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Nevada lemon law: when your car is a lemon and how to claim

In Nevada, a new car counts as a lemon after 4 repairs for the same problem or 30 calendar days in the shop within the first 12 months. First, send the manufacturer a written notice: the free letter below does it.

Checked against official sources: Oct 22, 2026

12 monthslemon law period
4 triesrepairs for the same problem
30 calendar daysout of service
Maybecheck your warranty booklet for an arbitration program (e.g. BBB AUTO LINE)
18 months from deliverydeadline to sue or file
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Your next 4 steps in Nevada

  1. Keep every repair order

    Get a written repair order at every visit, with the date, mileage and days in the shop. In Nevada, a car is presumed a lemon after 4 repairs for the same problem or 30 calendar days in the shop.

  2. Send the manufacturer a written notice

    Report the defect in writing to the manufacturer before the express warranty ends or within 1 year after delivery to the original buyer, whichever is earlier. Write your notice letter ↓

  3. Let the manufacturer make its final repair attempt

    If the manufacturer asks for one more repair after your notice, take the car in and get a repair order.

  4. Ask for a refund or replacement, use arbitration, or call a lawyer

    If your manufacturer has a dispute program that meets the state’s rules (check your warranty booklet), you may have to use it first. See the Arbitration section below.

When a car is a lemon in Nevada

Your vehicle is presumed a lemon if, within the warranty term or 1 year from delivery (whichever ends first), the same defect has been repaired 4 or more times and is still there, or the vehicle has been out of service for repairs for a total of 30 or more calendar days. The defect must substantially impair the vehicle's use and value. If repairs are delayed for reasons beyond the manufacturer's or dealer's control, the 30 days are extended.

Period: The manufacturer's express warranty term or 1 year from delivery to the original buyer, whichever ends first

Is your car a lemon in Nevada? A quick check

Nevada: The manufacturer's express warranty term or 1 year from delivery to the original buyer, whichever ends first.

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A rough guide to Nevada’s presumption, not legal advice. Even if your car falls short, you may still have a claim under your warranty or federal law.

Notice to the manufacturer

Report the defect in writing to the manufacturer before the express warranty ends or within 1 year after delivery to the original buyer, whichever is earlier. The statute does not require certified mail.

Write your notice letter below.

Arbitration

Maybe — check your warranty booklet for an arbitration program (e.g. BBB AUTO LINE). If the manufacturer has set up or named a dispute program that substantially complies with federal rules (16 C.F.R. Part 703), you must submit your refund or replacement claim to it before you sue. Nevada has no state-run lemon law arbitration.

Deadline to sue or file in Nevada

File suit within 18 months after the original delivery of the vehicle (NRS 597.650).

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What you can get

The manufacturer must replace the vehicle with a comparable one of the same model and features (or a substantially similar one if that cannot be delivered in a reasonable time), or take it back and refund the full purchase price, including sales taxes, license fees, registration fees and similar government charges. It may deduct a reasonable allowance for your use before you first reported the defect, and while the vehicle was not out of service for repairs. The refund is split between you and any lender.

Attorney fees: The lemon law sections on refunds and replacement do not provide for attorney fees; fees are allowed only for violations of the 'Lemon Law Buyback' disclosure rules (NRS 597.688).

Free lemon law notice letter

Most states require you to tell the manufacturer in writing and give it a last chance to fix the car. Fill this in, download the letter, sign it and mail it to the manufacturer. Keep a copy.

Send it by certified mail with return receipt so you have proof, and keep the receipt.

On your registration, insurance card or the driver’s side of the dashboard. A VIN never uses I, O or Q.

Find it in your warranty booklet or owner's manual (look for 'Customer Assistance').

Other formats

Who to contact

Office
Nevada Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Phone
888-434-9989

Official page

What the law covers

New vehicles
Yes
Used vehicles
No
Leased vehicles
Not specified
Which vehicles
New self-propelled motor vehicles. Motor homes and off-road vehicles are excluded. Electric bicycles and electric scooters are not motor vehicles under Nevada law.
Who can claim
A buyer (not for resale) of a vehicle normally used for personal, family or household purposes; anyone the vehicle is transferred to while the manufacturer's express warranty is in effect; and anyone else the warranty lets enforce it.

Used cars in Nevada

Nevada's lemon law covers new vehicles. A later owner is covered only while the manufacturer's warranty is in effect and the 1-year period has not ended.

Used car rules in every state

Good to know

  • A manufacturer that buys back a lemon must retitle it, have the title marked 'Lemon Law Buyback', and put a decal on the left front doorframe before reselling it (NRS 597.682).
  • Any agreement in which you give up your lemon law rights is void (NRS 597.660).

Questions about Nevada's lemon law

How many repair attempts make a car a lemon in Nevada?

Your vehicle is presumed a lemon if, within the warranty term or 1 year from delivery (whichever ends first), the same defect has been repaired 4 or more times and is still there, or the vehicle has been out of service for repairs for a total of 30 or more calendar days. The defect must substantially impair the vehicle's use and value. If repairs are delayed for reasons beyond the manufacturer's or dealer's control, the 30 days are extended.

How long does Nevada's lemon law cover a car?

The manufacturer's express warranty term or 1 year from delivery to the original buyer, whichever ends first

Do I have to notify the manufacturer in Nevada?

Report the defect in writing to the manufacturer before the express warranty ends or within 1 year after delivery to the original buyer, whichever is earlier. The statute does not require certified mail.

Do I have to go to arbitration in Nevada?

If the manufacturer has set up or named a dispute program that substantially complies with federal rules (16 C.F.R. Part 703), you must submit your refund or replacement claim to it before you sue. Nevada has no state-run lemon law arbitration.

What can I get under Nevada's lemon law?

The manufacturer must replace the vehicle with a comparable one of the same model and features (or a substantially similar one if that cannot be delivered in a reasonable time), or take it back and refund the full purchase price, including sales taxes, license fees, registration fees and similar government charges. It may deduct a reasonable allowance for your use before you first reported the defect, and while the vehicle was not out of service for repairs. The refund is split between you and any lender.

Is there a deadline to file a lemon law claim in Nevada?

File suit within 18 months after the original delivery of the vehicle (NRS 597.650).

Does Nevada's lemon law cover used cars?

Nevada's lemon law covers new vehicles. A later owner is covered only while the manufacturer's warranty is in effect and the 1-year period has not ended.

Car not covered, or the period has passed? Federal warranty law may still help, and small claims court can handle smaller repair bills.

Federal warranty law

Sources

Last checked: Oct 22, 2026.

Law: Nevada lemon law (Repairs to Conform to Express Warranties), Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 597.600 to 597.688

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