The Lemon Law in Nevada

Nevada's lemon law covers new motor vehicles bought for personal, family or household use (not motor homes or off-road vehicles). The buyer must report the defect in writing to the manufacturer before the express warranty expires or within 1 year after delivery to the original buyer, whichever is earlier; the manufacturer must then make the repairs even if they happen after that period. A reasonable number of attempts is presumed if the same problem has been repaired four or more times in that period and still exists, or the vehicle has been out of service for repairs a total of 30 or more calendar days. If a defect that substantially impairs use and value cannot be fixed, the manufacturer must replace the vehicle with a comparable one or take it back and refund the full purchase price, including sales tax, license and registration fees, less a reasonable allowance for use. If the manufacturer has an informal dispute procedure that complies with federal rules, the buyer must use it first. A lawsuit must be filed within 18 months after original delivery.

1) Written report: the buyer must report the defect in writing to the manufacturer before the express warranty expires or within 1 year after delivery to the original buyer, whichever comes first. 2) Arbitration: if the manufacturer has set up or designated an informal dispute settlement procedure that substantially complies with federal rules (16 C.F.R. part 703), the buyer must first submit the claim for replacement or refund through that procedure before suing. The lemon law sections do not create a state-run arbitration program or set a consumer fee. 3) Deadline to sue: a lawsuit under the lemon law must be filed within 18 months after the vehicle was originally delivered to the buyer. Time periods are paused while repairs are not reasonably available because of war, invasion, strike, fire, flood or other natural disaster.

Nevada's lemon law covers new vehicles only, but a separate law applies to used vehicles with 75,000 miles or more sold by dealers to retail customers. Before the sale, the dealer must inspect the engine and drivetrain and disclose in writing any defects it knows of or reasonably should have found. A dealer that has had more than three substantiated complaints filed with the Department of Motor Vehicles in a 12-month period must also give a short written warranty covering engine and drivetrain defects; its length depends on mileage (for example, 30 days or 1,000 miles for vehicles with 75,000 to 80,000 miles, down to 2 days or 100 miles for vehicles over 100,000 miles). Buyers of these vehicles may file a written complaint with the Department of Motor Vehicles.