New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Subchapter 26 - AUTOMOTIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 13:45A-26.7 - Application

1. Information as follows:

2. A written account of the events resulting in the dispute, including description of the claimed nonconformity(s) and a chronology of the repair attempts.

3. A photocopy of the notification of a potential claim sent by or on behalf of the consumer to the manufacturer after two or more attempts to repair or 20 calendar days out of service, and a photocopy of the return receipt signed by the manufacturer's agent.

4. Photocopies of the statements of repair required by section 6(b) of the Lemon Law, to be given to the consumer by the manufacturer through its dealer, each time a motor vehicle is returned from being examined or repaired.

5. Photocopies of the agreement of sale or lease, including any stated credit or allowance for the consumer's used motor vehicle, the receipt for payment of any options or other modifications arranged, installed or made by the manufacturer or its dealer within 30 days after the date of original delivery, receipts for any other charges or fees including but not limited to:

1. That the consumer believes the motor vehicle's use, market value, or safety is substantially impaired by the nonconformity(s) complained of or that the nonconformity is a defect, which is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven;

2. That the nonconformity(s) complained of is not the result of abuse, neglect, or unauthorized modifications of the motor vehicle by anyone other than the manufacturer or its dealer;

3. That within the term of protection the manufacturer, its agent or authorized dealer failed in at least two attempts, or in the case of a defect that is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven, one attempt, to correct the same substantial defect, or the vehicle was out of service by reason of repair for at least 20 days;

4. That within the term of protection the consumer gave the manufacturer written notification by certified mail, return receipt requested, of a potential claim pursuant to the Lemon Law, section 5(b); and

5. That within the term of protection: