Nevada · Lemon law · Updated Oct 2026
Nevada lemon law (Repairs to Conform to Express Warranties) (Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 597.600 to 597.688) protects buyers of new vehicles that can't be fixed. Here is what counts as a lemon in Nevada, the notice you must send and what you can get back.
Your vehicle is presumed a lemon if, within the warranty term or 1 year from delivery (whichever ends first), the same defect has been repaired 4 or more times and is still there, or the vehicle has been out of service for repairs for a total of 30 or more calendar days. The defect must substantially impair the vehicle's use and value. If repairs are delayed for reasons beyond the manufacturer's or dealer's control, the 30 days are extended.
Period: The manufacturer's express warranty term or 1 year from delivery to the original buyer, whichever ends first
Report the defect in writing to the manufacturer before the express warranty ends or within 1 year after delivery to the original buyer, whichever is earlier. The statute does not require certified mail.
If the manufacturer has set up or named a dispute program that substantially complies with federal rules (16 C.F.R. Part 703), you must submit your refund or replacement claim to it before you sue. Nevada has no state-run lemon law arbitration.
The manufacturer must replace the vehicle with a comparable one of the same model and features (or a substantially similar one if that cannot be delivered in a reasonable time), or take it back and refund the full purchase price, including sales taxes, license fees, registration fees and similar government charges. It may deduct a reasonable allowance for your use before you first reported the defect, and while the vehicle was not out of service for repairs. The refund is split between you and any lender.
Attorney fees: The lemon law sections on refunds and replacement do not provide for attorney fees; fees are allowed only for violations of the 'Lemon Law Buyback' disclosure rules (NRS 597.688).
Deadline: File suit within 18 months after the original delivery of the vehicle (NRS 597.650).
Nevada's lemon law covers new vehicles. A later owner is covered only while the manufacturer's warranty is in effect and the 1-year period has not ended.
Most states require you to tell the manufacturer in writing and give it a last chance to fix the car. Report the defect in writing to the manufacturer before the express warranty ends or within 1 year after delivery to the original buyer, whichever is earlier. The statute does not require certified mail. Fill this in, copy the letter, sign it and send it by certified mail with return receipt. Keep a copy. Nothing you type here is sent to us; the letter is made in your browser.
Your vehicle is presumed a lemon if, within the warranty term or 1 year from delivery (whichever ends first), the same defect has been repaired 4 or more times and is still there, or the vehicle has been out of service for repairs for a total of 30 or more calendar days. The defect must substantially impair the vehicle's use and value. If repairs are delayed for reasons beyond the manufacturer's or dealer's control, the 30 days are extended.
The manufacturer's express warranty term or 1 year from delivery to the original buyer, whichever ends first
Report the defect in writing to the manufacturer before the express warranty ends or within 1 year after delivery to the original buyer, whichever is earlier. The statute does not require certified mail.
If the manufacturer has set up or named a dispute program that substantially complies with federal rules (16 C.F.R. Part 703), you must submit your refund or replacement claim to it before you sue. Nevada has no state-run lemon law arbitration.
The manufacturer must replace the vehicle with a comparable one of the same model and features (or a substantially similar one if that cannot be delivered in a reasonable time), or take it back and refund the full purchase price, including sales taxes, license fees, registration fees and similar government charges. It may deduct a reasonable allowance for your use before you first reported the defect, and while the vehicle was not out of service for repairs. The refund is split between you and any lender.
File suit within 18 months after the original delivery of the vehicle (NRS 597.650).
Nevada's lemon law covers new vehicles. A later owner is covered only while the manufacturer's warranty is in effect and the 1-year period has not ended.
Car not covered, or the period has passed? Federal warranty law may still help, and small claims court can handle smaller repair bills.
Federal warranty law