Posted On: July 1, 2006
New California Law Protects Buyers of Certified Cars
A new California law prohibits car dealers from selling used cars as "certified" if they had been wrecked or in a flood unless properly repaired or the odometer was rolled back. Certified cars may not be sold "as is."Under the new law, cars damaged in a wreck or flood and not properly repaired cannot be sold as certified. If the repairs did not make the car safe or if the accident or flood damage, in spite of the repairs, substantially impaired the use of the vehicle, it cannot be sold as certified. Previously, wrecked and poorly repaired cars were sometimes sold as "certified."
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