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 | 24 months or 24,000 miles following original delivery (per an official-source-derived BBB summary PDF); a distinct '1 year/12,000 miles' figure appears in some secondary sources and may reflect a different filing deadline rather than the reporting window - see gaps |
|---|---|
| Repair-attempt presumption | 4 repair attempts |
| Days-out-of-service presumption | 30 days |
| Citation | Tex. Occ. Code Ann. Sections 2301.601 through 2301.613 (part of the Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act) |
The Texas Lemon Law, administered by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles rather than a court, applies only to new vehicles purchased from Texas-licensed dealers or leased from licensed lessors - vehicles bought new in another state and brought to Texas do not qualify, a limitation added in 1999. Covered vehicles include cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, motor homes, towable recreational vehicles (which must be titled and registered in Texas), all-terrain vehicles, and neighborhood electric vehicles, with motorcycles explicitly covered by statute. A vehicle may qualify under a 'four repair attempts' test, a 'two attempts for a serious safety hazard' test, or a '30 days out of service' test. A manufacturer that repurchases or replaces a vehicle must restore the cause of the repurchase to factory specifications and issue a new 12-month/12,000-mile warranty on the vehicle before resale, with a disclosure statement that must remain with the vehicle through the first retail sale.
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