Wyoming · Lemon law · Updated Oct 2026
Wyoming Lemon Law (motor vehicle express warranties) (Wyo. Stat. § 40-17-101) protects buyers of new vehicles that can't be fixed. Here is what counts as a lemon in Wyoming, the notice you must send and what you can get back.
Within 1 year of delivery, your vehicle is presumed a lemon if the same defect has been repaired more than 3 times (so at least 4) and still exists, or the vehicle has been out of service for repairs a total of 30 business days. The defect must substantially impair both the use and the fair market value of the vehicle. The presumption applies only after the manufacturer received direct written notice from you and had a reasonable chance to fix it.
Period: 1 year from the original delivery to you. You must report the defect within that year; repairs must still be made after the year ends.
Send the manufacturer direct written notice of the defect and give it a reasonable opportunity to fix it. Without this, the presumption does not apply (Wyo. Stat. § 40-17-101(h)).
If the manufacturer has an informal dispute program that complies with federal rules, you must use it before you can get a refund or replacement under the lemon law. Wyoming has no state-run lemon-law arbitration.
A new or comparable replacement vehicle of the same type and similarly equipped, or a refund of the full purchase price including all collateral charges, minus a reasonable allowance for your use. The allowance covers use before you first reported the defect and any later time the vehicle was not out of service for repair. Refunds are split between you and any lienholder.
Attorney fees: Yes, a consumer may recover reasonable attorney fees from the manufacturer that issued the warranty (Wyo. Stat. § 40-17-101(k)).
Most states require you to tell the manufacturer in writing and give it a last chance to fix the car. Send the manufacturer direct written notice of the defect and give it a reasonable opportunity to fix it. Without this, the presumption does not apply (Wyo. Stat. § 40-17-101(h)). Fill this in, copy the letter, sign it and send it by certified mail with return receipt. Keep a copy. Nothing you type here is sent to us; the letter is made in your browser.
Within 1 year of delivery, your vehicle is presumed a lemon if the same defect has been repaired more than 3 times (so at least 4) and still exists, or the vehicle has been out of service for repairs a total of 30 business days. The defect must substantially impair both the use and the fair market value of the vehicle. The presumption applies only after the manufacturer received direct written notice from you and had a reasonable chance to fix it.
1 year from the original delivery to you. You must report the defect within that year; repairs must still be made after the year ends.
Send the manufacturer direct written notice of the defect and give it a reasonable opportunity to fix it. Without this, the presumption does not apply (Wyo. Stat. § 40-17-101(h)).
If the manufacturer has an informal dispute program that complies with federal rules, you must use it before you can get a refund or replacement under the lemon law. Wyoming has no state-run lemon-law arbitration.
A new or comparable replacement vehicle of the same type and similarly equipped, or a refund of the full purchase price including all collateral charges, minus a reasonable allowance for your use. The allowance covers use before you first reported the defect and any later time the vehicle was not out of service for repair. Refunds are split between you and any lienholder.
Car not covered, or the period has passed? Federal warranty law may still help, and small claims court can handle smaller repair bills.
Federal warranty law