Do You Qualify?
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You Likely Qualify!
Your answers meet the basic lemon law test. Before anyone can confirm that your car qualifies, an attorney has to see the repair orders. We work on a contingency basis, and there are no attorney’s fees unless we recover for you.
You May Not Qualify Under Standard Lemon Law
The standard lemon law test does not seem to fit. Other consumer protection laws may still help with a car like yours. Contact us anyway.
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How your North Dakota claim gets built
Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. A North Dakota claim gets built on two things: the North Dakota 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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North Dakota Lemon Law Thresholds
- ✓ 4 or more repair attempts for the same defect
- ✓ 30 cumulative business days out of service
- ✓ Filing deadline: Within 6 months after the earlier of the express warranty term expiring or 18 months from original delivery
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Bismarck Lemon Law Basics
North Dakota's lemon law, N.D. Cent. Code §51-07-16 to §51-07-22, is the one that applies in Bismarck. It covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in North Dakota for personal, family, or household use. You may have a claim once your repair orders reach one of the repair limits in the box above, as long as the defect is still there and you are inside the deadline. Our North Dakota Lemon Law Attorneys page has the full statute text, the filing deadlines and the used-car rules.
How a Bismarck Lemon Law Claim Works
This is what happens after you call us from Bismarck.
Document Your Repairs
Keep every repair order from your Bismarck dealership, even the short ones. Under North Dakota's lemon law, those papers are the written proof of each repair attempt.
Free Case Evaluation
We read your repair history against the North Dakota statute and tell you whether the car qualifies. The review costs nothing, and there are no attorney's fees unless we recover for you.
We File the Claim
We write and send the paperwork, including the prior direct notice to the manufacturer that North Dakota law requires. We deal with the manufacturer for you.
You Get Compensated
A successful case usually ends with a refund, a replacement vehicle or a cash settlement. There are no attorney's fees unless we recover for you.
Is Your Bismarck Car a Lemon? North Dakota's 3-Step Test
Does the Defect Substantially Impair Use, Value, or Safety?
Under North Dakota law, the defect has to substantially impair the vehicle's use, value, or safety.
Have You Met the Repair Attempt Threshold?
In North Dakota the test is 4 or more repair attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative business days out of service, as long as the claim is brought within the deadline in step 3. Count the visits on your repair orders to see where you stand.
Did It Happen Within the Rights Period?
In North Dakota, a claim must be brought within 6 months after the earlier of the express warranty term expiring or 18 months from original delivery. We check that deadline against the delivery date on your contract and the dates on your repair orders.
If you are not sure about your dates, call us. The consultation is free. 📞 (855) 435-3666
If you think you are past a deadline, call us anyway. We may still be able to help.
Court and Venue in Bismarck
Bismarck is in Burleigh County. Burleigh County's general civil trial court is the District Court, Burleigh County (South Central Judicial District). Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.
The North Dakota lemon law is N.D. Cent. Code §51-07-16 to §51-07-22. The refund or replacement remedy is not available until the consumer has first used the manufacturer's qualifying informal dispute program.
The repair test in the statute is 4 or more repair attempts for the same defect, or 30 cumulative business days with the vehicle out of service. The statutory remedy is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. The North Dakota lemon law has no attorney-fee provision of its own.
Open recalls on your vehicle can be checked against NHTSA records at easylemon.com/recalls. A recall alone is not a lemon law claim.
Sources: North Dakota Court System, Burleigh County; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 place-by-county file. Court names checked September 26, 2026.
North Dakota Lemon Law: The Rules That Decide a Bismarck Claim
Some North Dakota rules go beyond the repair test and the arbitration rule covered under Court and Venue above. Those other rules are here.
Notable provisions of North Dakota Lemon Law
North Dakota's presumption requires more than three repair attempts — that is, four or more — or 30 business days out of service. Prior direct notice to the manufacturer and an opportunity to cure are required.
Meet Your Legal Team
Steven Nassi, Esq., Founder & Managing Partner
Founded Easy Lemon so consumers could get real representation with nothing owed up front. B.A. from SUNY Binghamton, J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Supervising Editor, Cardozo Law Review. Published in Law360, Lexology, and Risk Management Magazine.
Serving Bismarck & Surrounding North Dakota Communities
📍 Bismarck Neighborhoods
We take cases from Cathedral District, Downtown, Custer Park, North Bismarck and Southgate.
🏖️ Burleigh County
Nearby: Lincoln, Mandan, Sterling, Wing and Regan.
What The Manufacturer Owes You
Under North Dakota law the remedy is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. A qualifying case from Bismarck usually closes in one of these three ways.
Refund
The car goes back to the manufacturer, which returns what you paid, with the taxes, registration fees and finance charges, less a reasonable use offset.
Replacement Vehicle
The manufacturer swaps your car for a comparable new one and pays for the exchange.
Cash Settlement
You hold on to the car and are paid for the value the defect cost you. This one is not in the statute. It is negotiated.
Frequently Asked Questions
The answers below are based on North Dakota law and on the paperwork Bismarck drivers usually send us.
What Our Clients Are Saying
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Reviewed by Easy Lemon Legal Team · Last updated August 24, 2026