QUESTION
Vehicled purchased without knowledge of prior accident
Asked on Nov 26th, 2024 on Lemon Law - Florida
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I purchased a CPO truck from a Nissan dealer this Saturday. On Sunday, I discovered the carfax report showed a previous accident. I was unaware of this when I made the purchase. I contacted the dealership. They said they are not obligated to accept a return of the vehicle. What can I do?
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Unless there is outright fraud, the dealership is likely correct. They are not obligated to inform buyers of accidents, but can't lie if directly asked, and a Carfax "after the fact" is of no use unless the seller provided you a fake or altered Carfax where the crash was removed. The CPO issue might be helpful if there was sufficent crash damage that it should have been revealed in thier CPO assessement. This would be an issue under Fla. Stat. 501.976.
Answered on Nov 29th, 2024 at 8:06 AM
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