The Lemon Law in Indiana

Indiana's lemon law covers self-propelled vehicles under 10,000 pounds sold to buyers in Indiana and intended for highway use (not conversion vans, motor homes or farm tractors). The "term of protection" ends 18 months after delivery or at 18,000 miles, whichever comes first; defects reported in that time must be repaired even after it ends. A reasonable number of attempts is considered made if the defect was repaired at least four times and still exists, or the vehicle was out of service for repairs at least 30 business days and the defect still exists. If the defect cannot be corrected, the manufacturer must take the vehicle back and, at the buyer's option, within 30 days refund the full contract price (minus a reasonable allowance for use) or provide a comparable replacement, and must reimburse necessary towing and rental costs.

1) Written notice: the buyer must first notify the manufacturer of a claim if the manufacturer clearly disclosed in the warranty or owner's manual that written notice of the defect is required before a refund or replacement, and gave the name and address to send it to. If the manufacturer did not make that disclosure, the buyer does not have to notify it. 2) Final repair attempt: no separate final-repair step is described. 3) Arbitration: Indiana has no state-run lemon law arbitration program. The lemon law does not apply to a buyer who has not first used a manufacturer's informal dispute program if the Attorney General has certified it as fully complying with federal rules (16 C.F.R. Part 703) and state certification rules, and the buyer received adequate written notice of it (for example, in the written warranty). 4) Deadline: a lawsuit must be started within 2 years after the buyer first reports the defect to the manufacturer, its agent or authorized dealer; that period is paused while a certified manufacturer program is handling the dispute.