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The 60-second answer

The Alaska Lemon Law (Alaska Stat. §45.45.300 to §45.45.360) requires manufacturers to repurchase or replace a new motor vehicle with a substantial defect after 3 repair attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative business days out of service. The Alaska lemon law has no attorney-fee provision of its own. A manufacturer that refuses a required refund or replacement is presumed to have committed an unfair trade practice, and a plaintiff who prevails in that kind of action is awarded full reasonable attorney fees (AS 45.50.537(a)). You pay no attorney fees unless we recover for you. Easy Lemon represents Alaska drivers at every stage.

How your Alaska claim gets built

Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. An Alaska claim gets built on two things: the Alaska lemon law statute, and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which applies in all fifty states. Send the repair orders and the purchase or lease paperwork, and we can tell you which of the two fits your vehicle.

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Warning Signs

Is Your Car a Lemon?

Your car may be a lemon if it keeps going back to the dealer or the mechanic for the same problem. Under Alaska law, the defect must make the car unsafe, unreliable or worth much less. The manufacturer or dealer must also have failed to fix it after several tries.

The same noise, shaking or warning light keeps coming back.

The dealer has worked on it multiple times and the problem is still there.

Your Rights

Understanding Alaska's Lemon Law

Alaska's Lemon Law is found at Alaska Stat. §45.45.300 to §45.45.360 and sets the rules for defective new vehicles in the state.

Statute

Alaska Stat. §45.45.300 to §45.45.360, Alaska Lemon Law

Eligible Vehicles

New & leased vehicles within Alaska's eligibility period

Repair Threshold

3 repair attempts OR 30+ days out of service

Remedies

Full refund, replacement, or cash settlement

Attorney Fees

No general attorney-fee award in the state lemon law

Arbitration

Varies by state, we review what applies to your case

All within Alaska's eligibility period (Within 60 days after the earlier of the express warranty expiring or 1 year from original delivery (the AS 45.45.310 written notice deadline)). Alaska law entitles you to a full refund, replacement vehicle, or cash settlement. No attorney fees unless we recover for you. The Alaska lemon law has no attorney-fee provision of its own. A manufacturer that refuses a required refund or replacement is presumed to have committed an unfair trade practice, and a plaintiff who prevails in that kind of action is awarded full reasonable attorney fees (AS 45.50.537(a)).

The Process

How Alaska's Lemon Law Process Works

Document Your Repairs

Ask for a repair order every time you visit an Alaska dealer, even if the technician finds nothing. Under Alaska Stat. §45.45.300 to §45.45.360, these papers prove your repair attempts. Keep every receipt and work order.

Contact Easy Lemon

Send us your records. We check your repair history against Alaska's statute and tell you if your car qualifies as a lemon. The consultation is free, with no obligation.

We File Your Claim

We prepare the claim and handle the paperwork. This includes any notice to the manufacturer that Alaska Stat. §45.45.300 to §45.45.360 requires.

Manufacturer Response

If Alaska law gives the manufacturer a final repair attempt, it gets one. If the defect remains, Alaska law entitles you to relief. Most claims then move toward settlement.

Get Compensated

You receive a refund, a replacement vehicle or a cash settlement. No attorney fees unless we recover for you.

Our Edge

Why Choose Us for Lemon Law?

Past Results

We've recovered over $30 million for our clients by securing refunds, cash settlements, and replacements.

Client-Centered Approach

We receive positive feedback from clients we have represented.

Fee-Shift Representation

The Alaska lemon law has no attorney-fee provision of its own. A manufacturer that refuses a required refund or replacement is presumed to have committed an unfair trade practice, and a plaintiff who prevails in that kind of action is awarded full reasonable attorney fees (AS 45.50.537(a)). No fee unless we recover compensation.

Focused Results

We know the stress defective vehicles bring, so we simplify the process for you.

At Easy Lemon, your success is our mission. Let us simplify the process and get you the justice you deserve.

Actual Settlements

Alaska Lemon Law Results

These are actual settlements obtained by the firm, shown because we do not yet have enough resolved matters in Alaska to report state-level figures. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome; every case is different. See our recent settlements page for more.

$140,242

2024 Audi Rs E Tron Gt

Florida

Buyback settlement

$120,514

2024 Bmw X6

Florida

Defect: a recurring defect

$119,218

2025 Bmw 750E

Florida

Defect: electrical/ technology

$111,200

2025 Bmw X5

Florida

Defect: brake/ steering/ suspension

$110,122

2023 Gmc Hummer Ev

Texas

Defect: electrical/ technology

$103,592

2024 Mercedes Benz Truck Glc300

Result

Defect: electrical/ technology

Results may vary. Prior outcomes do not guarantee a similar result. Each case is unique and depends on its specific facts and applicable law.

