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The Arkansas Lemon Law (Ark. Code §4-90-401 to §4-90-417) requires manufacturers to repurchase or replace a new motor vehicle with a substantial defect after 3 repair attempts for the same defect (or 1 for life-threatening defects) or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service. Under this statute, the manufacturer pays the consumer's attorney fees when the consumer prevails, no attorney fees unless we recover for you. Easy Lemon represents Arkansas drivers at every stage.

How your Arkansas claim gets built

Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. An Arkansas claim gets built on two things: the Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas's Lemon Law

Arkansas's Lemon Law is found at Ark. Code §4-90-401 to §4-90-417 and sets the rules for defective new vehicles in the state.

Statute

Ark. Code §4-90-401 to §4-90-417, Arkansas New Motor Vehicle Quality Assurance Act

Eligible Vehicles

New & leased vehicles within Arkansas's eligibility period

Repair Threshold

3 repair attempts OR 30+ days out of service

Remedies

Full refund, replacement, or cash settlement

Attorney Fees

Manufacturer can be ordered to pay attorney fees

Arbitration

Varies by state, we review what applies to your case

Filing deadline in Arkansas: Within 2 years after the defect is first reported to the manufacturer, its agent or an authorized dealer (defects must be reported within 24 months or 24,000 miles from delivery, whichever is later). Arkansas law entitles you to a full refund, replacement vehicle, or cash settlement. No attorney fees unless we recover for you, in qualifying claims the manufacturer pays attorney fees.

The Process

How Arkansas's Lemon Law Process Works

Document Your Repairs

Ask for a repair order every time you visit an Arkansas dealer, even if the technician finds nothing. Under Ark. Code §4-90-401 to §4-90-417, 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 Arkansas'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 Ark. Code §4-90-401 to §4-90-417 requires.

Manufacturer Response

If Arkansas law gives the manufacturer a final repair attempt, it gets one. If the defect remains, Arkansas 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

Ark. Code §4-90-401 to §4-90-417 lets a consumer who prevails recover reasonable attorney fees. 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

Arkansas Lemon Law Results

These are actual settlements obtained by the firm for clients in Arkansas. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome; every case is different. See our recent settlements page for more.

$52,948

2025 Kia K4

Arkansas

Defect: a recurring defect

$47,058

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5

Arkansas

Defect: a recurring defect

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 Arkansas 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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About the Arkansas Lemon Law

Answers anchored to Ark. Code §4-90-401 to §4-90-417, the statute that governs lemon law claims in Arkansas.

What is the Arkansas lemon law? +

Arkansas's lemon law is the Arkansas New Motor Vehicle Quality Assurance Act, Ark. Code §4-90-401 to §4-90-417, and it covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Arkansas, primarily for personal, family, or household use. It is the same law from Little Rock to the Ozarks, so a driver in Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Rogers or Pine Bluff has the same rights as one in Conway. When a substantial defect is still there after the repairs the act counts, the manufacturer has to replace the vehicle or refund it, and the refund comes minus a reasonable use allowance.

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

Arkansas requires 3 repair attempts for the same defect, or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service. One attempt is enough when the defect is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury.

Does the Arkansas lemon law cover used cars? +

The Arkansas lemon law is written for new motor vehicles, so a used car bought in Arkansas usually has to look to another law. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act is the one we look at first, because it applies to products sold with a written warranty, and 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. We ask used-car owners for their warranty papers along with the repair orders.

Which vehicles does the Arkansas lemon law cover? +

The act covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Arkansas, primarily for personal, family, or household use, up to 10,000 lbs GVWR.

How long do I have to file a lemon law claim in Arkansas? +

An Arkansas suit must be filed within 2 years after the defect is first reported to the manufacturer, its agent or an authorized dealer, and the report has to come within 24 months or 24,000 miles of delivery, whichever is later. Because the later of the two controls, passing 24,000 miles before the second year is out does not close the reporting period. Notice rules and a separate statute of limitation can also apply, and waiting too long can cost you your rights.

What kind of defect makes a car a lemon in Arkansas? +

A lemon has to have a defect covered by the warranty that substantially impairs the use, market value or safety of the vehicle, which the statute calls a nonconformity. Our client bought a new 2025 Ram 1500 in Jonesboro, and within a few months the cruise control stopped working. After that the blind spot monitoring would turn on and stay on. Then power steering warning lights came on and engine repairs were needed, and the truck spent 90 days in the shop over three repair visits. Scratches and small paint flaws usually don't meet the substantial impairment standard.

