When a car dealer shares a vehicle history report (like Carfax) with a buyer or renter, the dealer is not responsible if that report has mistakes or missing information — as long as the dealer did not give wrong information to the company that made the report. However, if the dealer already knows something bad about the car's history that is not in the report, this protection does not apply.
301.576. motor vehicle reports — , when — inapplicability, when. — A , as defined in section 301.550, and the 's owners, shareholders, officers, employees, and agents who, in conjunction with the actual or potential sale or of a motor vehicle, arrange to provide, actually provide, or otherwise make available to a vehicle purchaser, , or other person any shall not be to the vehicle purchaser, lessee, or other person for any errors, , or other inaccuracies contained in the third-party motor vehicle history report that are not based on provided directly to the of the third-party motor vehicle history report by that dealer. For purposes of this section, a "third-party motor vehicle report" means any information prepared by a other than the dealer relating to any one or more of the following: vehicle ownership or history; on the vehicle; vehicle , , or repair history; vehicle condition; or vehicle accident or history. This section shall not apply in the case of any dealer having about a vehicle's accident, , or service history which is different from, or not disclosed on, any third-party motor vehicle report.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2020 H.B. 1963)
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