Wyoming Lemon Law Remedies
What you can recover under Wyoming's lemon law — a manufacturer-elected refund or replacement, the in-statute attorney fees, and why Magnuson-Moss matters given the weak Consumer Protection Act.
A successful Wyoming lemon-law claim returns you to where you started — a refund or a replacement — though, unusually, the manufacturer chooses which. The in-statute attorney fees and federal Magnuson-Moss are the leverage that make the claim worth pursuing.
The remedies at a glance
- Refund (repurchase) — full purchase price plus collateral charges (to consumer and lienholder), minus a reasonable use allowance.
- Replacement — a new or comparable vehicle of the same type, similarly equipped.
- Cash-and-keep — a negotiated settlement where you keep the vehicle for a cash payment.
- Consumer Protection Act damages — actual damages only (no treble, no individual fees).
- Attorney fees — the lemon law’s in-statute fees (§ 40-17-101) plus Magnuson-Moss.
The manufacturer chooses
Under § 40-17-101, when a vehicle qualifies, the manufacturer shall either replace it or refund the price — and the manufacturer elects which. Wyoming is a manufacturer-option state (like Montana), not a consumer-election state. In practice you can still negotiate for the remedy you prefer in a settlement.
The use allowance has no formula
The refund’s use deduction is a “reasonable allowance” tied to use before the first report of the defect — but Wyoming provides no mileage denominator or formula. That makes the buyback number negotiable, so documentation of your first-report mileage matters. See refund.
Fees carry the case
The lemon law’s in-statute attorney fees (§ 40-17-101) and Magnuson-Moss § 2310(d)(2) fees are the real leverage — the Wyoming Consumer Protection Act gives an individual no fees and no treble. See attorney fees.
Bottom line
Wyoming gives you a manufacturer-elected refund or replacement with a negotiable use allowance, and the in-statute fees plus Magnuson-Moss provide the leverage. Get a free case review.
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