Oregon Lemon Law

Is your vehicle protected under OREGON’s LEMON LAW?

Consumers who have purchased or leased a new automobile with major defects are protected by Oregon’s lemon law. Passed in 1983, this law gives owners of “lemons” the remedy of a new vehicle or a refund of the vehicle purchase price, less a reasonable allowance for the use of the vehicle.

What constitutes a “lemon”?
According to the law, there are four requirements that must be met:

1. The motor vehicle must have been purchased in Oregon.
2. The purchaser (original owner or subsequent buyer) must have purchased the vehicle for personal, family or household purposes during the express warranty period.
3. The vehicle must have returned to the dealer three or more times for the same defect, OR the vehicle was out of service at the dealer due to the defect for 30 or more days, for a serious defect that substantially impairs the use and market value of the vehicle.
4. The defect was first reported to the dealer within the first 24,000 miles or two years from purchase.

If you are entitled to receive a new vehicle or a refund for the full purchase price, there will be a deduction for the miles on the vehicle, or what the statute calls “a reasonable allowance for the use of the vehicle”.

If you are entitled to receive a new vehicle or a refund for the full purchase price, there will be a deduction for the miles on the vehicle, or what the statute calls “a reasonable allowance for the use of the vehicle”.

Contact us to see if you have a valid Oregon Lemon Law claim!

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