Vehicle Types Covered Under Mississippi Lemon Law

Mississippi’s Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act applies primarily to new motor vehicles under 10,000 lbs GVWR used for personal, family, or household purposes. Used vehicles, motorcycles, and motor homes are excluded — but Magnuson-Moss and UCC implied warranties still cover many. Mississippi has no separate Used Car Lemon Law.

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• Used vehicles — No MS Used Car Lemon Law. Used buyers rely on Magnuson-Moss, UCC § 75-2-314 implied merchantability, and narrowed MCPA for non-disclosure.
• Leased vehicles — Covered under § 63-17-159 when consumer-lessee is the named party. Lease-specific refund math with the 20¢/mile offset.
• Electric vehicles — EV defect categories; Tesla cross-state defendant; growing MS EV adoption.
• Motorcycles — Excluded from § 63-17-151. Federal Magnuson-Moss + UCC apply.
• RVs and motor homes — Excluded from § 63-17-151. Gulf Coast tourism + Mississippi River RV market.
• Commercial vehicles — Vehicles over 10,000 lbs GVWR and primarily-commercial-use vehicles excluded. Gulf Coast shipping + agricultural commercial-fleet exposure through Magnuson-Moss.

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Mississippi Lemon Law: Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Mississippi lemon-law claims — when a car is a lemon, whether you need a lawyer, costs, used-vehicle coverage, and timing.

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Mississippi Lemon Law: Cases by Manufacturer

How Mississippi lemon-law claims play out by manufacturer — Toyota Blue Springs MS (Corolla) and Nissan Canton MS (Frontier, Altima, Murano) are home-state OEM defendants. Cross-state OEM proximity to AL/TN/AR.

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The Process: How a Mississippi Lemon-Law Claim Works

How a Mississippi lemon-law claim moves through documented repair attempts, mandatory § 63-17-163 BBB Auto Line or Ford DSB IDS exhaustion, and federal Magnuson-Moss court action in S.D. Miss. or N.D. Miss.

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Qualifying Defects Under Mississippi Lemon Law

Defect categories that meet Mississippi's 'substantial impairment of use, market value, or safety' standard under § 63-17-153 within the 1-year Rights Period.

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Remedies: What You Can Recover Under Mississippi Lemon Law

Refund (with the distinctive 20¢/mile mileage offset) or replacement under § 63-17-159, cash-and-keep settlements, the narrowed MCPA framework, and the discretionary § 63-17-159 + mandatory federal § 2310(d)(2) fee structure.

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The Law: Statutes and Framework

The statutes governing Mississippi lemon-law claims — the Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act, the structurally narrowed MCPA, Magnuson-Moss, the 3-attempt / 15-working-day OOS presumption, and the short SOL framework.

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