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Missouri—Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.560 et seq.

Vehicles Covered:

New vehicles not propelled by muscular power. Includes lease-purchases, demonstrators, and chassis portion of recreational vehicles. Excludes commercial vehicles, off-road vehicles, mopeds, motorcycles, and other parts of recreational vehicles.

Persons Covered:

Purchaser, transferee during express warranty term, or any person entitled to enforce warranty.

Use Covered:

Vehicle primarily used for personal, family, or household purposes.

Defects Covered:

Defect impairs use, market value, or safety of vehicle to consumer.

Period Covered:

Warranty term or one year, whichever is first.

Notice Requirement:

Written notice to manufacturer of need for repair. Manufacturer entitled to final repair attempt after notice.

"Reasonable" Repair Guidelines:

During period covered, either at least four repairs to same defect or at least 30 working days out of service for repairs. Creates presumption.

Affirmative Defenses:

Defect does not substantially impair use, market value, or safety of vehicle, or results from abuse, neglect, or unauthorized modifications or alterations; claim not filed in good faith. Statute of limitations: 18 months from delivery or six months from end of warranty term, whichever is first, or 90 days from final action of informal settlement panel.

Available Remedy:

Replacement or refund, at manufacturer's option.

Refund Details:

Full purchase price, including collateral charges such as sales tax, title fees, license and registration fees. Deduction for use.

Other Remedies:

Mandatory costs, expenses, and attorney's fees to consumer. Mandatory costs and reasonable attorney's fees to manufacturer if claim filed in bad faith or consumer's recovery not at least 10% greater than manufacturer's offer. Commercial Code does not apply to new motor vehicle sales. No other limit on other consumer remedies.

Arbitration:

If manufacturer maintains informal settlement procedure, consumer must use before entitled to replacement or refund.

Resale of Lemon:

No disclosure required.