Lemon-law claims generally come down to the same things: repair attempts, days out of service, and whether you're still inside the eligibility window. Organize those facts and get a free letter outline; the full demand letter is in the $39 Case Pack.
| Eligibility window | The term of the manufacturer's written warranty; ends 2 years after original delivery or 24,000 miles of operation, whichever expires first ('lemon law rights period') |
|---|---|
| Repair-attempt presumption | 3 repair attempts |
| Days-out-of-service presumption | 30 days |
| Citation | Iowa Code ch. 322G (Defective Motor Vehicles / Lemon Law), §§ 322G.1-322G.15 |
Source: Iowa Code ch. 322G (Defective Motor Vehicles / Lemon Law), §§ 322G.1-322G.15
Iowa's lemon law (Iowa Code Chapter 322G) requires the manufacturer to repair a new motor vehicle that fails to conform to its warranty when the consumer reports the nonconformity during the lemon law rights period, which runs the shorter of the warranty term or two years/24,000 miles from delivery. After three attempts to repair the same nonconformity that substantially impairs the vehicle, or after just one attempt to repair a defect likely to cause death or serious bodily injury, the consumer may give written notification to trigger the statutory buyback/replacement process. The statute's own definition of 'motor vehicle' excludes mopeds, motorcycles, autocycles, motor homes, and vehicles over 15,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating.
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