Lemon Law Attorneys · Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, OH
Lemon Law Attorneys

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How your Ohio claim gets built

Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. An Ohio claim gets built on two things: the Ohio 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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We have handled 3,000+ cases.^‡ No attorney’s fees unless we recover for you.

Ohio Lemon Law Thresholds

✓ 3 repair attempts for the same defect (or 1 for serious safety defects)
✓ 30 cumulative calendar days out of service
✓ Filing deadline: Within 5 years from original delivery (defects must first be reported within 1 year or 18,000 miles, whichever is earlier)

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Dayton Lemon Law

Dayton Lemon Law Basics

A Dayton car is judged against Ohio's statute, Ohio Rev. Code §1345.71 to §1345.77, and that law covers new passenger cars and noncommercial motor vehicles purchased or leased in Ohio for personal, family, or household use. So the first question is coverage, and the second is whether your repair orders reach one of the repair limits in the box above. If they do, and the defect is still there and the deadline has not run out, you may have a claim. The statute text, the filing deadlines and how used cars are treated are all on our Ohio Lemon Law Attorneys page.

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Step by Step

How a Dayton Lemon Law Claim Works

This is what happens after you call us from Dayton.

Document Your Repairs

Keep every repair order from your Dayton dealership, even the short ones. Under Ohio's lemon law, those papers are the written proof of each repair attempt.

Free Case Evaluation

We read your repair history against the Ohio 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. 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.

Ohio Settlements

Easy Lemon Cases Resolved in Ohio

These are Ohio matters the firm handled, not cases from Dayton specifically. Every case is different; prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Vehicle

2025 Kia Sorento

Resolution

Vehicle Buyback

4 repair visits | 41 days out of service

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*Results vary. Prior outcomes do not predict future success. Amounts shown are actual case resolutions. Easy Lemon® by RockPoint Law P.C.

Ohio Rev. Code §1345.71 to §1345.77

Is Your Dayton Car a Lemon? Ohio's 3-Step Test

Does the Defect Substantially Impair Use, Value, or Safety?

Under Ohio law, the defect has to substantially impair the vehicle's use, value, or safety. These defects came up in one of Easy Lemon's own Ohio cases:

⚠️2025 Kia Sorento: Day-one no-start with check engine light
⚠️2025 Kia Sorento: HPCU assembly failure
⚠️2025 Kia Sorento: Fuel rail pressure sensor failure
⚠️2025 Kia Sorento: Original main battery failure

Have You Met the Repair Attempt Threshold?

In Ohio the test is 3 repair attempts for the same defect (1 for serious safety defects), 8 or more attempts to repair any defect, or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service, as long as the claim is brought within the deadline in step 3. For a defect that could cause serious bodily injury or death, 1 repair attempt is enough. Count the visits on your repair orders to see where you stand.

Did It Happen Within the Rights Period?

In Ohio, a claim must be brought within 5 years from original delivery, and defects must first be reported within 1 year or 18,000 miles, whichever is earlier. 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.

Greene County & Montgomery County

Court and Venue in Dayton

Parts of Dayton lie in Greene County and Montgomery County, per the 2020 Census. Their general civil trial courts are the Greene County Court of Common Pleas, General Division and the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, General Division. Ohio also has a lower court for smaller civil claims, so the amount in dispute can change where a case is filed. Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.

The Ohio lemon law is Ohio Rev. Code §1345.71 to §1345.77. If the manufacturer's arbitration program is state-certified, the consumer must use it.

The repair test in the statute is 3 repair attempts for the same defect (or 1 for serious safety defects), or 30 cumulative calendar days with the vehicle out of service. The statutory remedy is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. Under the statute, a consumer who prevails can recover attorney fees from the manufacturer.

Sources: Supreme Court of Ohio, Ohio trial courts; Supreme Court of Ohio, judicial system structure; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 place-by-county file. Court names checked September 26, 2026.

NHTSA Recalls

Recent Recalls for Makes in Our Ohio Cases

NHTSA recall records are national, not filed by state. These are the newest recalls for the makes (Kia) that appear in the Ohio matters the firm has resolved.

Kia America, Inc. · Aug 21, 2026

Occupant Detection System May Fail to Suppress Air Bag/FMVSS 208

Component: AIR BAGS. NHTSA campaign 26V545000 (manufacturer SC379).

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Kia America, Inc. · Jul 2, 2026

Park Outside: High Voltage Battery May Catch Fire

Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NHTSA campaign 26V431000 (manufacturer SC375).

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Kia America, Inc. · Jul 2, 2026

Park Outside: Fire from Overheated Power Seat Motors

Component: SEATS. NHTSA campaign 26V430000 (manufacturer SC374).

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Full list, updated from NHTSA: easylemon.com/recalls. A recall alone is not a lemon law claim; unrepaired defects after reasonable attempts are.

What the Statute Says

Ohio Lemon Law: The Rules That Decide a Dayton Claim

We covered the repair test and the arbitration rule in the Court and Venue section above. Below are other Ohio rules that can matter to a Dayton claim.

Notable provisions of Ohio Lemon Law

Ohio requires 3 repair attempts, or 1 where the nonconformity results in a condition likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven. Eight or more attempts to repair any nonconformity also raise the presumption. The law covers the first year/18,000 miles. The consumer must report the nonconformity within that period; the chapter prescribes no certified-mail and no final-repair-attempt requirement.

Your Team

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.

Service Area

Serving Dayton & Surrounding Ohio Communities

📍 Dayton Neighborhoods

We take cases from Oregon District, Downtown, St. Anne's Hill, Belmont, Grafton Hill and South Park.

🏖️ Montgomery County

Nearby: Kettering, Centerville, Huber Heights, Vandalia, Trotwood and Miamisburg.

Your Rights Under Ohio Law

What The Manufacturer Owes You

Under the statute, the remedy open to Ohio drivers is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. If your Dayton car qualifies, the case usually ends in one of the three ways below.

Refund

You return the car and the manufacturer pays back the price, taxes, registration fees and finance charges, minus a reasonable use offset.

Replacement Vehicle

The manufacturer replaces the car with a comparable new one at its own cost.

Cash Settlement

You keep the car and receive a payment for its lost value. That payment is negotiated. The statute does not list it.

Have Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

The answers below are based on Ohio law and on the paperwork Dayton drivers usually send us.

PROCESS & TIMELINE

Most of the Ohio cases we handle settle at the written-demand stage, without a lawsuit. How long that takes depends on your repair history and on the manufacturer. In Ohio, a claim must be brought within 5 years from original delivery, and defects must first be reported within 1 year or 18,000 miles, whichever is earlier.

Bring the repair orders from your Dayton dealer, your purchase or lease contract and your warranty booklet. Of the three, the repair orders carry the case. Each one shows the date, the mileage and what the service department did or did not fix. If a few are missing, ask the service desk for copies.

Usually not. Most lemon law cases we handle for Dayton drivers settle with the manufacturer before a lawsuit is filed. In Ohio, you must use the manufacturer's arbitration program first if it is state-certified. We prepare that filing for you.

ELIGIBILITY

It may. Under Ohio Rev. Code §1345.71 to §1345.77, your Dayton car can qualify if a defect covered by the warranty is still there after 3 repair attempts for the same defect (or 1 for serious safety defects), or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service. The statute covers new passenger cars and noncommercial motor vehicles purchased or leased in Ohio for personal, family, or household use.

Ohio Rev. Code §1345.71 to §1345.77 covers new passenger cars and noncommercial motor vehicles purchased or leased in Ohio for personal, family, or household use. If you bought used, send the paperwork anyway, including any written warranty that came with the car.

REMEDIES

In Ohio, the manufacturer pays the consumer's attorney's fees when the consumer wins. We work on contingency, so you pay nothing upfront and there is no attorney's fee unless we recover for you. When a manufacturer settles or loses, we ask it to pay our fee on top of your recovery. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)) adds a second fee-shifting route when a written warranty is breached. Our fee agreement is one page.

Client Testimonials

What Our Clients Are Saying

Easy Lemon has handled 3,000+ lemon law cases^‡.

“I'm not a lawyer, but I tried. I filed complaints with the BBB. I called the manufacturer's customer service line so many times they knew my voice. I even wrote a letter to the dealership owner. Nothing.
My Honda Pilot's fuel system kept throwing check engine codes for the evaporative emissions system. Four visits, four 'fixes,' four returns of the light.
A friend said 'just call a lemon law firm already.' I called Easy Lemon and spoke to Natalie Nassi. First thing she said: 'You've done the hard work already. Now let us do ours.'
She was right. She took my mountain of paperwork—my letters, my complaint case numbers, my repair orders—and organized it into a real claim. The manufacturer settled in two months.
Why them? Natalie valued the effort I'd already put in. She didn't start from zero; she built on my frustration. That respect made all the difference.”

Laura Mesa Ramírez

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“My Jeep Wrangler's manual transmission would pop out of reverse. Dealer kept it twice, said they couldn't replicate. Third time they replaced the shifter. Still popped out. I was backing out of my driveway and it nearly rolled into the street. Called Easy Lemon and Natalie Nassi said that's a major safety defect. She took my case and Jeep bought it back. Now I drive something that stays in gear.”

Omer Faruk

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“My Ram 2500's check engine light came on for the same evap code four times in six months. Dealer kept replacing gas caps, sensors, the whole runaround. Light would stay off for a week then pop back on. I was so tired of seeing that orange glow on my dash every morning. Called Easy Lemon and they took my service records and ran with it. Four months later, Ram sent a settlement check. No more anxiety every time I start the truck.”