Ohio § 1345.72

§ 1345.72.

(A) If a new motor vehicle does not conform to any applicable express warranty and the

consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized

dealer during the period of one year following the date of original delivery or during

the first eighteen thousand miles of operation, whichever is earlier, the manufacturer,

its agent, or its authorized dealer shall make any repairs as are necessary to conform

the vehicle to such express warranty, notwithstanding the fact that the repairs are

made after the expiration of the appropriate time period. (B) If the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer is unable to conform the

motor vehicle to any applicable express warranty by repairing or correcting any nonconformity

after a reasonable number of repair attempts, the manufacturer, at the consumer's

option and subject to division (D) of this section, either shall replace the motor

vehicle with a new motor vehicle acceptable to the consumer or shall accept return

of the vehicle from the consumer and refund each of the following: (1) The full purchase price; (2) All incidental damages, including, but not limited to, any fees charged by the lender

or lessor for making or canceling the loan or lease, and any expenses incurred by

the consumer as a result of the nonconformity, such as charges for towing, vehicle

rental, meals, and lodging. (C) Nothing in this section imposes any liability on a new motor vehicle dealer or creates

a cause of action by a buyer against a new motor vehicle dealer. (D) Sections 1345.71 to 1345.78 of the Revised Code do not affect the obligation of a consumer under a loan or retail installment sales

contract or the interest of any secured party, except as follows: (1) If the consumer elects to take a refund, the manufacturer shall forward the total

sum required under division (B) of this section by an instrument jointly payable to

the consumer and any lienholder that appears on the face of the certificate of title

or the lessor.  Prior to disbursing the funds to the consumer, the lienholder or lessor may deduct

the balance owing to it, including any fees charged for canceling the loan or the

lease and refunded pursuant to division (B) of this section, and shall immediately

remit the balance if any, to the consumer and cancel the lien or the lease. (2) If the consumer elects to take a new motor vehicle, the manufacturer shall notify

any lienholder noted on the certificate of title under section 4505.13 of the Revised Code or the lessor.  If both the lienholder or the lessor and the consumer consent to finance or lease

the new motor vehicle obtained through the exchange in division (B) of this section,

the lienholder or the lessor shall release the lien on or surrender the title to the

nonconforming motor vehicle after it has obtained a lien on or title to the new motor

vehicle.  If the existing lienholder or lessor does not finance or lease the new motor vehicle,

it has no obligation to discharge the note or cancel the lien on or surrender the

title to the nonconforming motor vehicle until the original indebtedness or the lease

terms are satisfied.