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Adamczyk](https://www.habermaninsurance.com/blog/author/edward-j-adamczyk) on Oct 11, 2016 1:27:20 PM [![](https://www.habermaninsurance.com/hubfs/Blog_Photos/shutterstock_199870796-281930-edited.jpg) ](https://www.habermaninsurance.com/blog/how-to-avoid-buying-car-with-open-recall) Although efforts are being made on a federal level to stop the sale of any new or used car with a safety recall, we are not quite there yet. The law varies from state to state on whether or not the dealer has to disclose cars on their lots have open recalls, which means, you, the consumer, are vulnerable and could potentially drive off the lot in an unsafe vehicle. 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