Thor LEMON LAW

The chassis of your Recreational Vehicle falls under the Lemon Law just as cars and trucks do. The coach is covered much like a motorcycle – it’s considered ‘consumer goods’ and has the same protection as other goods sold with a manufacturer’s warranty. Here’s what that means for your RV: The chassis – engine, drive train, everything that makes the RV mobile – is a ‘lemon’ if it has a substantial defect that impairs its “use, value, or safety” and multiple attempts to fix it under warranty have failed. Few attempts suffice when the defect is a serious safety issue: anything that puts the driver and passengers lives in danger. The RV may also be a lemon if it has been in the shop for an excessive number of days – even if the repairs were for different issues. In fact, in the first 18 months or 18,000 miles (whichever comes first), if the defect remains despite your best efforts to get it fixed or there’s been a series of unending problems, the RV is presumed to be a lemon if the dealer hasn’t fixed it after repeated attempts. Then, it’s up to the manufacturers to prove it’s not a lemon. The coach – Simply, if you bought the RV new, it’s under warranty, doesn’t perform like it is supposed to due to defects, you’ve tried to have it repaired repeatedly and have been unsuccessful, the RV can qualify as a lemon. Electrical and plumbing issues, tank leaks, hookups that consistently fail, slide-outs that won’t work, heating and air conditioning failures are all covered.