Will I need to go to court in Arkansas? +

Probably not, since most of the lemon law cases we handle settle at the written-demand stage, before anyone files a lawsuit. Arbitration is voluntary in Arkansas and is not required before filing suit, so a case that doesn't settle can go to court without a stop at a manufacturer's program.

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

The act provides a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable use allowance. Some cases end in a cash settlement instead, and then you keep the car and the manufacturer pays you for the defect. The Ram 1500 case from Jonesboro was resolved for $25,000. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

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

If you prevail, the manufacturer can be ordered to pay your attorney's fees, because a consumer who prevails in Arkansas can recover reasonable attorney fees. Federal law adds a second route when a written warranty is breached, since the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)) shifts fees too. We handle Arkansas cases on contingency, with nothing upfront and no attorney's fee unless we recover for you. Our fee agreement is one page, and we go over it with you on the first call.

Do I have to visit an office to hire an Arkansas lemon law attorney? +

No office visit is needed, because we handle Arkansas cases by phone, email and e-signature, and our offices are in Manhasset NY, Newark NJ, Miami FL and Dallas TX. Someone in Jonesboro or Bentonville uploads the repair orders, the purchase or lease contract and the warranty booklet, and we send the written demand to the manufacturer. Nothing in the Arkansas act requires you to appear anywhere to open a claim.

How experienced is Easy Lemon? +

Easy Lemon was founded in 2024 as a consumer brand of RockPoint Law P.C., and our attorneys have 25+ years of combined experience. Ron Kaniuk, the firm's Florida managing partner, has practiced law since 1997. We've represented 1,500+ clients in vehicle warranty disputes, and the published case studies, the Arkansas Ram 1500 among them, are on easylemon.com.

How will I know my Arkansas lemon law case is progressing? +

You get one assigned attorney with a direct line, a copy of every letter we send and a note whenever the manufacturer responds. We start by holding your repair orders up against the 3 attempts and the 30 days out of service, then send written notice to the manufacturer and demand the statutory remedy. That demand is where most cases settle. If one doesn't, we take the next formal step that Arkansas law requires.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

You start 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 fuel filler cap was replaced and kept popping off. The same Audi service action was done twice. Then the check engine light came back after a remote software update, and later the car lost power and was towed in. For an Arkansas car we hold orders like those up against the 3 attempts and the 30 cumulative calendar days out of service, and if they meet the test, the manufacturer gets a formal claim and we negotiate, mostly by phone and email.

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

Days in the shop can count as much, since 30 cumulative calendar days out of service is a route of its own in Arkansas, apart from the 3 repair attempts. A 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron in Texas went in three times and was out of service 166 days. Its rear motor leaked coolant into the housing. The motor was replaced, and after that the cruise control, the turn signals and the rear light bar started failing. Our client's Ram 1500 in Arkansas was in the shop 29 days on its first visit, for the cruise control alone. We count the visits and the days off the dealer's repair orders, which is why it helps to ask for one every time.

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

It still pays to get the repair order, even when the technician finds nothing. A South Florida couple took their Kia Telluride back four times for a noise from the rear. No technician could find the cause. By the time they called us the car had been out of service for more than 40 days, and Kia bought it back. An intermittent defect can qualify under the Arkansas lemon law when it substantially impairs the vehicle, and we prove it with the repair records, your own account and sometimes a technical expert.

Can I still file if my warranty has expired? +

That depends on when the defect was first reported. A defect written up while the warranty was active can still support a claim after the coverage ends, so we go looking for the oldest repair order that mentions it. The Arkansas act's own deadline doesn't move, though: suit must be filed within 2 years after the defect is first reported, and the report has to come within 24 months or 24,000 miles from original delivery, whichever is later. Magnuson-Moss can reach defects outside the Arkansas lemon law period. When claims fail, it's usually because the defect was first reported after the Arkansas period, or because the repair orders never mention it.

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

There are other laws we check. Breach of warranty claims, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and Arkansas's unfair trade practices and consumer protection statutes can each reach a defect that falls short of 3 attempts or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service. The UCC implied warranties are one more route. Merchantability under UCC §2-314 applies to sales of goods by merchants, used vehicles included, and it is a lower bar than the lemon law's substantial impairment, while fitness for a particular purpose under UCC §2-315 only comes in if you relied on the seller's advice for a specific use, like towing. If the case doesn't succeed, you owe us no attorney's fee.

