Vehicle Types Covered by Ohio Lemon Law

Ohio’s Lemon Law (Ohio Rev. Code § 1345.71) covers new motor vehicles for personal/family/household use.

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

What’s distinctive about Ohio

Ohio Lemon Law has somewhat narrower coverage than California or New York. For excluded vehicles, CSPA and Magnuson-Moss provide alternative civil-court remedies.

How to know if your vehicle is covered

For most Ohio consumers, the answer is yes within the 12-month / 18,000-mile window. Exceptions:

• Vehicles past the window (CSPA + Magnuson-Moss only).
• Motorcycles (limited).
• Motor homes (limited).
• Primarily commercial use.

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Ohio Lemon Law — Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most-asked questions about Ohio's Lemon Law and CSPA.

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Ohio Lemon Law Cases by Manufacturer

How the Ohio Lemon Law and CSPA apply to specific manufacturers.

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The Ohio Lemon Law Process

Step-by-step: how an Ohio lemon-law case moves through repair attempts, manufacturer notice, BBB Auto Line (optional), court action, and settlement.

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Qualifying Defects Under Ohio Lemon Law

What kinds of vehicle defects qualify for an Ohio Lemon Law refund — the substantial-impairment test under Ohio Rev. Code § 1345.71.

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Ohio Lemon Law Remedies

What you can recover under Ohio's lemon-law framework — refund, replacement, cash-and-keep, CSPA treble damages, and statutory § 1345.75 attorney-fee recovery.

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The Law: Ohio Lemon Law and CSPA

The statutes behind an Ohio lemon-law claim — the Ohio Lemon Law (§ 1345.71), the Consumer Sales Practices Act (§ 1345.01), Magnuson-Moss, and timing rules.

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