[kchildsf32]

Long story short, a friend of mine is in the market for a used Range Rover. About a month ago, they had found one that they liked but the car was sold before their current lease ended. The exact same car was listed at the same dealership as before. When asking about the reason for this, the dealer told them that the car had some open recalls so they were forced to cancel the sale until they were taken care of.

I did some digging and it seems like the NHTSA is not showing any recalls for this VIN. I was under the impression that the search tool would show any (open or closed) recalls for the past 15 years. Is my understanding correct?

Also, based on the carfax, the last maintenance was done back in November. This is certified Land Rover dealer and I would assume that all maintenance would be reported.

Let me know what you all think! At this point I have told my friend that it might be best to stay away from this one.

[SteveinArizona]

Originally Posted by kchildsf32

Long story short, a friend of mine is in the market for a used Range Rover. About a month ago, they had found one that they liked but the car was sold before their current lease ended. The exact same car was listed at the same dealership as before. When asking about the reason for this, the dealer told them that the car had some open recalls so they were forced to cancel the sale until they were taken care of.

I did some digging and it seems like the NHTSA is not showing any recalls for this VIN. I was under the impression that the search tool would show any (open or closed) recalls for the past 15 years. Is my understanding correct?

Also, based on the carfax, the last maintenance was done back in November. This is certified Land Rover dealer and I would assume that all maintenance would be reported.

Let me know what you all think! At this point I have told my friend that it might be best to stay away from this one.

It could be a voluntary recall. But I would be suspicious of the excuse given to your friend. If everything was fine, why didn't the dealership do the recall and then sell the car. I think the buyer must have had a problem with it. So I agree with you...tell your friend to stay away.

Rovers are great cars...when they work. But they do have reliability issues.