The New York Times reports that the U.S. currently has no law requiring the repair of used vehicles that have been recalled for safety issues before they can be rented or sold to the public, and “auto dealers and many manufacturers oppose efforts to require recalled used and rental cars to be immediately repaired.” Among those efforts is “a measure recently sent to Congress and a separate Senate bill that has languished since 2011.” Safety advocates and regulators say that without such a law, “consumers must take the rental car company’s or dealer’s word that the repairs were made, and have limited ability to seek redress without that assurance.”
From the new release of the American Association for Justice.