What You're Entitled To

What The Manufacturer May Owe You

Refund

You get your purchase price back, including taxes and fees, minus any use deduction Alaska law allows.

Cash Settlement

You receive a payment for the unresolved defect and keep your car.

Vehicle Replacement

You get a comparable new vehicle in place of the defective one, at no extra cost.

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What Our Clients Say

About the Alaska Lemon Law

Answers anchored to Alaska Stat. §45.45.300 to §45.45.360, the statute that governs lemon law claims in Alaska.

What is the Alaska lemon law? +

The Alaska Lemon Law is Alaska Stat. §45.45.300 to §45.45.360, and it covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Alaska for personal, family, or household use. It's the same law for a truck bought in Wasilla as for a car leased in Juneau, from Anchorage to the North Slope. When a warranty defect is still there after the repairs the law counts, the owner can get a replacement vehicle or a full refund, but a reasonable offset for use gets taken off the refund.

How many repair attempts make a car a lemon in Alaska? +

Alaska counts 3 repair attempts for the same defect, or 30 cumulative business days out of service. The statute uses business days rather than calendar days for the time out of service, so we go through the dates on each repair order before we tell you whether the car has reached the 30 days. Even after 3 attempts or 30 business days the manufacturer still has to get written notice and a final chance to repair the car.

What is the deadline for an Alaska lemon law claim? +

The written notice to the manufacturer under AS 45.45.310 has to go out within 60 days after the earlier of two dates, the day the express warranty expires or 1 year from original delivery. Say the warranty lasts longer than a year. Then the one-year mark from delivery is the earlier date, and the 60 days count from there. There may be other notice rules and a separate statute of limitation on top of that, and waiting too long can cost you your rights, which is why we ask for the contract with the delivery date on it early.

Does the Alaska lemon law cover a used vehicle? +

A used vehicle usually falls outside the Alaska lemon law, which is written for new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Alaska for personal, family, or household use. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act goes by the written warranty instead, so a used car can still have a claim under it, or under another consumer statute, if the defect showed up while the manufacturer's warranty was active.

Is a leased car covered by the Alaska lemon law? +

A new motor vehicle leased in Alaska for personal, family, or household use is covered, the same as one bought there.

What can I get if my car is a lemon in Alaska? +

A replacement vehicle or a full refund is what the statute gives you, though the manufacturer can take a reasonable use offset off the refund. A cash settlement is something you get by negotiating. You keep the car and get paid for the defect, while in a buyback or a replacement the car goes back to the manufacturer.

Who pays the attorney's fees in an Alaska lemon law case? +

Alaska's lemon law has no fee provision, but refusing a required refund or replacement is presumed an unfair trade practice, where a winning plaintiff gets full reasonable attorney fees (AS 45.50.537(a)). There's a federal route too when a written warranty was breached, because under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)) the court may also award fees to a consumer who prevails. Our own fee is on contingency. There's nothing to pay upfront and no attorney's fee unless we recover for you, and when a manufacturer settles or loses, we ask it to pay our fees in addition to your recovery. Some costs of a case can still come up, and the one-page fee agreement says how they're handled. We go over it with you on the first call.

Do I have to go through arbitration in Alaska? +

Alaska's lemon law sets no arbitration step before a lawsuit. What it asks for instead is written notice to the manufacturer by certified mail, and the manufacturer gets a final opportunity to repair the car.

Will I need to go to court in Alaska? +

Probably not, since most of the lemon law cases we handle settle with the manufacturer before a lawsuit is filed. If one doesn't, Anchorage's general civil trial court is the Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial District at Anchorage, and Juneau's is the Alaska Superior Court, First Judicial District at Juneau. Alaska also has a lower court for smaller civil claims.

How long does a lemon law case take in Alaska? +

Some claims settle within weeks and others take months, especially when the manufacturer asks to inspect the car itself. Most of the Alaska cases we handle end at the written-demand stage, without a lawsuit. How long yours takes depends on the repair history and on the manufacturer.

Do I need a lemon law attorney in Alaska? +

You can bring the claim yourself, but the manufacturer will have its own legal team. A lemon law lawyer knows what the Alaska law requires and how the negotiation and the litigation work, and the Alaska lemon law has no fee provision of its own, though fees can come through the unfair trade practices route (AS 45.50.537(a)). Whether to hire one is your decision. Easy Lemon has no office in Alaska. Our attorneys are in Manhasset NY, Newark NJ, Miami FL and Dallas TX, a long way from Ketchikan or Palmer, so Alaska cases run by phone, email and e-signature. Nothing in the statute requires you to appear anywhere to open a claim.

