Finding out too late that there's a lemon in your garage is enough to make your lips pucker. Fortunately, a nationwide database, expected to be fully in place by the end of January, will make it easier to access a car's troubled past.
The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System is the result of a law enacted long ago but only now being implemented in all 50 states under pressure from consumer groups; the statute requires insurance companies and salvage yards to report vehicles that have been totaled or severely damaged.
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