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Ley Limón de Missouri (2026): Cómo Calificar y Obtener un Reembolso

Ley Limón de Missouri (2026): Cómo Calificar y Obtener un Reembolso

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuántos intentos de reparación activan la ley limón de Missouri?

La presunción de la ley limón de Missouri aplica después de cuatro o más intentos de reparación para la misma no conformidad, o después de que el vehículo esté fuera de servicio por 30 o más días hábiles. Estas condiciones deben ocurrir dentro del período de garantía o un año desde la entrega, lo que ocurra primero. También debe enviar una notificación por escrito al fabricante y permitir una última oportunidad de reparación de 10 días antes de buscar recursos.

¿Puedo elegir entre un reembolso y un vehículo de reemplazo?

No. Bajo la ley de Missouri, el fabricante elige si proporciona un vehículo de reemplazo o un reembolso. Sin embargo, cualquier vehículo de reemplazo debe ser aceptable para el consumidor, lo cual le da cierto poder de negociación. Si usted rechaza el reemplazo por considerarlo inaceptable, es posible que el fabricante deba ofrecer una alternativa.

¿Tengo que usar el programa de arbitraje del fabricante?

Si el fabricante tiene un procedimiento informal de resolución de disputas aprobado que cumple con las regulaciones federales y le informó sobre él en la garantía o en el manual del propietario, debe participar antes de presentar una demanda. Muchos fabricantes usan el programa BBB AUTO LINE. Si el fabricante no le notificó adecuadamente sobre el procedimiento, este requisito puede no aplicar. Las decisiones de arbitraje no son vinculantes para el consumidor; usted aún puede presentar una demanda después.

¿La ley limón de Missouri cubre vehículos usados?

No. La ley limón de Missouri se aplica solo a vehículos motorizados nuevos. Sin embargo, los compradores de vehículos usados pueden tener protecciones bajo la Ley Federal Magnuson-Moss de Garantías (si el vehículo aún está bajo una garantía escrita del fabricante), la Ley de Protección al Consumidor de Missouri, reclamos de garantía implícita bajo el UCC, o reclamos de fraude bajo el derecho consuetudinario.

¿Cuánto tiempo tengo para presentar un reclamo de ley limón en Missouri?

Debe presentar su reclamo dentro de 18 meses desde la fecha de entrega original o dentro de 6 meses después de que expire la garantía, lo que ocurra primero. Si participó en un procedimiento informal de resolución de disputas, tiene 90 días después de la decisión final para presentar una demanda.

¿Puedo recuperar honorarios de abogado en un caso de ley limón en Missouri?

Sí. Bajo el RSMo 407.577, si usted gana en una acción de ley limón y ha cumplido con los requisitos del estatuto, el tribunal debe otorgarle costos, gastos y honorarios razonables de abogado. Se trata de un otorgamiento obligatorio, no discrecional. Muchos abogados de ley limón en Missouri ofrecen consultas gratuitas y trabajan por contingencia o con traslado de honorarios.

Actualizaciones

Corrected the description of Missouri's lemon law attorney-fee provision: a prevailing consumer's award of costs, expenses, and attorney fees is mandatory under RSMo 407.577, not discretionary.

Verificado de forma independiente contra las fuentes primarias citadas; ley aplicable revisada en busca de cambios recientes

Ley aplicable revisada en busca de cambios recientes

Ley aplicable revisada en busca de cambios recientes

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La ley detrás de este artículo

Este artículo se apoya en 10 disposiciones legales conservadas en nuestro propio registro jurídico, cada una obtenida de la fuente oficial. Toque una sección para leer el texto vigente.

Revised Statutes of Missouri, Title XIX (MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION), Chapter 300

§ 300.010Definitions.Vigente
The following words and phrases when used in this ordinance mean: (1)  "Alley" or "alleyway", any street with a roadway of less than twenty feet in width; (2)  "All-terrain vehicle", any motorized vehicle manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use, with an unladen dry weight of one thousand five hundred pounds or less, traveling on three, four or more nonhighway tires, with either: (a)  A seat designed to be straddled by the operator, and handlebars for steering control, but excluding an electric bicycle; or (b)  A width of fifty inches or less, measured from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim, regardless of seating or steering arrangement; (3)  "Authorized emergency vehicle", a vehicle publicly owned and operated as an ambulance, or a vehicle publicly owned and operated by the state highway patrol, police or fire department, sheriff or constable or deputy sheriff, traffic officer or any privately owned vehicle operated as an ambulance when responding to emergency calls; (4)  "Business district", the territory contiguous to and including a highway when within any six hundred feet along the highway there are buildings in use for business or industrial…

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mo.gov

Citada en 2 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2020

Casos destacados: In Re Buchberger (United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona 2004, 311 B.R. 794) · T.K. v. Cleveland (District Court, W.D. Missouri 2020)

Identificado automáticamente a partir de las opiniones judiciales que citan esta sección; no es un ranking de qué caso prevalece.

