Ohio Lemon Law
When purchasing a new vehicle, you are entitled to rights
referred to as the Lemon Law. The Lemon Law is a state law
that provides you, the consumer, with a remedy for the purchase of
a new vehicle that fails to function in a proper
manner. A vehicle manufacturer cannot take away this right to
purchase a new vehicle free from defect. After purchasing a
new vehicle, it is expected to function properly and when it fails
to live up to this expectation, even after repeated attempts at
repair have been made, the car may qualify as a lemon under the
Ohio Lemon Law.
To be considered a lemon in the State of Ohio, a vehicle
requires:
- Three or more attempts made to repair the same defect within
the warranty period of one year from the date of delivery of the
vehicle or 18,000 miles, which ever occurs first; or
- The vehicle be out of service for 30 or more calendar days
within the warranty period; or
- Eight or more attempts to repair any single defect within the
warranty period; or
- At least one attempt to repair a single defect that may result
in death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven within
the warranty period.
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