The Lemon Law in Oklahoma

Oklahoma's lemon law covers new motor vehicles that must be registered in Oklahoma, up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, plus recreational vehicles of any weight. If the consumer reports a defect directly in writing to the manufacturer, its agent or dealer during the express warranty or within one year of delivery, whichever ends first, the manufacturer must make the needed repairs. If a defect that substantially impairs the vehicle's use and value cannot be fixed after a reasonable number of attempts, the manufacturer must either take the vehicle back and refund the full purchase price including taxes and government fees (but not interest), minus a use allowance, or replace it with a comparable new model the consumer accepts. A reasonable number of attempts is presumed if the same defect was subject to repair four or more times, or the vehicle was out of service for a cumulative 30 business days, within the warranty term or one year; the manufacturer must first receive direct written notice and a chance to fix it. If the manufacturer has a qualifying informal dispute program, the consumer must use it before seeking a refund or replacement. A consumer who wins in court recovers costs and reasonable attorney fees.

1) Written report: the consumer must report the defect directly in writing to the manufacturer, its agent or an authorized dealer during the express warranty term or within one year after original delivery, whichever ends first. 2) Written notice to the manufacturer: the presumption that the manufacturer had a reasonable number of repair attempts does not apply unless the manufacturer received prior direct written notice from or on behalf of the consumer and had an opportunity to fix the defect. 3) Arbitration: if the manufacturer has an informal dispute settlement procedure that complies in all respects with federal rules (16 C.F.R. part 703), the consumer must use it first before the refund-or-replacement remedy applies. The law does not create a state-run arbitration program or set a consumer fee. The Attorney General must post a written statement of buyers' rights on its website, and dealers must give it to buyers at purchase. 4) Lawsuit: a consumer who wins a civil action recovers all costs and reasonable attorney fees. The lemon law section does not state a specific deadline to file a claim or lawsuit.