RV Travel: RV Lemon Laws

Above, The Beast at the Double J Campground near Springfield, Illinois. RVs are meant
 to be enjoyed, not stuck in a repair shop for weeks or months. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Thankfully, when I bought my 2015 Winnebago Minnie Winnie 22R, I had no real problems related to manufacturing defects (just a roof vent cover "glued" shut). Other new RV owners may not be so lucky and have repeatedly had take their rigs to an authorized repair shop.

RV Travel posted an article on RV lemon laws and how they actually work.

It begins with:

If you have purchased a new or used RV, only to have your rig stuck in the shop for weeks or months for warranty repairs, you may have a “lemon.” If your dealer/warranty repair shop repeatedly tries and fails to repair the problem(s), you do have a lemon by definition.

 

Definition of a lemon vehicle or RV is in Lemon Laws

The definition is in the “Lemon Laws” enacted by the states. A U.S. federal lemon law generally applies, even if the state laws are not applicable or are ineffective in addressing your specific situation.

Each state has a consumer protection “Lemon Law” on the books, and some states’ statutes cover more potential manufacturer defects than others. Some of the state laws are in favor of the RV manufacturer or seller. There is a lot of language in these laws that protect the RV manufacturer and dealer’s warranty repair shop. Yet, the essential intent of these laws is to protect consumers, and, to some degree, they provide relief for the buyer of the chronically broken RV.

To read more, go here.