How To Register A Used Car For Recalls

Register at your car manufacturer s website.

How to register a used car for recalls. Carfax which provides information about used cars says that one of every six cars on the road has a recall problem that needs to be fixed. The first step is to copy down your 17 character vehicle identification number vin. Say things like i heard this vehicle was subject to a recall. These notifications are not specific to your vin but are based on your car s year and make. You can also subscribe for email safety recall notifications from nhtsa at http www odi nhtsa dot gov subscriptions index cfm.

I read in the article that if a vehicle is over 10 years. Check if a car has a safety recall. Your vin can be found on your purchase documents insurance card title registration near the windshield on the driver s side dashboard and inside the driver s door. You can find the vin on the car s registration card and the lower left side of the car s windshield. You don t even need to know your vehicle s vin you can.

Register your vehicle tires car seats equipment and check recalls twice a year. Shoot for at least 5 off the sticker price. Register your vehicle at carfax s vehicle recall check page and the company will send you a notification as soon as a new recall is reported. You can use the car registration number to check if it s been recalled. I just purchased a 2004 lexus lx 470 and just found out it had a recall notice put out in 2016 that the last owner never followed up on.

Sign up for recall alerts via email know if there is a safety problem with your vehicles tires or car seat and how to get it fixed. Visit your car manufacturer s safety recall vin look up website. To check if the car you are interested in has an open recall go to the nhtsa website find the recalls tab and enter the car s vehicle identification number vin in the search box that appears. Use your knowledge of the recall to get the owner to come down on price. Cr s car recall tracker go to safercar gov the official free to use website of the national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa which is the government agency responsible for vehicle.

To address this carfax and others including the national highway traffic safety administration offer recall checks that require you to enter the car s vehicle identification number. However don t buy the car until the owner completes the recall work.