Is Easy Lemon a real law firm? +

Yes, Easy Lemon is the consumer brand of a law firm, RockPoint Law P.C. Easy Lemon was founded in 2024. Our attorneys bring 25+ years of combined experience, and Ron Kaniuk, the Florida managing partner, has practiced law since 1997. We've represented 1,500+ clients in vehicle warranty disputes. Our lawyers are only permitted to practice law in the jurisdictions in which they are licensed or have been authorized to practice, and the cases we've published, each with the make, the defects and the outcome, are on easylemon.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I start a lemon law claim in Alaska? +

It starts with a call to 855-435-3666 or the free case review form at easylemon.com, and after we hear what happened we ask for the repair orders. A Connecticut client sent us four of them for a 2025 Audi Q5. The dealer replaced the fuel filler cap, and it kept popping off. The same Audi service action was done twice. After a remote software update the check engine light came back on, and later the car lost power and got towed in. With an Alaska car we hold orders like those up against the 3 attempts and the 30 business days out of service. If they meet one, the written notice goes to the manufacturer by certified mail, and we make the demand and negotiate, mostly by phone and email.

Do days in the shop count as much as repair visits? +

They can, because 30 cumulative business days out of service is a route of its own under the Alaska statute, apart from the 3 repair attempts. A 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron in Texas went in three times. Its rear motor was leaking coolant into the housing, so the dealer put in a new motor. Then the cruise control, the turn signals and the rear light bar started failing, and by the end the car had been out of service 166 days. Alaska counts business days, so we take the in and out dates off each repair order and do the count ourselves.

What if the dealer says it can't find the problem? +

The visit should still go on paper, so it helps to ask for the repair order even when the technician finds nothing. A South Florida couple heard a noise from the rear of their Kia Telluride. They took it in four times. Nobody could find where the noise came from, and by the time they called us it had been out of service more than 40 days. Kia bought it back. An intermittent defect can still qualify under Alaska's law if it substantially impairs the vehicle, but because the dealer may never see it happen, we prove it with the repair records, what you tell us and sometimes a technical expert.

Can I get a full refund, or a cash settlement and keep my car? +

You can end up with either one, and which we push for depends on the facts, Alaska law and what you want. In a buyback you get the purchase price back, plus certain fees, minus a reasonable usage allowance for the miles you drove. Manufacturers often work that out as your mileage divided by the car's useful life, usually 100,000 to 120,000 miles, times the purchase price, and a smaller divisor means a bigger deduction, so we check the math. A 2025 Toyota Tundra leased in North Dakota had a cylinder 6 misfire that wouldn't go away, and Toyota recommended replacing the short block. The truck spent 135 days in the shop and was bought back for $53,364.14. The Connecticut Audi Q5 was bought back too, for $43,451.81, and the firm-wide results higher on this page run from $103,592 to $140,242. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

What if my car doesn't meet the Alaska repair count? +

Other laws may still reach the defect. Breach of warranty claims, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and Alaska unfair trade practices and consumer protection statutes can each apply to a defect that falls short of 3 attempts or 30 business days out of service. Then there are the UCC implied warranties. Merchantability under UCC §2-314 applies to sales of goods by merchants, used vehicles included, and it's a lower bar than the lemon law's substantial impairment, while UCC §2-315 only comes in if you relied on the seller's advice for a particular use, like towing.

Do you take cases against every manufacturer? +

We take cases against domestic and foreign brands, and our published results include Tesla, Audi, GMC, Chevrolet, Toyota, Kia and Jeep in several states, among them the 2023 GMC Hummer EV from Texas in the results above. A 2024 Tesla Cybertruck in New York had 15 miles on it at delivery. Then it started losing brake pressure, and Tesla tried four times to fix the brakes before it bought the truck back. When a manufacturer won't cooperate, our attorneys negotiate first and litigate when they have to.

Can I still make a claim if my car is no longer under warranty? +

A defect reported while the car was under warranty can still support a claim after the coverage ends. The first repair order for the defect has the date we need. Alaska's notice deadline is the other date to check, since it comes 60 days after the earlier of the express warranty expiring or 1 year from original delivery, and it can pass before the warranty runs out.

What if my case is not successful? Are there hidden fees? +

If the case doesn't succeed, you owe us no attorney's fee. Case costs work differently, and what you might owe for them, if anything, is written into the fee agreement you sign. When claims fail, it's usually because the defect was first reported after the Alaska deadline or the repair orders never mention it.

Will I work with an actual attorney? +

One attorney is assigned to your file, and you get a direct line to them. Our attorneys handle the legal strategy, the negotiations and any court proceedings, while support staff help with the documents. Whether the car is in Fairbanks, Kenai or Kodiak, you get a copy of every letter we send and a note whenever the manufacturer responds.

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Arbitration Board

Alaska Lemon Law Arbitration

Alaska's lemon law sets no arbitration step before a lawsuit. What the statute has you do instead is send written notice to the manufacturer by certified mail. Our lemon law FAQ answers the general questions people have about arbitration programs.

