IS IT THE LAW FOR A DEALERSHIP TO BE SURE THE CAR THEY ARE SELLING HAS SEATBELTS?
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IS IT THE LAW FOR A DEALERSHIP TO BE SURE THE CAR THEY ARE SELLING HAS SEATBELTS?
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I bought a car recently from a buy here pay here place as my credit is awful. I bought a 2004 durango at the sale price of 16,000. When i got the car home I found there was only 1 seatbelt in the back that worked properly and I have 3 children. The one seat wouldnt fold up and didnt have a belt, the other seat was just plain broken. I took the car back to the place saying this was a safety issue. They supposedly fixed the car. When I had my son in the car seat, the seat collapsed with him in it. The second seat belt the place never fixed they said spray WD40 in it when you get home because otherwise we have to remove the whole seat and that is too much trouble. What can I do? I called the car place telling them the seat I said was a safety issue collapsed with my baby in it. They said bring it in NOW they will fix it. Did they brake the law? Who can help me?
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UCANTCME
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It all depends on where you are from but many states require that the dealer check for all seat belts in the vehicle "AND" that they are in working condition before the sale...
Some state courts found that a vehicle owner may bear tort liability for death or injury arising from the absence of the safety belt, and based on that opinion, it could be argued for defective safety belts as well....
Any dealer that sells a motor vehicle without seat belts or seat belts that are defective, could be liable for subsequent injuries of any person injured as a result of that defect or the absence of seat belts... |
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Yukonkid
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They do NOT want a lawsuit thats why they said NOW about taking it in. If you have kids TAKE IT IN NOW--You know about it so you have little recourse if your kids get injured now and YOU could lose your kids to Services cause YOU know its unsafe so GET IT DONE |
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Oscar
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The car's safety equipment has to work if it is sold by a dealer. But say, I bought a '64 Ford with no back seat belts, it would not be illegal for them to sell it as it is not illegal for me to drive it, because the car was no manufactured with rear seat belts. In your case, the seat belts must work and the seats must be properly secured. |
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