What vehicles are covered under Virginia lemon law?
Virginia lemon law covers cars designed to carry no more than ten people, pickup trucks and vans with a gross vehicle weight under 7,500 pounds, motorcycles, mopeds, and the vehicular portions of motor homes, and demonstrator vehicles that come with a manufacturer’s warranty. New and used vehicles are both covered by the Virginia lemon law. What protections do I have under Virginia lemon law? Virginia lemon law defines a lemon rights period as 18 months of vehicle possession. If a consumer reports a serious defect that prevents a vehicle from conforming to its warranty to the manufacturer within the lemon rights period, the manufacturer must repair the nonconformity. A serious nonconformity is one that negatively affects the vehicle’s use, safety, or value. The manufacturer is not responsible for nonconformities that were caused by abuse or modification by the consumer. If the manufacturer has had a reasonable chance to repair the vehicle but the nonconformity still exists, then the ve
