New Jersey Lemon Law
New Jersey’s New Car Lemon Law protects people who buy or lease a new vehicle when a covered defect cannot be fixed after a reasonable number of repair attempts, as long as the problem shows up within the first 24,000 miles or two years, whichever comes first. If the car qualifies, the manufacturer must buy it back and refund you. Here is how it works in New Jersey.
Is your car a lemon in New Jersey?
A new car is presumed a lemon when a covered defect meets this test:
Your car is presumed a lemon. New Jersey requires the manufacturer to buy the vehicle back and refund the full purchase price, minus a mileage allowance for the use you got out of it.
One required step: after the third repair or 20 days out of service, you must notify the manufacturer in writing by certified mail and give it one final chance to fix the car within 10 days before the presumption applies.
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