# North Carolina — Vehicle Lemon Law Eligibility Thresholds by State

For North Carolina, repair attempts is four or more times; out of service days is 20 or more business days; statute citation is N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-351.5, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **state:** North Carolina
- **repair attempts:** four or more times _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **out of service days:** 20 or more business days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-351.5 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) It is presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a motor vehicle to the applicable express warranties if: (1) The same nonconformity has been presented for repair to the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer four or more times but the same nonconformity continues to exist; or (2) The vehicle was out of service to the consumer during or while awaiting repair of the nonconformity or a series of nonconformities for a cumulative total of 20 or more business days during any 12-month period of the warranty, provided that the consumer has notified the manufacturer directly in writing of the existence of the nonconformity or series of nonconformities and allowed the manufacturer a reasonable period, not to exceed 15 calendar days, in which to correct the nonconformity or series of nonconformities.

## Source

- https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-351.5.html

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Vehicle Lemon Law Eligibility Thresholds by State](https://referencesource.org/vehicle-lemon-law-thresholds-by-state/).