The lemonlaw is meant to protect car buyers from buying vehicles that have safety problems or frequent repair problems due to faulty manufacturing. However, since lemon laws vary by state, some consumers are confused by their rights under local lemon laws. One area of confusion is vehicle recalls. When a manufacturer receives notice that a large percentage of its’ vehicles have the same safety problem, it will send out a recall notice to all owners of that vehicle.
Recall notices can pertain to faulty steering issues, brake issues, airbag deployment problems, or anything that could potentially be fatal in a car accident. Because the manufacturer sends out voluntary recall notices, and is willing to fix the problems at no charge to the consumer, it is very unlikely that you could win a case against a manufacturer over a recall notice under current lemon laws.
What to Do If You Get a Recall Notice
Recall notices are sent out to owners of specific vehicles once the manufacturer realizes there is a problem. You may own a car for a couple of years before getting a recall notice. If you purchase a used vehicle, the purchase should alert that manufacturer that someone else owns the vehicle and they should send you a recall notice in case the previous owner did not take the car in to be serviced. The recall notice will explain the problem and how to fix it. By taking your vehicle into the dealership with the recall notice, you should have no problem getting it fixed. Because the lemonlaw is meant to protect consumers from having to pay for faulty manufacturing, you shouldn’t bother seeking litigation over a recall.
How to Tell If You Have a Lemon
If you take your car in for a recall and have it serviced but still experience issues with it, you could have one that received faulty manufacturing. If your vehicle is under warranty and you’ve take it in for repair more than three times, you should consider speaking with an attorney about filing a case under the lemonlaw. Manufacturers send out recalls to protect themselves and drivers, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be additional problems with your vehicle that are a result of poor manufacturing. For more information visit the site yourlemonlawrights.com
