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Colorado Lemon Law covers only new self-propelled vehicles, including pickups and vans.  Motor homes and motorcycles are excluded from the Lemon Law. When a consumer purchases a new vehicle, it usually comes with a warranty. Most of these warranties state that the manufacturer will repair or replace defective parts in accordance with the terms of the warranty. This does not mean that the manufacturer will automatically replace the vehicle or refund money. The warranty is simply a promise to do certain things.  

When a new vehicle has been purchased with a manufacturer’s warranty and it has a defect that substantially impairs its use and market value within one year of purchase and that defect is not repaired after a “reasonable number of attempts,” the consumer may have recourse under Colorado’s Lemon Law. A court may order the manufacturer to replace the vehicle or refund the purchase price minus a reasonable allowance for use of the vehicle.

Under the law, a “reasonable number of attempts” to repair a defect applies when the same defect remains after it has been subject to repair four (4) or more times within the first year after the date of original delivery. It also applies when the vehicle is out of service for repairs for a cumulative total of thirty (30) or more business days during the warranty term or one year after original delivery, whichever comes first.

* source: colorado.gov