Revised Statutes of Missouri, Title XXVI (TRADE AND COMMERCE), Chapter 407

§ 407.560Definitions.Vigente
As used in sections 407.560 to 407.579, the following terms mean: (1)  "Collateral charges", those additional charges to a consumer not directly attributable to a manufacturer's suggested retail price label for the new motor vehicle.  For the purposes of sections 407.560 to 407.579, "collateral charges" includes all sales tax, license fees, registration fees, title fees and motor vehicle inspections; (2)  "Comparable motor vehicle", an identical or reasonably equivalent motor vehicle; (3)  "Consumer", the purchaser, other than for the purposes of resale, of a new motor vehicle, primarily used for personal, family, or household purposes, and any person to whom such new motor vehicle is transferred for the same purposes during the duration of an express warranty applicable to such new motor vehicle, and any other person entitled by the terms of such warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty; (4)  "Express warranty", any written affirmation of the fact or promise made by a manufacturer to a consumer in connection with the sale of new motor vehicles which relates to the nature of the material or workmanship or will meet a specified level of performance over a specified…

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mo.gov

Citada en 4 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2023

Casos destacados: Boemler Chevrolet Co. v. Combs (Missouri Court of Appeals 1991, 808 S.W.2d 875) · Stewart v. Sieben, Inc. (Missouri Court of Appeals 1989, 783 S.W.2d 432) · Reinbold v. AGCO Corporation (District Court, E.D. Missouri 2023)

Identificado automáticamente a partir de las opiniones judiciales que citan esta sección; no es un ranking de qué caso prevalece.

§ 407.565Report of nonconformity required, when — repairs, duty of manufacturer or agent, when.Vigente
For the purposes of sections 407.560 to 407.579, if a new motor vehicle does not conform to all applicable express warranties, and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, or its agent, during the term of such express warranties, or during the period of one year following the date of original delivery of the new motor vehicle to the consumer, whichever period expires earlier, the manufacturer, or its agent, shall make such repairs as are necessary to conform the new vehicle to such express warranties, notwithstanding the fact that such repairs are made after the expiration of such term or such one-year period.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mo.gov

§ 407.567Replacement of motor vehicle or refund of purchase price, when — allowance deducted for consumer's use — reimbursement, when, application for.Vigente
1.  If the manufacturer, through its authorized dealer or its agent, cannot conform the new motor vehicle to any applicable express warranty by repairing or correcting any default or condition which impairs the use, market value, or safety of the new motor vehicle to the consumer after a reasonable number of attempts, the manufacturer shall, at its option, either replace the new motor vehicle with a comparable new vehicle acceptable to the consumer, or take title of the vehicle from the consumer and refund to the consumer the full purchase price, including all reasonably incurred collateral charges, less a reasonable allowance for the consumer's use of the vehicle.  The subtraction of a reasonable allowance for use shall apply when either a replacement or refund of the new motor vehicle occurs. 2.  Refunds shall be made to the consumer and lienholder of record, if any, as their interests may appear.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mo.gov

§ 407.569Affirmative defenses.Vigente
It shall be an affirmative defense to any claim under sections 407.560 to 407.579 that: (1)  An alleged nonconformity does not substantially impair the use, market value, or safety of the motor vehicle; (2)  A nonconformity is the result of abuse, neglect, or unauthorized modifications or alterations of a motor vehicle; (3)  A claim by a consumer was not filed in good faith; or (4)  Any other affirmative defense allowed by law.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mo.gov

§ 407.571Presumptions of nonconformity — exception.Vigente
It shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a new motor vehicle to the applicable express warranties if within the terms, conditions, or limitations of the express warranty, or during the period of one year following the date of original delivery of the new motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever expires earlier, either: (1)  The same nonconformity has been subject to repair four or more times by the manufacturer, or its agents, and such nonconformity continues to exist; or (2)  The new vehicle is out of service by reason of repair of the nonconformity by the manufacturer, through its authorized dealer or its agents, for a cumulative total of thirty or more working days, exclusive of down time for routine maintenance as prescribed by the manufacturer, since delivery of the new vehicle to the consumer.  The thirty-day period may be extended by a period of time during which repair services are not available to the consumer because of conditions beyond the control of the manufacturer or its agents.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mo.gov

