AutoNation accused of selling vehicles with unrepaired safety recalls

A new report accuses one of the nation's largest car retail chains of selling used vehicles with unrepaired safety recalls.

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) looked into 2,400 used vehicles at 28 AutoNation dealerships nationwide. It claims "one in nine" had safety recall issues, including problems linked to deaths and injuries. In 2015, AutoNation said it would no longer sell used cars with open safety recalls. But it reversed course the next year, and PIRG said it's been looking into how many unrepaired used cars are sold to consumers.

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