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Free Defect and
Crash Search
A Lemon (or Manufacturer Buyback) has repeated major problems and was
repurchased by the manufacturer and reported to the state.
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These vehicles are resold without
disclosing their problem past. To see if your vehicle was ever a lemon, run the free Carfax Lemon Check as your first step to learning its complete history. Click on the
image to get your Lemon
Check! |
To search Lemon data:

The NHSTA (National Highway Safety Traffic Administration) has a couple of
nifty search features that you might find interesting. Click on the 'buying a safer car'
image and check it out...
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Got your eye on a new vehicle? The good news is... they have probably already crashed
it. Why? To give you a one-to-five star safety score of the frontal crash protection it
provides compared to other vehicles. You can access crash test scores, safety features or
theft ratings for vehicles through this page. |
To search crash data:

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The third search involves checking to see if a particular car has any recalls for
safety defects. Check this one out, you might be surprised. |
To search for a defect:

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