§ 407.573Warranty extension, when — complaint remedies information to be furnished — notice to manufacturer required — manufacturer's duties, time limitation.Vigente
1.  The terms, conditions, or limitations of the express warranty, or* the period of one year following the date of original delivery of the new motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever expires earlier, may be extended if the new motor vehicle warranty problem has been reported but has not been repaired by the manufacturer, or its agent, by the expiration of the applicable time period. 2.  The manufacturer shall provide information for consumer complaint remedies with each new motor vehicle.  It shall be the responsibility of the consumer, or his representative, prior to availing himself of the provisions of sections 407.560 to 407.579, to give written notification to the manufacturer of the need for the repair of the nonconformity, in order to allow the manufacturer an opportunity to cure the alleged defect.  The manufacturer shall immediately notify the consumer of a reasonably accessible repair facility of a franchised new vehicle dealer to conform the new vehicle to the express warranty.  After delivery of the new vehicle to an authorized repair facility by the consumer, the manufacturer shall have ten calendar days to conform the new motor vehicle to the express…

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mo.gov

Citada en 1 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2013

Casos destacados: Johnson ex rel. Johnson v. JF Enterprises, LLC (Supreme Court of Missouri 2013, 400 S.W.3d 763)

Identificado automáticamente a partir de las opiniones judiciales que citan esta sección; no es un ranking de qué caso prevalece.

§ 407.575Manufacturer with approved settlement procedure, consumer's duty.Vigente
If a manufacturer has established an informal dispute settlement procedure which complies in all respects with the provisions of the code of Federal Regulations, 16 CFR 703, provisions of sections 407.560 to 407.579 concerning refunds or replacements shall not apply to any consumer who has not first resorted to such procedure.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mo.gov

Citada en 1 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 1989

Casos destacados: Stewart v. Sieben, Inc. (Missouri Court of Appeals 1989, 783 S.W.2d 432)

Identificado automáticamente a partir de las opiniones judiciales que citan esta sección; no es un ranking de qué caso prevalece.

§ 407.577Court action by consumer, costs, expenses, attorney's fees, how paid.Vigente
1.  If a consumer undertakes a court action after complying with the provisions of sections 407.560 to 407.579 and finally prevails in that action, he shall be allowed by the court to recover as part of the judgment a sum equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses, including attorney's fees based on actual time expended, determined by the court to have been reasonably incurred by the plaintiff for or in connection with the commencement and prosecution of such action. 2.  If any claim by a consumer under sections 407.560 to 407.579 is found by a court to have been filed in bad faith, or solely for the purpose of harassment, or in the absence of a substantial justifiable issue of either law or fact raised by the consumer, or for which the final recovery is not at least ten percent greater than any settlement offer made by the manufacturer prior to the commencement of the court action, then the consumer shall be liable for all costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the manufacturer, or its agent, as a direct result of the bad faith claim.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mo.gov

§ 407.579Consumer's right to other remedies — law to apply, when.Vigente
1.  Except as provided in subdivision (1) of section 407.560, nothing in sections 407.560 to 407.579 shall in any way limit the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer at law or in equity. 2.  Sections 407.560 to 407.579 shall apply to any new motor vehicle sold after January 1, 1985.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mo.gov

Citada en 2 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2005

Casos destacados: Edwards v. Hyundai Motor America (Missouri Court of Appeals 2005, 163 S.W.3d 494) · Stewart v. Sieben, Inc. (Missouri Court of Appeals 1989, 783 S.W.2d 432)

Identificado automáticamente a partir de las opiniones judiciales que citan esta sección; no es un ranking de qué caso prevalece.

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Fuentes y referencias

  1. Estatutos de la Ley Limón de Missouri (RSMo 407.560-407.579)(revisor.mo.gov).gov
  2. RSMo 407.560: Garantías de Vehículos Motorizados Nuevos - Definiciones(revisor.mo.gov).gov
  3. RSMo 407.567: Reemplazo o Reembolso del Precio de Compra(revisor.mo.gov).gov
  4. RSMo 407.571: Presunción de Intentos de Reparación Razonables(revisor.mo.gov).gov
  5. RSMo 407.573: Notificación Escrita y Obligaciones del Fabricante(revisor.mo.gov).gov
  6. RSMo 407.577: Acción Judicial, Costos y Honorarios de Abogado(revisor.mo.gov).gov
  7. Fiscal General de Missouri: División de Protección al Consumidor(ago.mo.gov).gov
  8. Departamento de Ingresos de Missouri: División de Vehículos Motorizados(dor.mo.gov).gov
  9. Ley Federal Magnuson-Moss de Garantías (15 U.S.C. Capítulo 50)(law.cornell.edu)
  10. RSMo § 407.575: Procedimientos Informales de Resolución de Disputas(revisor.mo.gov).gov
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