Indiana Lemon Law Worth 18-Months or 18,000 Miles
Most U. S states have some sort of lemon law for cars, but the Indiana Lemon Law is different in a couple of different ways. First, the Indiana Lemon Law covers cars, trucks and recreational vehicles. In many states, the RV’s are excluded under the law.
Second, the Indiana Lemon Law covers these vehicles for 18-months or 18,000 miles, which is at the upper limit of what most U. S. states offer. Other states may offer 12-months and either 12,000 or 15,000 miles.
In regard to business days that a car must be in the shop for it to be considered a lemon, in Indiana it is 30 days. This is more generous to the car dealers than in many other states. In other states the lemon laws read 30 calendar days or 20 business days.
In regard to how many times does a new car or lease have to be taken in to be fixed for the same problem, the number is four which is on par with other states. What about used cars?
Indiana does not protect used car buyers like some other states do as the Indiana Lemon Law does not cover used vehicles and car owners must use the warranty they received when buying the vehicle to its full extent.
In summary, this is a comparison and contract regarding the Indiana Lemon Law to those in other states. On the positive side for consumers, RV’s are covered and on the negative side used cars are not.
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