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Oklahoma lemon law: when a new car is a lemon
What Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 901 asks before a manufacturer must repurchase or replace a car, the steps on the way and the last day to act.
Does your car meet the Oklahoma lemon law tests?
Oklahoma, November 5, 2026 read in the statute
Not yet: one more repair attempt
| Protection period | 1 year or the warranty term, whichever ends first: until January 5, 2027. You are inside it. |
| Repair attempts, same defect | Not met: needs 4, you have 3 |
| Days out of service | Not met: needs 30 business days, you have 12 |
| Also | A consumer who wins may recover attorney’s fees. |
| Notice | Prior direct written notice to the manufacturer and an opportunity to cure. |
| Dispute step | A manufacturer dispute procedure that qualifies must be used first (§ 901(F)). |
Tests as written in the law; a court or arbitrator decides. Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 901
The Oklahoma lemon law in detailOklahoma’s lemon law, section 901 of title 15 of the Oklahoma Statutes, protects a new motor vehicle during the warranty term or the first year after delivery, whichever ends first. The section presumes a reasonable number of attempts after four repairs of the same defect, or after 30 business days out of service in that period. The owner must give the manufacturer prior direct written notice and an opportunity to cure, and a qualifying manufacturer dispute procedure must be used first. The refund deduction is the price times the miles beyond 15,000, divided by 120,000, and a consumer who wins may recover attorney’s fees. Vehicles over 10,000 pounds and the living quarters of a motor home are outside the section. We could only read the section, as amended in 2009, in an archived copy of January 9, 2019, so any amendment made after that date would not show here.
What notice does your state ask for?
Oklahoma
Written notice
| Rule: Prior direct written notice to the manufacturer and an opportunity to cure. | |
| Law | Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 901 |
State laws read by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and sources
One section for the whole law
Oklahoma packs its lemon law into a single section of the consumer title. The Oklahoma State Courts Network publishes it, but its server did not answer our reader on the day of reading, so we rely on the archived copy named above. Before you rely on a figure, compare it with the section linked below.
A deduction with a free allowance
The first 15,000 miles cost nothing in an Oklahoma buyback. On a $40,000 car with 20,000 miles, the deduction is 5,000 miles times the price, divided by 120,000, or about $1,667.
The written notice is a condition: the manufacturer must hear from the owner directly, not only through the dealer, and must get one more chance to repair. Send the letter to the address given in the warranty booklet.
The Oklahoma lemon law at a glance
| Law | Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 901 |
| Protection period | 1 year or the warranty term, whichever ends first |
| Repair attempts | 4 attempts on the same defect |
| Serious safety defect | no separate test |
| Days out of service | 30 business days |
| Also | A consumer who wins may recover attorney’s fees. |
| Written notice | Prior direct written notice to the manufacturer and an opportunity to cure. |
| Dispute step | Manufacturer program first. A manufacturer dispute procedure that qualifies must be used first (§ 901(F)). |
| Deadline | Not set in the text we read |
| Use offset in a buyback | Price × miles beyond 15,000 ÷ 120,000 (§ 901). |
| Vehicles covered | New motor vehicles up to 10,000 lb; not the living quarters of a motor home. |
| Used cars | Not covered. |
| State page | no agency page |
| Level of reading | read in the statute |
| What we read | Section 901, as amended in 2009, in an archived copy of January 9, 2019, the only copy we could open. An amendment made after that date would not show here. |
From written notice to a decision
Certified mail, return receipt requested.
Earliest decisionbetween Oct 16, 2026 and Nov 25, 2026
1. Done · milestone
Written notice reaches the manufacturer
Oct 16, 2026
Prior direct written notice to the manufacturer and an opportunity to cure.
Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 9012. Done · milestone
Final repair attempt
Oct 16, 2026
No fixed number of days for this step in the Oklahoma text we read.
3. In progress · 0 day – 6 weeks
Dispute program decides
Oct 16, 2026 – Nov 25, 2026
A program that follows 16 CFR Part 703 must decide within 40 days of receiving your dispute. A manufacturer dispute procedure that qualifies must be used first (§ 901(F)).
16 CFR 703.5(d)4. Upcoming · milestone
Accept, refuse or go further
Oct 16, 2026 – Nov 25, 2026
If you refuse the decision, the next step is the state program or a court.