JQPublic1
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It's a case of buyer beware, with potentially dangerous consequences.
More than 46 million cars and trucks on the road in the U.S. - about one-fifth the total - were recalled because of safety defects but never repaired, according to a study by Carfax, a company that sells vehicle history reports. Some of those defects have the potential to cause a crash, injury, even death.
Last year, around 5 million of those cars were sold to new owners. That is because there is no legal requirement for dealers or individual sellers to get the repairs done before a used car is. They are not even obligated to tell buyers if a car is subject to a recall.
More than 46 million cars and trucks on the road in the U.S. - about one-fifth the total - were recalled because of safety defects but never repaired, according to a study by Carfax, a company that sells vehicle history reports. Some of those defects have the potential to cause a crash, injury, even death.
Last year, around 5 million of those cars were sold to new owners. That is because there is no legal requirement for dealers or individual sellers to get the repairs done before a used car is. They are not even obligated to tell buyers if a car is subject to a recall.
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