In New Hampshire, if you buy a car rated for over 9,000lbs, and that car is a lemon, you’re in trouble. New Hampshire’s lemon law has a loophole that classifies any vehicle over the 9,000lbs limit as a commercial vehicle, and thus ineligible for consumer protection. So what do SUV buyers do with their lemons? “They either have to fight it out with the dealership or perhaps even file a civil claim depending on the defect,” said a spokesperson for the Department of Motor Vehicles. Fun.

An example of a non-commercial SUV that’s not covered—the Toyota Sequoia. Good job, New Hampshire. —MEGHANN MARCO

Consumer advocates eye change to lemon law [Boston Globe]

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