Lemon law in Wyoming

At a glance

Who qualifies

Which vehicles

Self-propelled vehicles under 10,000 pounds unladen weight that are sold or registered in Wyoming.

“"Motor vehicle" means every vehicle under ten thousand (10,000) pounds unladen weight, sold or registered in the state, which is self-propelled except vehicles moved solely by human power;”

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Repair attempts

The same defect has been repaired more than three times (so at least four) within one year of delivery and still exists.

“The same nonconformity has been subject to repair more than three (3) times by the manufacturer, its agents or its authorized dealers and the same nonconformity continues to exist; or”

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Serious safety defects

The law does not say.

Days out of service

The vehicle has been out of service for repairs a total of 30 business days within one year of delivery.

“The vehicle is out of service due to repair for a cumulative total of thirty (30) business days.”

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Used vehicles

There is no separate used car lemon law in this section. A person who gets the vehicle while the express warranty is still in effect counts as a consumer.

“To whom a motor vehicle is transferred during the term of an express warranty applicable to the motor vehicle; or”

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Leased vehicles

The law does not say.

Deadlines

Protection period

You must report the defect within one year after the vehicle was first delivered to you. Repairs must still be made after that year ends.

“the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, its agent or its authorized dealer within one (1) year following the original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer”

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Time limit to file

The law does not say.

Steps

1. Keep every repair order. Each visit to the dealer should give you a work order with the date, the mileage, what you reported and what they did. Ask for one every time, even when they find nothing. These papers are your case.
2. Check the dates. You must report the defect within one year after the vehicle was first delivered to you. Repairs must still be made after that year ends.
3. Tell the manufacturer in writing. The law asks for written notice. See written notice below.
4. Use the dispute program if one is required. See arbitration below for whether you must go there before court.
5. Ask for a refund or a replacement, or file. Send the letter, then file before the time limit if the manufacturer will not buy the vehicle back or replace it.

Written notice

Yes. The presumption only applies after the manufacturer has received direct written notice from you or for you and had a reasonable chance to fix the defect.

“unless the manufacturer has received prior direct written notification from or on behalf of the consumer and has had a reasonable opportunity to cure the alleged defect.”

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Arbitration

If the manufacturer has an informal dispute program that meets federal rules, you must use it before you can get a refund or replacement. The law does not set up a state arbitration program.

“Subsection (c) of this section does not apply to any consumer who has failed to exhaust his remedies under a manufacturer's informal dispute settlement procedure if a procedure exists and is in compliance with applicable federal statute and regulation.”

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What you get

The manufacturer must replace the vehicle with a comparable one or take it back and refund the full purchase price, including collateral charges, minus an allowance for your use before you first reported the defect.

“Accept return of the motor vehicle and refund to the consumer and any lienholder as their interest may appear the full purchase price including all collateral charges less a reasonable allowance for consumer's use.”

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Do it yourself

You can bring a lemon law claim without a lawyer. It takes letters, records and patience. The usual route:

1. Put your repair orders in date order and count the attempts and the days out of service.
2. Send the manufacturer the letter below, by a tracked method, to the address in your owner's manual or warranty booklet.
3. If it offers a final repair, let it try within the time the law gives it.
4. If it refuses or does not answer, file with the manufacturer's dispute program or the state program (Wyoming Attorney General, Consumer Protection and Antitrust Unit), then court if you need to.
5. Do not sell or trade in the vehicle while the claim is open.

[Your name]
[Your address]
[Date]

[Manufacturer name]
[Address from your owner's manual or warranty booklet]

Re: Lemon law claim, [year make model], VIN [VIN]

I bought (or leased) this vehicle on [date] from [dealer], in Wyoming. It has a defect that the dealer has not been able to fix: [describe it in one or two sentences].

It has been in for repair of this defect [number] times, on [dates], and out of service for a total of [number] days. Copies of the repair orders are enclosed.

Under Motor vehicle express warranties (Wyoming Lemon Law) (Wyo. Stat. § 40-17-101), I ask you to repurchase or replace the vehicle. Please reply in writing within 15 days. I can bring the vehicle in for a final repair attempt if the law gives you one.

[Your name]
[Phone and email]

What a buyback pays in Wyoming

The law asks for a reasonable allowance for your use without a fixed formula. Makers and courts often use the one several states write into law: the price times the miles driven before the first repair visit for the defect, divided by 120,000. For a $40,000 car with 6,000 miles at the first repair and 15,000 now, that is about $2,000.

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Questions people ask about Wyoming's lemon law

Find a Wyoming lemon law lawyer

Yes. A consumer who sues under this law can recover reasonable attorney fees from the manufacturer.

“may bring a civil action to enforce this section and may recover reasonable attorney's fees from the manufacturer who issued the express warranty.”

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Because the manufacturer usually pays the lawyer's fees when you win, most lemon law lawyers charge you nothing up front. A lawyer also knows what the manufacturer offers in cases like yours and what the use deduction should be.

Send the free case check below and we find a lemon law firm that takes Wyoming cases like yours. The firm contacts you, and you decide whether to hire them.

Sources

• Wyo. Stat. § 40-17-101, Motor vehicle express warranties (Wyoming Lemon Law)
• Wyoming Attorney General, Consumer Protection and Antitrust Unit
• Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2310, the federal warranty law that also lets owners recover attorney fees.

Each quote above is copied from the page it links to, checked 2026-10-26. If a page has moved, the citation still finds the law.