Are There Any Open Reacalls On Your Vehicle?

Buying a used car requires a bit  of due diligence on your part. In addition to making sure the car is in good shape and isn’t a flood vehicle and  you’ll want to check  to see if there are any open recalls.

A recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle creates an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet minimum safety standards. Most decisions to conduct a recall and remedy a safety defect are made voluntarily by manufacturers prior to any involvement by NHTSA.

Manufacturers are required to fix the problem by repairing it, replacing it, offering a refund, or in rare cases repurchasing the vehicle.

Using a VIN lookup tool, you can access recall information provided by the manufacturer conducting the recall which may be not posted yet on NHTSA’s site. You can also reach out to your vehicle manufacture to check for any recalls.

It  seems  as if there is  a new vehicle  recall  every week. This is  affecting the used car market in a big way. Data reveals that of the 955,368 used cars available for sale in the United States on a single day, more than 36,000 had recalls.

Car-Lotta Car Sales wants you to protect your investment.  We try our best to make sure all open recalls are taken care of before we sell to our customers but new recalls pop up daily. 

 Visit  https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls to see if your current vehicle has any open recalls.