NHTSA Complaint #10906359 — 2016 TOYOTA AVALON

TAKATA RECALL. I PURCHASED MY NEW CAR ON MAY 4TH, 2016. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED APRIL 13TH, 2016, BEFORE I MADE THE PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP SOLD ME THIS WITHOUT NOTIFYING ME OF THIS. THE SALES MANAGER SAID I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE LETTER OF THE RECALL BUT I HADN'T EVEN BOUGHT THE CAR THEN. I READ IT IS A FEDERAL LAW AGAINST SELLING A NEW VEHICLE WITH AN ACTIVE RECALL. THE MANAGER SAID THIS LAW DOESN'T PERTAIN TO TO THIS SALE BUT ONLY TO "STOP SALES" ISSUES. I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS NEW CAR KNOWING A RECALL WAS ISSUED, PENDING, OR FIXED.