Lemon Law

Is My Vehicle Covered Under The Lemon Law?

If you can answer yes to the following questions, your vehicle may be covered by the Lemon Law.

Did you buy or lease:

  • A car or light truck?
  • Within the last 18 months?
  • From an Indiana dealer?
  • For purposes other than resale or sublease?
  • A vehicle with less than 18,000 miles on it?

The following table summarizes of 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
Any self­propelled vehicle that has a declared gross vehicle weight of less than 10,000 pounds and is intended primarily for use and operation on public highways. Does not include conversion vans, motor homes, farm machinery, motorcycles, mopeds, snowmobiles, or vehicles designed primarily for offroad use. 4 repair attempts or 30 business days out of service.
18 months or 18,000 miles.
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.

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