Get Compensation for Your Defective Vehicle
A Wyoming Lemon Law Attorney can help you navigate Wyoming’s Lemon Law, which protects consumers who purchase defective vehicles and provides an arbitration process that may lead to a refund or replacement.
“Lemon Law protects owners and lessees of vehicles with persistent defects.” –– Joseph Novel, Esq.
founding attorney
Full refund, incl. taxes, fees, & remaining loan balance.
You’ll receive a new car of equal value.
Under the Wyoming Lemon Law, a vehicle qualifies when it has a defect or condition that substantially impairs its use and fair market value, is covered by an express warranty, and the manufacturer has been unable to fix it after a reasonable number of attempts. Per Wyoming Lemon Law 40-17-101, the nonconformity must be reported within one year of the original delivery of the vehicle to the consumer, and repairs must be completed even if that one-year window has already passed by the time the shop finishes the work. Defects caused by consumer abuse, neglect, or unauthorized modifications are explicitly excluded from Wyoming Lemon Law coverage.
The Wyoming Lemon Law presumes a reasonable number of repair attempts has been made when the same nonconformity has been subject to repair more than 3 times without being resolved, or when the vehicle has been out of service for a cumulative total of 30 business days due to repairs, as established under Wyoming Lemon Law 40-17-101(d). Both conditions must occur within one year of the vehicle’s original delivery to the consumer. Critically, under 40-17-101(h), this presumption cannot be used against the manufacturer unless the manufacturer has first received direct written notification of the defect and had a reasonable opportunity to cure it.
Once the repair threshold has been met, the Wyoming Lemon Law under 40-17-101(c) gives consumers the right to either a replacement with a new or comparable vehicle of the same type and similar equipment, or a full refund of the purchase price including all collateral charges, less a reasonable allowance for the consumer’s use of the vehicle prior to first reporting the defect. The Wyoming Lemon Law also allows injured consumers to recover reasonable attorney fees from the manufacturer in a civil action, making it easier to enforce your rights without bearing all the legal costs yourself.
Yes, the Wyoming Lemon Law extends beyond just the original buyer. Under Wyoming Lemon Law 40-17-101(a)(i), the definition of “consumer” includes any person to whom a motor vehicle is transferred during the term of an applicable express warranty, as well as anyone otherwise entitled by the warranty’s terms to enforce it. So if you acquired a vehicle while an active manufacturer’s warranty was still in place, you may still have Wyoming Lemon Law protection. If you’re unsure whether your situation qualifies, a Wyoming Lemon Law attorney can help you evaluate your warranty status and ownership timeline.
Yes, and timing matters. The Wyoming Lemon Law requires consumers to exhaust any available manufacturer informal dispute settlement procedure before filing a civil action, provided that procedure complies with applicable federal law, as stated in Wyoming Lemon Law 40-17-101(f). An attorney can help you send the required written notice to the manufacturer, document your repair history properly, and navigate any dispute resolution process before escalating to court. The Wyoming Lemon Law also allows you to recover reasonable attorney fees if you prevail, so getting legal help early can pay off significantly.
