to waive the your rights under the Lemon Law is prohibited.

What Is The Lemon Law?

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Nevada Revised Statutes 597.600 to 597.680, inclusive, (the Lemon Law) provides recourse to a buyer of a new motor vehicle, except a motor home or offroad vehicle, which does not conform to all of the manufacturer`s applicable express warranties.

What Recourse Do I Have?

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If you report the nonconformity in writing to the manufacturer before the expiration of the manufacturer`s express warranties or no later that one year after the date the motor vehicle is delivered to you, the original buyer, whichever occurs earlier, the manufacturer, its agent or its authorized dealer is required to make the necessary repairs to conform the vehicle to the express warranties. These repairs must be made even if the express warranty has expired or one year has passed since the original buyer received the vehicle.

What Vehicles Are Covered Under The Lemon Law?

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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

A new motor vehicle normally used for personal, family or household purposes, except a motor home or offroad vehicle.

4 repair attempts or 30 calendar days out of service.

Warranty period or 1 year.

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.

Where Can I Get More Information About The Lemon Law?

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Better Business Bureau
Southern Nevada
P.O. Box 44108
Las Vegas, NV 891162108
9197337741
www.klastv.com/vegasbbb/

Nevada Department of Business and Industry
Consumer Affairs Division
4600 Kietzke Lane, B113
Reno, NV 89502
7026881800 or 8003265202

Nevada Office of the Attorney General
Division of Consumer Affairs
1000 East William Street, Suite 200
Carson City, NV 89710
7026876300
www.state.nv.us/ag/consumer/

Nevada State Bar Association:
201 Las Vegas Blvd. S, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89101
7023822200
nevadanet.com/renogazette/featuredpublications/NevadaLaw/index.html

Center for Auto Safety (CAS)
2001 S Street NW
Washington DC 200091160
2023287700
www.autosafety.org
CAS is a non profit consumer group specializing in auto issues. They can help you find out about safety recalls, Lemon Law, secret warranties, and other general information.

Car Talk Car Reports:
You might want to run a Car Talk Car Report (http://cartalk.cars.com/Tools/carreport.pl) on your car, to see if there have been any recalls, Technical Service Bulletins, or a large number of complaints on file relating to your particular problem.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590
Auto Safety Hotline: 8004249393
NHTSA can give you information on the safety recall history of your vehicle.

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