Ohio Lemon Law Summary

Ohio Lemon Law Statute covers motor vehicles for passengers and non-commercial vehicles, motor houses, manufactured homes, and vehicles for recreation and motorcycles. Does not include motor vehicles of government entities and motor vehicles of business enterprises registering three or more vehicles.

The coverage period is the term of 1 year or the distance of 18,000 miles, which ever occurs first. Within this period the manufacturer is obliged to repair the nonconforming condition of the motor vehicle.

It is assumed, that an acceptable number of tries haven't been taken to conform a vehicle to the applicable warranties where:

a) the identical defect has been subject to repair the same defect 3 (three) times by the manufacturer (or 1 time to repair the nonconformity that could cause injury or death). Total quantity - 8 repair attempts, within the term the warranty is valid or within 1 (one) year after the date the vehicle is given to the original buyer, but this defect still exists;

b) your vehicle is out of service for 30 (thirteen) or more days including the term the warranty is valid or including 1 (one) year after the term the motor vehicle is given to the original buyer. If the repairs can't be made for reasons that are not in the control of the manufacturer or its special agent or legal dealer, the quantity of calendar days required to rise the presumption should be extended.