Under the Alaska statute there's no program to go through first, even when the manufacturer runs one of its own. We check the repair orders against the 3 attempts and the 30 business days out of service. Then we write the notice. It goes to the manufacturer by certified mail within 60 days after the earlier of the express warranty expiring or 1 year from original delivery, and the manufacturer gets its final opportunity to repair the car. Magnuson-Moss requires it before a lawsuit only if the written warranty makes you use a program that meets FTC rules. Most Alaska cases we handle settle at the written-demand stage, but a case that doesn't can go to court. For Anchorage the general civil trial court is the Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial District at Anchorage, while for Juneau it's the Alaska Superior Court, First Judicial District at Juneau.

State vs Federal

Alaska Lemon Law vs Federal Magnuson-Moss

Most Alaska cases benefit from invoking both statutes, which is why every Alaska case we take gets looked at under Alaska Stat. §45.45.300 to §45.45.360 and under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2301). Then we go with the stronger one. Alaska's law is where the repair presumption and the buyback remedy come from, but Magnuson-Moss adds a federal fee provision, and it can reach defects outside the Alaska lemon law period. The Alaska law is written for new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Alaska for personal, family, or household use. Magnuson-Moss applies to any product under a written warranty, and that is why used cars often qualify. On repairs, Alaska requires 3 repair attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative business days out of service, but the federal act just asks for a "reasonable number" of repair attempts, and what counts as reasonable depends on the facts. Alaska's notice has to go out within 60 days after the earlier of the express warranty expiring or 1 year from original delivery, while the federal time limit is however long the express warranty lasts. There's no arbitration step before a lawsuit under Alaska's law, and the federal act requires one only if the written warranty makes you use a program that meets FTC rules. A case under either law can go to state or federal court.

On fees, the Alaska lemon law has no fee provision; refusing a required refund or replacement is presumed an unfair trade practice, with full reasonable attorney fees for a winning plaintiff (AS 45.50.537(a)), and Magnuson-Moss has its own fee rule at 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2).

Practitioner Answers

Alaska Lemon Law: Statute-Cited Answers

Four questions Alaska owners ask us about Alaska Stat. §45.45.300 to §45.45.360, starting with the court that would hear a case that doesn't settle.

Which Alaska court hears a lemon law or warranty lawsuit?

An Anchorage case that has to be filed usually goes to the Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial District at Anchorage, which is the general civil trial court there. In Juneau it's the Alaska Superior Court, First Judicial District at Juneau. Alaska has boroughs where other states have counties, so the Census has Anchorage down as Anchorage Municipality and Juneau as Juneau City and Borough. A smaller claim can end up in Alaska's lower court for smaller civil claims instead, because the amount in dispute can change where a case is filed. A Magnuson-Moss claim can go to Federal District Court if damages are over $50,000 or party diversity permits it (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(1)). In the end, which court hears a particular case depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.

What do Alaska lemon law attorneys need from you?

The repair orders matter most, and that means the ones where the technician found nothing as well.

the purchase or lease contract, which has the delivery date the one-year count starts from
the warranty booklet, which shows when the express warranty expires
emails, texts and letters with the dealer or manufacturer
receipts for towing, rentals and lodging, since those costs are often recoverable

It helps to write down the date, the mileage and the symptom each time the problem shows up. You can also look up your VIN for recall notices at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When does written notice go to the manufacturer in Alaska?

Written notice goes to the manufacturer by certified mail, and AS 45.45.310 puts the deadline for it at 60 days after the earlier of the express warranty expiring or 1 year from original delivery. The manufacturer also gets a final opportunity to repair the car. We write that letter, mail it and follow up with the manufacturer, and there's no upfront fee for it.

Which defects count as a nonconformity in Alaska?

Under Alaska's statute a defect counts when it substantially impairs the use, market value or safety of the vehicle, and the statute calls that a nonconformity. Scratches and small paint flaws usually don't get there. Alaska drivers bring us engine stalling and misfires most, and also transmission shudder or failure, electrical faults that leave warning lights on, brake and steering problems, and driver-assistance (ADAS) systems that brake or drift on their own.

A 2022 Jeep Wrangler we handled in South Carolina started pulling right with vibration at 186 miles, and later it got the "death wobble".

Statewide Coverage

Serving Drivers Across All of Alaska

Easy Lemon represents Alaska consumers from Anchorage to the North Slope. We handle Alaska Stat. §45.45.300 to §45.45.360 cases remotely, regardless of city or county.

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Reviewed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq. · Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. · Last updated August 6, 2026 Sources: Alaska Statutes, Alaska Stat. §45.45.300 to §45.45.360, Alaska Attorney General, FTC Magnuson-Moss, NHTSA Recall Lookup, FTC Lemon Law Guide, Cornell Law, 15 USC Ch. 50, State Attorneys General (USA.gov). ATTORNEY ADVERTISING under Alaska professional rules. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

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