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

A buyback gets you the purchase price back, plus certain fees, minus a reasonable use allowance, and with a cash settlement you keep the car and get paid for the defect. The allowance is often figured as your mileage divided by the vehicle's useful life in miles, usually 100,000 to 120,000, times the purchase price, and we check that math because a smaller divisor means a bigger deduction. A 2025 Toyota Tundra leased in North Dakota had a persistent cylinder 6 misfire. Toyota recommended replacing the short block, and after 135 days in the shop the truck was bought back for $53,364.14. In Connecticut the 2025 Audi Q5 was bought back for $43,451.81. The Arkansas results listed above run from $47,058 to $52,948. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Do you take cases against every manufacturer? +

We take cases against major manufacturers, domestic and foreign, and our published results include Tesla, Audi, GMC, Chevrolet, Toyota and Jeep in several states, plus Ram, Kia and Hyundai here in Arkansas. A 2024 Tesla Cybertruck in New York had 15 miles on it at delivery and then started losing brake pressure, and Tesla tried to fix the brakes four times before it was bought back. A 2022 Jeep Wrangler we handled in South Carolina pulled right with a vibration at 186 miles and later developed the "death wobble". When a manufacturer won't cooperate, our attorneys negotiate first and litigate when they have to.

Should I hire a lemon law lawyer in Arkansas? +

You can represent yourself, but the manufacturer will have its own legal team. A lemon law lawyer knows what the Arkansas act requires and how the negotiation and the litigation work. And the fee rules help you here, since a consumer who prevails can recover reasonable attorney fees under the Arkansas act, and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act has its own fee rule in 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2). Whether to hire counsel is your decision.

Have you handled a lemon law case in Arkansas? +

We have, for a new 2025 Ram 1500 our client bought from Frank Fletcher CDJR in Jonesboro on November 20, 2024. Within a few months the cruise control stopped working entirely. The truck was in the shop from February 7 to March 8, 2025, and the dealer replaced the CADM, the Central ADAS Decision Module, and the cruise control worked again. Then the blind spot monitoring started turning on and staying on. The second visit ran from May 7 to July 2, 2025. The dealer tested and replaced the Central ADAS Decision module, and during the inspection a coaxial connector at a CADM2 pin was found bent, so CADM2 was replaced too. Shortly after the blind spot repair, power steering warning lights came on and engine repairs were needed. Later all the dashboard lights came on, because multiple electronic modules had lost communication, and that was traced to loose connections and pin tension issues. By then the truck had been through three repair visits and 90 days in the shop, with 8,745 miles on it at the claim, and the case was resolved for $25,000. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

How long does a lemon law claim take in Arkansas? +

Some claims settle within weeks and others take months, especially when the manufacturer asks for its own inspection of the car. The repairs usually come first, and those can run long, like the first two repair visits on our client's Ram 1500, which ran from February 7 to March 8 and from May 7 to July 2, 2025. It helps to call us when you're close to 3 repair attempts for the same defect, well before the 24 months or 24,000 miles run out.

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Arbitration Board

Arkansas Lemon Law Arbitration

Arbitration is voluntary in Arkansas and is not required before filing suit, so an owner whose repair history meets the law can go to court without using a manufacturer's program first. General questions about these programs are answered in our lemon law FAQ.

If you want to use a program anyway, it takes the case once the repair history reaches the threshold in Ark. Code §4-90-401 to §4-90-417, which is 3 repair attempts for the same defect, or 1 for a defect likely to cause death or serious bodily injury, or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service, and after any written notice to the manufacturer that the statute makes a prerequisite. The program sets its own timing. We'd go over with you whether it's worth it before anything is filed, though most of our Arkansas cases settle at the written-demand stage and never get that far.

Decision

Is an arbitration decision final in Arkansas?

Often the manufacturer is bound by the arbitration decision, but the consumer generally keeps the right to appeal to civil court. Appeal deadlines vary, and we like having a copy of the decision the day it comes in. If arbitration doesn't resolve things, either side can file a civil suit, in the county circuit courts listed below, for the counties that take in Jonesboro, Bentonville, Conway and other cities.

