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Nevada Lemon Law: Do You Qualify?

Under the NRS 597.600 to 597.688 (Nevada Lemon Law).

Nevada's lemon law covers new motor vehicles with a manufacturer's express warranty. If the manufacturer cannot fix a defect after a reasonable number of attempts, and the defect substantially impairs the use and value of the vehicle to you, it must replace the vehicle or refund the price, less an allowance for your use. The law presumes a reasonable number of attempts after four repairs of the same problem or 30 calendar days in the shop, within the warranty period or the first year; it sets no mileage limit. Your lawsuit must start within 18 months of delivery. If your vehicle keeps coming back unfixed, you may qualify; the free checker applies Nevada's rules to your answers in minutes.

Nevada lemon law at a glance

Coverage window
The manufacturer's express warranty period or 1 year after delivery to the original buyer, whichever is earlier. The sections we reviewed set no mileage limit.
Repair attempts
Presumed reasonable when the same problem has been repaired 4 or more times by the manufacturer, its agent or an authorized dealer within that period and still exists.
Days out of service
30 or more cumulative calendar days within that period; the number of days is extended where repairs could not be made for reasons beyond the control of the manufacturer or dealer.
Written notice
The duty to repair applies when you report the problem to the manufacturer in writing, before the warranty expires or no later than 1 year after delivery, whichever is earlier. A person entitled to enforce the warranty must also tell the manufacturer of any change of residential address.
Dispute program
Required first only if the manufacturer has an informal dispute procedure that substantially complies with 16 C.F.R. Part 703. The sections we reviewed set up no state-run arbitration program.
Deadline to sue
18 months after the original delivery of the vehicle to the buyer, paused while repair services are not reasonably available because of war, invasion, strike, fire, flood or other natural disaster.
Used vehicles
The repair duty is stated for a new vehicle, but a person the vehicle is transferred to during a manufacturer's express warranty is a buyer. Nevada's separate used-vehicle dealer rules (75,000 miles or more, bought from a used vehicle dealer) give an engine and drivetrain inspection and written disclosure, a written warranty only from a dealer with more than three substantiated complaints in 12 months, and a Department of Motor Vehicles complaint, but no refund.
Leases and other vehicles
The definition of buyer does not name lessees; a person "entitled by the terms of the warranty to enforce its obligations" is a buyer. Motor homes and off-road vehicles are not "motor vehicles" for the act, and its definition reaches only self-propelled vehicles.
Waivers and other remedies
A provision in an agreement by which the buyer waives rights or remedies under NRS 597.600 to 597.630 is void, and those sections do not limit any other right or remedy the buyer has by law or by agreement.
Returned vehicles
A manufacturer that reacquires a vehicle must retitle it, have the title inscribed "Lemon Law Buyback" and affix a decal before resale, and may not require a Nevada-resident buyer to stay silent about the problems or the nonfinancial terms. A violation allows actual damages, costs, reasonable attorney's fees and punitive damages (NRS 597.682 to 597.688).
Safety-related defects
A separate section requires a manufacturer that notifies the registered owner of a defect related to vehicle safety to correct it without charge, notwithstanding the limits of any warranty, or at its election to reimburse the actual cost (NRS 597.690). It gives no refund or replacement.

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Nevada lemon law: frequently asked questions

How many repair attempts does the Nevada lemon law require?
Four or more repairs of the same problem within the express warranty period or 1 year after delivery to the original buyer, whichever is earlier, with the problem still there, raise a presumption that a reasonable number of attempts were made (NRS 597.630(2)(a)). The same presumption arises after 30 or more cumulative calendar days out of service. The remedy itself applies "after a reasonable number of attempts" (NRS 597.630(1)); the act does not say how many are enough without the presumption. The sections we reviewed give no separate number for safety defects.
How long do I have to sue under the Nevada lemon law?
An action under NRS 597.600 to 597.630 must start within 18 months after the original delivery of the vehicle to the buyer (NRS 597.650). NRS 597.640 tolls the warranty period and "any other period of time described in" NRS 597.600 to 597.670, a range that includes those 18 months, while repair services are not reasonably available because of war, invasion, strike, fire, flood or other natural disaster.
What do I have to do before I sue?
The manufacturer's duty to repair applies if the buyer reports the nonconformity in writing to the manufacturer before the express warranty expires or no later than 1 year after delivery to the original buyer, whichever is earlier, and it continues "without regard to whether the repairs will be made after the expiration of the express warranty" (NRS 597.610). The act does not say whether a report to the dealer alone is enough, or what follows from a report made later. If the manufacturer has set up an informal dispute procedure that substantially complies with the federal rules in 16 C.F.R. Part 703, you must first submit your claim to it (NRS 597.620); the Legislative Counsel Bureau's FAQ says many manufacturers have designated the Better Business Bureau.
Does the Nevada lemon law cover used vehicles, leases or motor homes?
The repair duty is stated for a new motor vehicle, but a person to whom the vehicle is transferred during a manufacturer's express warranty is a buyer (NRS 597.600(1)(b)). The definition of buyer does not name lessees; a person "entitled by the terms of the warranty to enforce its obligations" is a buyer (NRS 597.600(1)(c)). Motor homes and off-road vehicles are not "motor vehicles" for the act (NRS 597.600(2)), and its definition reaches only self-propelled vehicles (NRS 482.075). Nevada's separate used-vehicle dealer rules (NRS 482.36655 to 482.36667) give no refund or repurchase.
What can I recover if my vehicle qualifies in Nevada?
The manufacturer must either replace the vehicle with a comparable one or accept it back and refund the full purchase price, including sales taxes, license and registration fees and similar governmental charges, less a reasonable allowance for your use (NRS 597.630(1)). The statute does not say who chooses between the two. The defect must substantially impair the use and value of the vehicle to you and must not result from abuse, neglect or unauthorized modifications or alterations. The refund is made to you and any lienholder as your interests may appear.

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