# New Jersey — Assistive device lemon laws by state: wheelchair and mobility device repair, replacement and refund thresholds

For New Jersey, devices covered is all new and “demonstrator” wheelchairs, motorized scooters designed primarily for indoor use, and retrofit power units; coverage period is The warranty must last at least one year; repair attempts required is three unsuccessful attempts at repairing the same problem; days out of service is out of service for twenty (20) cumulative days; remedy is you may be entitled to a replacement, refund, or early lease termination, minus a reasonable allowance for use, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** New Jersey _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Devices covered:** all new and “demonstrator” wheelchairs, motorized scooters designed primarily for indoor use, and retrofit power units _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Coverage period:** The warranty must last at least one year _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Repair attempts required:** three unsuccessful attempts at repairing the same problem _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Days out of service:** out of service for twenty (20) cumulative days _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Remedy:** you may be entitled to a replacement, refund, or early lease termination, minus a reasonable allowance for use _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> After three unsuccessful attempts at repairing the same problem, or if the wheelchair or motorized scooter is out of service for twenty (20) cumulative days, you may be entitled to a replacement, refund, or early lease termination, minus a reasonable allowance for use.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Devices covered

> The law applies to all new and “demonstrator” wheelchairs, motorized scooters designed primarily for indoor use, and retrofit power units that motorize wheel- chairs.Thewheelchairorscootermustbeusedformedical reasons and have been purchased or leased in New Jersey.

### Coverage period

> The Wheelchair Lemon Law requires manufacturers to warranty against defects which substantially impair the use, value or safety of the chair or scooter. The warranty alsocoverspoweraccessoriesusedtooperatethewheelchair or scooter, as well as the wheelchair itself. The warranty must last at least one year.

### Repair attempts required

> After three unsuccessful attempts at repairing the same problem, or if the wheelchair or motorized scooter is out of service for twenty (20) cumulative days, you may be entitled to a replacement, refund, or early lease termination, minus a reasonable allowance for use.

### Days out of service

> After three unsuccessful attempts at repairing the same problem, or if the wheelchair or motorized scooter is out of service for twenty (20) cumulative days, you may be entitled to a replacement, refund, or early lease termination, minus a reasonable allowance for use.

### Remedy

> After three unsuccessful attempts at repairing the same problem, or if the wheelchair or motorized scooter is out of service for twenty (20) cumulative days, you may be entitled to a replacement, refund, or early lease termination, minus a reasonable allowance for use.

## Source

- https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/News/Consumer%20Briefs/motorized-wheelchair-lemon-law.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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