DEMAND LETTER – WISCONSIN LEMON LAW
To: [Manufacturer/Distributor/Dealer]
From: [Consumer/Attorney]
Date: [DATE]
Vehicle: [Year/Make/Model/VIN]
Purchase/Lease: [DATE]; Mileage at delivery: [###]; Current mileage: [###]
1. DEFECTS AND REPAIR HISTORY
- Defect(s) substantially impair use, market value, or safety: [List].
- Repair attempts/days out of service (attach RO's): [Dates, dealer, RO#, days each visit].
- Presumption specifics (Wis. Stat. § 218.0171(2)(b)):
- [ ] Four or more repair attempts for the same nonconformity; OR
- [ ] Thirty (30) or more days out of service.
- Within 1 year or warranty term from original delivery, whichever first.
2. LEGAL BASIS
- Wisconsin Lemon Law, Wis. Stat. § 218.0171. Manufacturer has had a reasonable number of repair attempts and failed to conform the vehicle to warranty; further attempts would be futile.
3. WRITTEN NOTICE (BY CERTIFIED MAIL)
- This letter serves as written notice per Wis. Stat. § 218.0171(3), sent via certified mail.
- Manufacturer has one final opportunity to repair.
4. INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PREREQUISITE
- Per Wis. Stat. § 218.0171(7), if manufacturer has a certified informal dispute settlement procedure, consumer must first exhaust that procedure.
- Manufacturer's program: [PROGRAM NAME / None exists / Not certified].
- Status: [Completed on [DATE] — unsatisfactory / Not applicable].
5. DEMAND FOR REPURCHASE OR REPLACEMENT
- Election: [Repurchase / Replacement].
- Repurchase calculation:
- Full purchase price: [$]
- Collateral charges: [$]
- Sales/use tax: [$]
- Registration, license, official fees: [$]
- Incidental/consequential damages (towing, rental, etc.): [$]
- Subtotal: [$]
- Less reasonable allowance for use: [$]
- Total demanded: [$]
- If replacement elected: comparable new vehicle plus reimbursement of incidental costs.
6. DOUBLE DAMAGES
- Per Wis. Stat. § 218.0171(6), if manufacturer fails to provide remedy, consumer may recover up to two times damages.
7. RESPONSE DEADLINE
- Provide written acceptance and logistics for repurchase/replacement within [30] days. Time is of the essence.
8. ATTORNEYS' FEES
- Reasonable attorney's fees and costs recoverable under Wis. Stat. § 218.0171(6).
9. ATTACHMENTS
- Exhibit A: Purchase/lease agreement.
- Exhibit B: Repair orders/invoices.
- Exhibit C: Towing/rental receipts.
- Exhibit D: Prior correspondence/notices.
Signed:
[Name/Attorney]
[Address/Email/Phone]