Wyoming Lemon Law Refund Calculator

How the Wyoming buyback is calculated

Under the Wyoming Lemon Law.

• When a defect that substantially impairs the use and fair market value of the vehicle to the consumer cannot be fixed after a reasonable number of attempts, the manufacturer must replace the vehicle with a new or comparable one of the same type and similarly equipped, or accept its return and refund you (§ 40-17-101(c)).
• The refund is the full purchase price including all collateral charges, paid to you and any lienholder as their interest may appear, less a reasonable allowance for your use.
• The allowance is "an amount directly attributable to use of the motor vehicle prior to the first report of the nonconformity to the manufacturer, agent or dealer and during any subsequent period when the motor vehicle is not out of service due to repair" (§ 40-17-101(a)(iii)). Wyoming sets no formula, so the amount is not fixed by statute.
• The statute does not define "collateral charges" or name taxes, fees or finance charges. This calculator counts the sales tax and fees you enter under that phrase and does not add finance charges; treat that as a reading, not a rule.
• The section contains no penalty or multiplied damages. A consumer injured by a violation may sue and may recover reasonable attorney's fees from the manufacturer that issued the warranty (§ 40-17-101(k)). Subsection (e) preserves rights under other statutes.
• A consumer who has not exhausted a manufacturer's informal dispute settlement procedure that complies with federal law is outside the refund-or-replacement subsection (§ 40-17-101(f)).

Wyoming lemon law: frequently asked questions

How much can I recover under the Wyoming lemon law?

If the manufacturer takes the vehicle back, the refund is the full purchase price including all collateral charges, less a reasonable allowance for your use. The statute gives no formula for the allowance, so the final figure is not fixed in advance. Our calculator applies a practice proration and shows the figure as an estimate.

How is the allowance for my use calculated?

Wyoming defines it as an amount directly attributable to your use of the vehicle before the first report of the problem to the manufacturer, agent or dealer, and during any later period when the vehicle is not out of service due to repair. The section gives no per-mile formula or divisor; the 100,000-mile divisor used here is practice.

Do I get a replacement or a refund, and who chooses?

The manufacturer must either replace the vehicle with a new or comparable one of the same type and similarly equipped, or accept its return and refund you. The statute does not say who chooses between the two.

Can I get extra damages or a penalty?

The lemon-law section contains no penalty or multiplied damages. A consumer injured by a violation may bring a civil action and may recover reasonable attorney's fees from the manufacturer that issued the express warranty. Subsection (e) preserves rights under other statutes.

Are taxes and fees included in the refund?

The statute says the refund includes "all collateral charges" but does not define the term or name taxes, fees or finance charges. Whether a particular charge counts is a question to put to an attorney.

What about a lease?

The section does not mention leases or say how a lease is refunded. The lease figure here adds the payments, cap-cost reduction and deposit and is an approximation.