Remedies: What You Can Recover Under Nevada Lemon Law

Nevada’s Lemon Law (§ 597.600) and the DTPA overlay (§ 598.0903 + § 41.600) produce a strong remedy package: refund or replacement, DTPA treble damages for willful violations, and mandatory attorney fees under two statutes.

The five primary remedies

1. Refund (buyback) — Full purchase price, sales tax, registration, finance charges, incidental costs, minus reasonable use deduction.
2. Replacement vehicle — Comparable new vehicle (the manufacturer elects between refund and replacement).
3. Cash and keep (settlement) — Diminished-value settlement common in pre-IDS negotiations.
4. DTPA damages — Actual damages + treble damages under § 41.600(3) for willful + mandatory attorney fees.
5. Attorney fees — Mandatory § 597.688 Lemon Law fees + mandatory DTPA § 41.600 fees + Magnuson-Moss § 2310(d)(2) fees.

Refund / replacement math

Under § 597.630, the refund must include:

• Full purchase price (or lease payments + residual)
• Sales tax + registration / title fees
• Finance charges + interest paid
• Incidental damages (rental, towing, diagnostic fees)
• LESS: reasonable use offset

Nevada courts typically use a 120,000-mile life-expectancy denominator (consistent with peer states).

DTPA — the leverage layer

DTPA adds:

• Actual damages for deceptive practices.
• Treble damages under § 41.600(3) for willful violations.
• Mandatory attorney fees under § 41.600(3).
• 4-year SOL under § 11.190(2)(d) — substantial runway.

Attorney fees — dual mandatory basis

Statute	Standard	Trigger
§ 597.688	Mandatory	Prevailing on Lemon Law
DTPA § 41.600(3)	Mandatory	Prevailing on DTPA
Magnuson-Moss § 2310(d)(2)	Mandatory	Prevailing under MMWA

This makes Nevada a strong fee-shifting jurisdiction — three independent mandatory bases.

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