Looking at a used car that's about 10 years old. From Carfax report, looks like I'll be the 4th owner. The car was also have been registered in 3 different states.

Looks good, runs well, no issues, no CEL, etc, etc.

There were recalls issued by the manufacture. The recall notice when out 8 years ago. Looking at the recall notice, there were no restrictions on mileage, or year.

Do recalls expired?

My question is, how will I know if the recall was done?

 

I would think you could just take it to a dealer & they can check via the VIN.

 

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When I was searching for an RL, the Carfax indicated recall work done.

 

It's one of the reasons why cars have VIN numbers.

Use it.

 

Even though he responded with a complete wise-ass tone... Moog is right. Use the VIN to check it through a variety or sources. The dealer should also be able to run it to see if the recall was completed.

Easy peasy..

 

^^ Wise ass tone?

Maybe it's how you read it in your mind.

 

He's just reading it with these guys' voices and they are terminal wise-asses (not that there's anything wrong with that):

 

Some recalls do have a mileage limit or a year limit but those are kind of rare.