# Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule
> **US Federal Trade Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2016-11-18 · Effective 2017-01-27 · 81 FR 81664
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-27694
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Federal Trade Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 81664
- **CFR reference:** 16 CFR 455
- **Publication date:** 2016-11-18
- **Effective date:** 2017-01-27
## Abstract

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") amends the Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule ("Rule" or "Used Car Rule"). The Final Rule adopts the following proposals: adding a Buyers Guide statement recommending that consumers obtain a vehicle history report ("VHR"), and directing them to an FTC website for more information about VHRs and safety recalls; revising the Buyers Guide statement describing the meaning of an "As Is" sale in which a dealer offers a vehicle for sale without a warranty; adding boxes to the front of the Buyers Guide where dealers can indicate additional warranty and service contract coverage; adding a Spanish statement to the English Buyers Guide advising consumers to ask for a copy of the Buyers Guide in Spanish if the dealer is conducting the sale in Spanish (and providing a Spanish translation of the optional consumer acknowledgment of receipt of the Buyers Guide); and adding air bags and catalytic converters to the list of major defects on the back of the Buyers Guide.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/18/2016-27694/used-motor-vehicle-trade-regulation-rule)
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