State vs Federal

Arkansas Lemon Law vs Federal Magnuson-Moss

Most Arkansas cases can be brought under both laws. We look at each one under the Arkansas New Motor Vehicle Quality Assurance Act and under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2301), then lead with whichever is stronger, since the Arkansas act has the repair presumption and the buyback remedy, while Magnuson-Moss has a federal fee provision and can cover defects outside the Arkansas lemon law period.

On repairs, Arkansas requires 3 attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service, and just 1 attempt when a defect is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury. Our client's Ram 1500 was in the shop 29 days on its first visit, for the cruise control, and the second visit ran from May 7 to July 2, 2025. The federal act doesn't count like that. It asks for a "reasonable number" of repair attempts and leaves what's reasonable to the facts.

Time is the next difference. The Arkansas window closes 24 months or 24,000 miles from original delivery, whichever is later, while Magnuson-Moss runs for as long as the express warranty does.

The Arkansas act only reaches new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Arkansas, primarily for personal, family, or household use, up to 10,000 lbs GVWR, but Magnuson-Moss applies to products sold with a written warranty, and that is why used cars often qualify.

Arkansas doesn't make you arbitrate before suing, and the federal act does so only if the written warranty makes you use a program that meets FTC rules. A case under either one can go to state or federal court. A consumer who prevails under the Arkansas act can recover reasonable attorney fees, and on the federal side the fee rule is 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2).

Practitioner Answers

Arkansas Lemon Law: Statute-Cited Answers

What counts as a reasonable number of repair attempts under Arkansas lemon laws?

Ark. Code §4-90-401 to §4-90-417 sets the number at 3 repair attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service, and reaching either one is enough, but a defect likely to cause death or serious bodily injury only needs one repair attempt.

Our client's Ram 1500 had failures across multiple safety-critical systems. First it was the cruise control. The dealer replaced the CADM. Then the blind spot monitoring stuck on. The dealer replaced the Central ADAS Decision module and CADM2, and shortly after that repair the power steering warning lights came on and engine repairs were needed. Over those visits the dealer also did alignments and calibrations. Other owners bring us engine stalling and misfires, transmission shudder or failure, brake and steering problems, and driver-assistance (ADAS) systems that brake or drift on their own. It helps to ask for a repair order on every visit, even when the technician finds nothing, because we count each attempt from those orders.

Which Arkansas court hears a lemon law lawsuit?

An Arkansas lemon law lawsuit usually goes to the general civil trial court of the county where you live or where the car was sold, and in Arkansas that is the county's circuit court. Our client's Ram 1500 was bought in Jonesboro, which is in Craighead County, and Craighead County's general civil trial court is the Craighead County Circuit Court, part of the Second Judicial Circuit. Crittenden County, where West Memphis is, is in the same circuit, with the Crittenden County Circuit Court. Bentonville is in Benton County, with the Benton County Circuit Court in the Nineteenth West Judicial Circuit, and Springdale is split between Benton County and Washington County per the 2020 Census, so a Springdale case could be in the Benton County court or in the Washington County Circuit Court, which is in the Fourth Judicial Circuit. Conway is in Faulkner County, whose circuit court is part of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Hot Springs is in Garland County in the Eighteenth East, Russellville is in Pope County in the Fifth, Jacksonville is in Pulaski County in the Sixth and Texarkana is in Miller County in the Eighth South, and each of those counties has its own county circuit court. Smaller claims can go to Arkansas's lower civil court instead, so the amount in dispute can change where a case is filed. A Magnuson-Moss claim can also go to Federal District Court if damages exceed $50,000 or party diversity permits it (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(1)). In the end, which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.

What do Arkansas lemon law attorneys need from you?

Every repair order, first of all, including those from visits where nothing was found, since a claim lives or dies on its paperwork. After that the list is short.

the purchase or lease contract, with the delivery date that starts the 24-month and 24,000-mile count
the manufacturer's warranty booklet
emails, texts and letters with the dealer or manufacturer
receipts for towing, rentals and lodging, which are often recoverable

It helps to keep a note of the date, the mileage and the symptom each time the problem shows up, the way the Ram 1500's repair history lists each visit by date. You can also look up your VIN on the NHTSA site, nhtsa.gov/recalls, for recall notices.

Statewide Coverage

Serving Drivers Across All of Arkansas

Easy Lemon represents Arkansas consumers from Little Rock to the Ozarks. We handle Ark. Code §4-90-401 to §4-90-417 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: Arkansas Statutes, Ark. Code §4-90-401 to §4-90-417, Arkansas 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 Arkansas professional rules. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

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