Nevada Lemon Law Statute (§ 597.600)

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 597.600 et seq. — the Nevada Lemon Law — is the core Nevada statute. It provides refund or replacement for vehicles that don’t conform to express manufacturer warranties despite a reasonable number of repair attempts, plus mandatory attorney fees under § 597.688.

Core eligibility

Under § 597.600, the statute covers:

• New motor vehicles purchased or leased in Nevada.
• Purpose: personal, family, or household use (not commercial-only).
• GVWR: under 10,000 lbs.
• Vehicle types: passenger cars, light trucks, motorcycles.
• Excluded: motor homes (except chassis), commercial-only vehicles, vehicles above 10,000 lbs.

The 1-year Rights Period — short

§ 597.630 establishes the eligibility window:

• 1 year from original delivery, OR
• End of express written warranty, whichever first.

Nevada’s 1-year window is among the shortest combined Rights Periods in the country (joins TN/IL/MI/WI/CO/MA/MO).

Repair-attempt thresholds

Under § 597.630, the “reasonable number of attempts” presumption applies when:

• Four or more repair attempts for the same nonconformity within the Rights Period, OR
• 30 or more cumulative calendar days out of service.

See our repair-attempt presumption article.

Mandatory § 597.688 attorney fees

§ 597.688 provides for actual damages, costs, and reasonable attorney fees (plus any warranted punitive damages) to the prevailing consumer. Nevada courts treat the fee award as mandatory for prevailing consumers.

Remedies

§ 597.630 requires the manufacturer to either:

• Refund: full purchase price + sales tax + registration + finance charges + incidental + minus reasonable use offset, OR
• Replacement: comparable new vehicle.

The manufacturer elects between refund and replacement — under § 597.630 the choice belongs to the manufacturer, not the consumer.

18-month suit deadline — § 597.650

Separate from the 1-year eligibility window: under § 597.650, any action under § 597.600 to § 597.630 must be commenced within 18 months after original delivery. Miss it and the Lemon Law claim is permanently barred.

Manufacturer IDS required first

Under § 597.620, if the manufacturer has a certified IDS procedure (16 C.F.R. Part 703 compliant), the consumer must first complete that procedure before court action. Most major manufacturers’ IDS in Nevada is BBB Auto Line.

Nevada does NOT have a state-administered Lemon Law arbitration board.

Bottom line

Nevada’s § 597.600 provides a tight 1-year Rights Period, a hard 18-month § 597.650 suit deadline, 4-attempt / 30-calendar-day OOS thresholds, and mandatory § 597.688 fees — with the manufacturer electing refund vs. replacement. Combined with DTPA treble damages and Magnuson-Moss, the framework provides solid consumer protection. Act quickly — the windows are unforgiving. Get a free case review.

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