Kansas lemon law and warranty dispute resources
Status: Official page read; key points summarized. Last checked 2026-10-18.
What the official page says
Source: K.S.A. 50-645, Motor vehicle warranties (Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes) (read 2026-10-18). This is a summary of the statute text posted on the official site, not legal advice. The exact wording, exclusions and deadlines are in the statute itself, and may have changed.
- The statute text says it covers a new motor vehicle sold or leased in Kansas and registered for a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less, and that the consumer is the original purchaser or lessee other than for resale.
- The statute text says that if the consumer reports a nonconformity during the warranty term or one year after original delivery (whichever is earlier), the manufacturer, its agent or dealer must make the repairs needed to conform the vehicle to the warranty, even if repairs happen after that period.
- The statute text says that if the manufacturer cannot conform the vehicle after a reasonable number of attempts it must replace it with a comparable vehicle under warranty or accept return and refund the full purchase or lease price including collateral charges, less a reasonable allowance for use calculated from the most recent AAA 'Your Driving Costs'.
- The statute text says that once the manufacturer has actual notice, a reasonable number of attempts is presumed if the same defect was repaired four or more times, or the vehicle was out of service for a cumulative 30 or more calendar days, or there were 10 or more repair attempts for any nonconformities, within the warranty term or one year after delivery, whichever is earlier.
- The statute text says that if the manufacturer has an informal dispute settlement procedure complying with 16 CFR part 703, the refund-or-replacement remedy does not apply to a consumer who has not first used that procedure, and that the attorney general has jurisdiction to enforce the section.
Numbers the page states
| Item | As stated on the official page |
|---|---|
| Repair attempts (presumption) | Four or more for the same defect, or 10 or more for any defects |
| Days out of service | 30 or more calendar days |
| Window | Warranty term or one year after original delivery, whichever is earlier |
Counting rules differ (calendar days vs. business days, what counts as a repair attempt). Use the repair log tool to organize dates, then confirm how your state counts.
Not covered or not confirmed in this summary
- This summary uses the statute text (K.S.A. 50-645) only. No Attorney General page is summarized.
Industry arbitration program summary (not a government source)
BBB National Programs, which runs the BBB AUTO LINE dispute program, publishes a state summary: BBB AUTO LINE: Kansas lemon law summary (link checked 2026-10-18). It is published by an industry-linked program, so treat it as a starting point and confirm against the state's own page or statute.
What to do first
- Keep every repair order and receipt. See the records checklist.
- Write down dates and mileage for each repair visit with the repair log tool (nothing is saved or sent).
- Read the federal warranty basics and arbitration pages.
- Consider speaking with a licensed attorney in your state about deadlines. Many have free consultations, but we do not recommend any specific one.