Personal Injury Law

Auto Fraud Database Will Help Consumers

By Eddie Farah

It was 1992 when Congress passed a law calling for the creation of a database of rebuilt or stolen vehicles. But it never happened until now.

A U.S. judge has ruled that the Department of Justice has until January 30^th to make this information available to consumers.

The deadline comes about after Public Citizen, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, and Consumer Action all sued the DOJ in February arguing that the delay in putting together a published database was putting consumers at risk.

Now consumers will shop with the help of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System. Information included will be the validity of the car's title, the mileage, whether or not it has ever been stolen, whether or not it was ever in a wreck and rebuilt and sold to unsuspecting consumers as new.

The problem, of course, is that these vehicles may be too dangerous to drive. From frame damage to suspension damage that can affect the structural integrity and handling on the road.

The wait will soon be over for this vital information for consumers.

Full post as published by Jacksonville Personal Injury Lawyer on September 26, 2008 (boomark / email).