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Old 03-30-2016, 09:24 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by renfield90 View Post
Getting it officially through the recall process is important for resale value. Even for such a minor deal as this, if it pops up on carfax with an open recall you might scare people away.
Well, if you care about that type of thing. Usually by the time I sell a car the odometer scares people away more than anything on a CARFAX. The last several cars I went to sell or trade in all had between 180K and 289K miles on them.

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Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN View Post
That's not how it works the dealer has to record the vin number regardless and whether or not the vehicle is safe. They will keep contacting if the repair was never done.
Understood, but I wouldn't make a special trip just for that, that was really my point.
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