# Ohio — Assistive device lemon laws by state: wheelchair and mobility device repair, replacement and refund thresholds For Ohio, devices excluded is an invasive or noninvasive medical device that attempts to treat a medical condition or a hearing aid as defined in section 4747.01 of the Revised Code; minimum purchase price is five hundred dollars or more; coverage period is The warranty shall be for a period of not less than one year from the day the consumer first possesses the assistive device; repair attempts required is unable to repair the defect in an assistive device despite three attempts to repair it; days out of service is the assistive device is in the possession of the manufacturer or supplier for a cumulative total of forty-five or more days, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31. - **State:** Ohio _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Devices covered:** a product designed and intended to be used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of an individual with a disability in seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, breathing, performing manual tasks, learning, working, or self-care. "Assistive device" includes a wheelchair, motorized scooter, assistive listening device, voice synthesized computer module, optical scanner, talking software, braille printer, environmental control, adaptive transportation aid, communication board, or any device that has a function similar to that of any of the foregoing devices _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Devices excluded:** an invasive or noninvasive medical device that attempts to treat a medical condition or a hearing aid as defined in section 4747.01 of the Revised Code _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Minimum purchase price:** five hundred dollars or more _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Coverage period:** The warranty shall be for a period of not less than one year from the day the consumer first possesses the assistive device _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Repair attempts required:** unable to repair the defect in an assistive device despite three attempts to repair it _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Days out of service:** the assistive device is in the possession of the manufacturer or supplier for a cumulative total of forty-five or more days _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Remedy:** If the assistive device was purchased, accept return of the device and refund to the consumer and to the holder of any perfected security interest in the assistive device, as their interest may appear, the full purchase price plus any finance charges and collateral costs, less a reasonable allowance for use _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Loaner required:** it shall lend the consumer a comparable assistive device for use during the repair period if either of the following applies: (1) The repair period exceeds twenty-one days, including the day the assistive device is tendered to the manufacturer or supplier for repair; (2) The defect is the same defect for which the assistive device was returned to the manufacturer or supplier for repair on three or more previous occasions _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code 1345.90 to 1345.95 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ ## What the source says > (C) If the manufacturer or supplier is unable to repair the defect in an assistive device despite three attempts to repair it or the assistive device is in the possession of the manufacturer or supplier for a cumulative total of forty-five or more days, the manufacturer or supplier, at the consumer's option, shall do one of the following: (1)(a) If the assistive device was purchased, accept return of the device and refund to the consumer and to the holder of any perfected security interest in the assistive device, as their interest may appear, the full purchase price plus any finance charges and collateral costs, less 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 > (A) "Assistive device" means a product designed and intended to be used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of an individual with a disability in seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, breathing, performing manual tasks, learning, working, or self-care. "Assistive device" includes a wheelchair, motorized scooter, assistive listening device, voice synthesized computer module, optical scanner, talking software, braille printer, environmental control, adaptive transportation aid, communication board, or any device that has a function similar to that of any of the foregoing devices. "Assistive device" does not include an invasive or noninvasive medical device that attempts to treat a medical condition or a hearing aid as defined in section 4747.01 of the Revised Code. ### Devices excluded > (A) "Assistive device" means a product designed and intended to be used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of an individual with a disability in seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, breathing, performing manual tasks, learning, working, or self-care. "Assistive device" includes a wheelchair, motorized scooter, assistive listening device, voice synthesized computer module, optical scanner, talking software, braille printer, environmental control, adaptive transportation aid, communication board, or any device that has a function similar to that of any of the foregoing devices. "Assistive device" does not include an invasive or noninvasive medical device that attempts to treat a medical condition or a hearing aid as defined in section 4747.01 of the Revised Code. ### Minimum purchase price > (C) "Consumer transaction" means a sale, lease, or other transfer of an assistive device to a consumer for consideration of five hundred dollars or more. ### Coverage period > (B) A manufacturer that enters into a consumer transaction, either directly or through a supplier, shall provide an express written warranty to the consumer covering the full cost of any repair of the assistive device, or the cost, as specified in section 1345.92 of the Revised Code, of the replacement of the assistive device, necessitated by a defect in the assistive device. The warranty shall also cover the consumer's collateral costs associated with repair or replacement. The warranty shall be for a period of not less than one year from the day the consumer first possesses the assistive device. The warranty document shall specify whether the consumer is to return the assistive device to the manufacturer or to the supplier to invoke the warranty. A manufacturer who fails to provide the warranty is deemed to have provided it. ### Repair attempts required > (C) If the manufacturer or supplier is unable to repair the defect in an assistive device despite three attempts to repair it or the assistive device is in the possession of the manufacturer or supplier for a cumulative total of forty-five or more days, the manufacturer or supplier, at the consumer's option, shall do one of the following: (1)(a) If the assistive device was purchased, accept return of the device and refund to the consumer and to the holder of any perfected security interest in the assistive device, as their interest may appear, the full purchase price plus any finance charges and collateral costs, less a reasonable allowance for use; ### Days out of service > (C) If the manufacturer or supplier is unable to repair the defect in an assistive device despite three attempts to repair it or the assistive device is in the possession of the manufacturer or supplier for a cumulative total of forty-five or more days, the manufacturer or supplier, at the consumer's option, shall do one of the following: (1)(a) If the assistive device was purchased, accept return of the device and refund to the consumer and to the holder of any perfected security interest in the assistive device, as their interest may appear, the full purchase price plus any finance charges and collateral costs, less a reasonable allowance for use; ### Remedy > (C) If the manufacturer or supplier is unable to repair the defect in an assistive device despite three attempts to repair it or the assistive device is in the possession of the manufacturer or supplier for a cumulative total of forty-five or more days, the manufacturer or supplier, at the consumer's option, shall do one of the following: (1)(a) If the assistive device was purchased, accept return of the device and refund to the consumer and to the holder of any perfected security interest in the assistive device, as their interest may appear, the full purchase price plus any finance charges and collateral costs, less a reasonable allowance for use; ### Loaner required > (C) A manufacturer or supplier that receives an assistive device under the warranty required by this section that has a defect shall replace or attempt to repair the assistive device. If the manufacturer or supplier chooses to attempt to repair the assistive device, it shall lend the consumer a comparable assistive device for use during the repair period if either of the following applies: (1) The repair period exceeds twenty-one days, including the day the assistive device is tendered to the manufacturer or supplier for repair; (2) The defect is the same defect for which the assistive device was returned to the manufacturer or supplier for repair on three or more previous occasions. ## Source - https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1345.92 - https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1345.90 - https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1345.91 Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31. Part of [Assistive device lemon laws by state: wheelchair and mobility device repair, replacement and refund thresholds](https://referencesource.org/state-assistive-device-lemon-laws/).