Wyoming Lemon Law Guide: Your Rights Under Wyoming Lemon Law

What Is the Wyoming Lemon Law? Wyoming's Lemon Law is codified at Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 40-17-101 et seq. and is designed to protect consumers who purchase new motor vehicles that fail to conform to the manufacturer's express warranty and are not repairable after a reasonable number of attempts. The statute sets objective thresholds for when a vehicle may be presumed a "lemon," defines the remedies available to consumers, and provides important procedural rules for asserting a claim. Under the Wyoming Lemon Law, a vehicle that suffers a substantial defect affecting its use, value, or safety and that remains unresolved within the statutory repair attempt thresholds entitles the purchaser to a remedy. Remedies commonly include repurchase refund, replacement, and in certain circumstances recovery of incidental and consequential damages, plus attorney fees if you prevail. The law is intended to streamline resolution of serious warranty defects and to encourage manufacturers to resolve problems promptly Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 40-17-101 et seq.. For guidance on the basic concepts of lemon law generally, see our resource on What Is the Lemon Law/resources/what-is-the-lemon-law/. Which Vehicles Qualify Under Wyoming Lemon Law? Wyoming's statute applies specifically to new motor vehicles that are still covered by the manufacturer's express warranty. The consumer protection provisions are limited to vehicles within the initial warranty period, defined under Wyoming law as the earlier of twelve 12 months from the date of original delivery or twelve thousand 12,000 miles of use. The law does not extend to used vehicles purchased without the original manufacturer's warranty. To qualify, the vehicle must have a defect or condition covered by the manufacturer's express warranty. Defects caused by abuse, neglect, unauthorized modification, or accident are typically excluded. Lease vehicles generally fall within the statute if they remain under the manufacturer's original warranty during the qualifying period. If you are unsure whether your vehicle and defect qualify, you should preserve all repair orders, warranty documents, and your purchase or lease agreement and contact the Wyoming Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division at https://ag.wyo.gov/consumer-protection/ for guidance and to report persistent defects. How Many Repair Attempts Are Required in Wyoming? Wyoming sets clear thresholds for when a vehicle may be presumed to be a lemon. The primary tests are a numerical count of repair attempts for the same defect and a cumulative-days-out-of-service test. If the thresholds are met within the statutory coverage period 12 months or 12,000 miles, the consumer is entitled to a remedy under the statute. | Condition evaluated | Wyoming threshold | Result if threshold met | |---|---:|---| | Same defect repaired | 3 repair attempts for the same nonconformity | Presumption vehicle is a lemon | | Out-of-service days | 30 cumulative days out of service for r