Vehicle Types Covered by Minnesota Lemon Law

Minnesota’s Lemon Law (Minn. Stat. § 325F.665) covers new motor vehicles up to 10,000 lbs GVWR sold or leased in Minnesota for personal, family, or household use. Minnesota explicitly covers motorcycles — making Polaris / Indian Motorcycle (Medina, MN HQ) a home-state defendant for motorcycle Lemon Law cases.

Topics in this section

• Used vehicles
• Leased vehicles
• Electric vehicles
• Motorcycles
• Recreational vehicles (RVs)
• Commercial vehicles

What’s distinctive about Minnesota

• Motorcycles explicitly covered — Polaris (Indian Motorcycle), Harley-Davidson, Honda, BMW, etc.
• Motor homes excluded (except chassis portion) — CFA + Magnuson-Moss for living-quarters defects.
• Strong outdoor / 4WD / hunting market — Subaru, Jeep, Toyota, Ford F-150 dominant.
• Strong EV market — Tesla, Rivian, OEM EVs growing in Twin Cities.

How to know if your vehicle is covered

For most Minnesota consumers, the answer is yes within the 2-year window. Exceptions:

• Vehicles past the 2-year window (CFA + Private AG Statute + Magnuson-Moss only).
• Motor homes (CFA + Magnuson-Moss only for living-quarters; chassis under manufacturer warranty).
• Vehicles over 10,000 lbs GVWR.
• Primarily commercial use.

The “consumer” definition

Minn. Stat. § 325F.665 subd. 1(c) defines “consumer” to include:

• The original purchaser of the vehicle.
• A lessee.
• Any subsequent transferee during the warranty period.
• Any other person entitled by the warranty to enforce its obligations.

This means leases and warranty assumptions both qualify.

Polaris / Indian Motorcycle — Minnesota home-state defendant

Polaris Industries (parent of Indian Motorcycle) is headquartered in Medina, MN (Hennepin County). For Indian Motorcycle Lemon Law cases in Minnesota:

• Polaris/Indian is a home-state defendant in Minnesota District Court.
• Hennepin County and federal D. Minn. (Minneapolis) are natural venues.
• Indian Motorcycles fall within § 325F.665 motorcycle coverage.
• Plus Polaris snowmobile / ATV defects (though these typically fall outside the Lemon Law as they aren’t road motor vehicles, Magnuson-Moss and CFA apply).

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