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 | 12 months or 12,000 miles, or the warranty period, whichever comes first |
|---|---|
| Repair-attempt presumption | 3 repair attempts |
| Days-out-of-service presumption | 30 days |
| Citation | 73 P.S. Sections 1951 through 1963 (Pennsylvania Automobile Lemon Law) |
Source: 73 P.S. Sections 1951 through 1963 (Pennsylvania Automobile Lemon Law)
Pennsylvania's Automobile Lemon Law covers new self-propelled vehicles designed to transport 15 or fewer persons, purchased or leased and registered in the Commonwealth (or registered there for the first time), used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, including demonstrator vehicles. The manufacturer must repair a nonconformity at no cost within the 12-month/12,000-mile eligibility window. The presumption of a reasonable number of attempts arises after three or more repair attempts for the same defect, or 30 or more cumulative days out of service. GENUINE RECENT CHANGE, NOT A SOURCE CONFLICT: leased vehicles have been covered since February 2002, and motorcycles purchased for personal, family, or household use became covered effective May 18, 2025 - an older source describing motorcycles as excluded with the legislature 'considering' adding them is simply outdated, superseded by this actual amendment. Pennsylvania has no state-run arbitration board; consumers pursue court action, with statutory attorney-fee shifting built into the law itself.
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